Do they need Aliens as well? That's quite a shopping list! Can't help you with that quest Dave, sorry.

I can comment on a great image that you have already taken though! Mal

Wow... Great composition. Realy nice.

Thanks

david

Very nice... There's something sci-fi about this shot, looks like another world. As for pebble beaches; I can't help you in the north, but Brighton, Bournemouth, Worthing beaches are all large round pebbles... if you're up for a bit of traveling that is. Not sure if this because of favorable childhood memories of the place but I have it in my head that Winchelsea beach (East Sussex) would be the 'ultimate big pebble beach' (http://images.google.com/images?q=Winchelsea+beach). Don't forget to drop by if you come down this way ;-)

i don't live in uk, but here is the link of one of pebble/beach shots i took couple of years ago.....if it can be of any help.
http://www.gradacac.net/photoblog/pixelpost_1.4.1/index.php?showimage=3

We have some beaches with pebbles here in Portugal, but it's too far for you. It's a tough challenge to find such a beach with that characteristics there, but you'll see you'll find one.

Oh, and fantastic image! ;-)

Espectáculo!!!!
Gandaaaaaaaaa foto!!!!

Sidmouth sea front in Devon, pebbles as far as the eye can see

A long way to trek, but a lovely part of the world.

Criccieth, North Wales - and there is fab ice cream at Cadwalladers - your kids would love it and there's a castle for good measure! Great shot btw.

Chesil Beach in Dorset seems a good starting point David

google Chesil Beach

click on website ''chesil beach,Dorset - geolgy field trip guide

........and David Branscombe bay and the beached ''dirty british coaster'' are not far away .. so kill two birds with one visit !
...and the coast along there is a world heritage site ... the geology and geomorphology is just so fascinating .. ...it's yummy ...
Go for it ... take Libby and the kids down there for half term .

Searching for 'ultimate big pebble beach' on Flickr produced no results, unsurprisingly. After a quick search, Wales seemed to produce some interesting results and is not too far from Blackpool.

I-N-C-R-E-D-B-L-E!
Great shot, Dave!

This looks stunning, especially with the way you've retained the details through the entire frame.

It's a long way away - but we went on holiday once to the West Coast of Ireland, and stayed at Cromane, and the beach there had the most wonderful big pebbles, with mountains and sea stretching out beyond. I took a couple of photos... It was lovely there, but it's a long way from Fleetwood / Blackpool.

A bit nearer home - there are lots of sandy beaches in North Wales - the only one I can remember visiting with pebbles was Criccieth beach which had a bit of a mix of pebbles and sand...

glorious composition. before reading the info, i didn't realise it was an HDR. I'm glad you made it look quite real and not very George Lucas. :D

Phot of the day for me! just amazing...compostion light and processing lovely

Dave this windsurfing site has reviews of over 230 beaches and will often say if they have pebbles. Unfortunately, it looks like you will be going to Wales or the south coast for the best pebble beaches. Oh, and great shot - I even like the contrails on this one.

Wow! why can't my pics turn out like this Dave. Your photos honestly brighten up my day. Beautiful!

Brillant image from the amazing lighting to the dramatic sky. Well Done...

awesome shot.
Im loving the sky.

Amazing shot. Two points:
1) it has been quite a long time since you provided substantial info about the post-processing of a shot. This may be beacuse you're ramping up for the tutorials.
2) this makes me eager to see the tutorials. I hope there is at least one on HDR both via Photomatix as well as the method here.

I like the low angle in this shot and the tones in the sky really goes well against the foregrounds darker and grey colors

A beautiful image! Nice capture!

The shadows in this picture really caught my eye. Nice done. Great shot.

A typical Chromasia shot, that´s why I hang around here.
I really like these blue sky photos you have :)

The beach just below Porth Y Nant (where the Welsh Language Centre is) on the Lleyn penninsula might be worth checking out - not been there for years but I vaguely remember very uncomfortable picnics!

Breath taking... really! The lighting, shadow, perspective.... just great ;-)

You are the best. Allways the same place but everytimes different pictures. I have much to learn from you. Félicitations,
Frank
PS I made a blog about the Belgian Noorth See: http://fsmerdunord.skynetblogs.be/

Great post processing. As usual.
I wonder, how long time it took you to process this pucture? Thanks.

Brilliant shot...I can agree that Photomatix would not do that job here...lateley I also tend to use masking in PS instead of Photomatix.

Love the way the sun came out, and clouds together with airplain tracks give a great depth effect. Some more exposire on the row of logs(?) going alongside the path would be good for me to show the details there, but nevertheless great shot.

I really like this shot. Any clues on which elements come from the different images ? I can guess some but it would be interesting to know.

As for the "ultimate" pebble beach I suppose that all depends on your definition and what kind of picture you're looking to create. Felixstowe might be worth looking at as it has a pebble beach that slopes away towards the sea.

Excellent work on this shot ! You managed to merge the picture to give a great result without the merging being too visible. Cool work !

Beautiful shot. I love the composition and exposure. Nice job with combining several images.

Probably many others closer to home, and indeed it probably couldn't be further from you and still be in England, but Dungeness has (I think) some vast expanses of shingle, and, err, the added attraction of a nuclear power station for the kids!

No pebble beaches around here, in the desert, in America. Sorry. :-)

I do love this photo though. Beautiful. Reminds me of a scene from the game Myst.

I would have to agree with Richard for pebble beaches look to Chesil Beach:

http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography-search-results.asp?qt=chesil+beach&lic=7&ipn=1&apn=1&cpn=1&cdpn=1&cdsrt=0&st=9&pseudoid=6742&st=9&srch=qt%3Dchesil%2Bbeach%26lic%3D7%26ipn%3D1%26apn%3D1%26cpn%3D1%26cdpn%3D1%26cdsrt%3D0%26pn%3D1%26st%3D0%26a%3D%2D1%26cid%3D%26s1%3D0%26s3%3D0%26s5%3D0%26s7%3D0%26cn%3D%26cdid%3D%26cdn%3D

Perhaps Swan Lake Bay in Pembrokeshire. It's near Manorbier and quite secluded. No shots to hand, I'm miles away I'm afraid.

I like this shot, it could be Sinberia because it looks so cold. Great high cloud producing that whispy effect. Is it Cirrus?

Hi, I'm Brazilian and I have visited your site sometimes, but haven't commented.
The pictures are too beautiful, and I hope you continue for a long time with this site, is one of my preferred ones.
I've decided to comment now because this is the most beautiful image I have already seen here.
I don't know if the English is too good, sorry.
Congratulations ;)

Nice shot. I don't live in the UK, nor do I have such wonderful vistas as you so for this shot I had to travel to Wisconsin. It's not a perfect shot, but it got me to thinking on how I could improve it or spice it up. Take a look if you want: http://www.lightchaser.shutterchance.com/photoblog/25895.htm
You should also be able to click on my name and link to it if the above doesn't work. Keep up the great work David, hopefully you will find what you are looking for.

Really nice shot. The sky is very interesting.

Thanks everyone, both for your comments and for your suggestions regarding beaches and pebbles - much appreciated.

one word dave ... outstanding.

you must tell me how long it took you to mask everything. dying to know.

Westward Ho! in Devon has larger pebbles and has been used in many commercial shoots, pic here:

http://www.torridge.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=6451

Awesome!!!