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I met up with John today (shotsphotography.co.uk) as we're shooting a wedding tomorrow so thought we'd talk it through, so we went up to Fleetwood – about five miles up the coast from Blackpool – and chatted as we took a few shots. And I did expect that at least five or six of them would turn out ok but it looks as though this is the only one that I'll put up. There may be one or two more, but on first glance it would seem as though I didn't do too good a job with the rest of them.

1.26pm on 20/5/05

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3x2 + fylde coast [scenic]
comment by Jem at 08:02 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2005

Those are some lovely colours and textures David! I'm dying to get myself a 17-40L lens for my 20D :(

comment by Ruth at 08:09 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2005

I really like this picture. The blocks of color, (the log, the sky, the sand), are broken up by the specks of color on the sand in the middle. A really excellent shot.

comment by MP at 08:36 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2005

I would say your pictures are the best in color that I've seen shot with canon cameras. The L glass might be responsible of this:-)
Still I think you have a very good eye for photography no matter what's the camera.

comment by the farmers wife at 08:38 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2005

I agree - - an excellent eye. And of course, talent.

comment by Raffi at 08:46 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2005

Awsome shot. DOF is amazing and the cracks in the wood (?) looks like waves on the shore.

comment by Fellow Eskimo at 08:49 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2005

You always find intresting locations, and im stuck in the same place. Very intresting texture on this one, especally the sand. And the background is very odd. What are those things on the ground? Hard to tell, but it is an intresting picture. And I do like this lens, too bad I would never be able to afford it!

comment by chris at 08:53 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2005

cool. I really want to start running off down the beach.

comment by Leigh at 09:09 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2005

My eye is instantly drawn to the foreground, the markings, cracks and shapes in the wood -- but what grabs me is the DOF and the colours that are striking in the background. That sky is wonderful.

comment by Rachel at 09:36 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2005

I love the ambiguity in terms of the objects on the sand beyond the wood -- you can't quite gauge the depth, so they could be anything from pebbles to people. Makes me want summer to hurry up!

comment by .:pvav.photoblog:. at 09:42 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2005

Awesome shot! Great tonal range and composition.

comment by Sean at 09:53 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2005

Beautiful color!!!! and fantastic detail.

comment by SteveO at 10:07 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2005

Its an interesting angle and the colours and depth of field are excellent, i am lucky enough to have the 17-40L and its a fantastic lens, go buy one if you can afford it.

Good luck with the wedding tomorrow, hope you have a more successfull shoot than your one with John today :-)

comment by zoomvienna at 11:05 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2005

Strong composition David. Love the striations in the log. The tones in the sand/log work great with those deep blue skies. Is it already beach weather there? We've still got a ways to go here in Vienna ;) Regards, -T

comment by Peace at 11:52 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2005

What a great shot. i love the background :)

comment by PhilB at 12:08 AM (GMT) on 21 May, 2005

Excellent patterns in the wood and DOF.

Good luck with the wedding tomorrow! ; )

comment by paul at 01:01 AM (GMT) on 21 May, 2005

love those lines...

comment by juan at 01:35 AM (GMT) on 21 May, 2005

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comment by doffer at 01:59 AM (GMT) on 21 May, 2005

Hi dnj! Really nice pic, really love the wooden lines :) Have a nice weekend!

comment by matt at 03:55 AM (GMT) on 21 May, 2005

I love all the horizonal layers here. The sprawling clouds, speckled landscape, the petrified wood, and finally the sandy ground at the bottom. It reminds me of one of those sand sculptures between glass.

comment by jcyrhs at 04:00 AM (GMT) on 21 May, 2005

there is incredible texture and details!! i like it!

comment by Chinna at 05:37 AM (GMT) on 21 May, 2005

I'd title todays pic Old & new debris.

You shoot weddings?! May we see some of those pics?

comment by tristan at 08:43 AM (GMT) on 21 May, 2005

i nearly went cross-eyed as my brain tried and failed to adapt to the unfocussed world beyond the woodwork

comment by Andreas at 12:13 PM (GMT) on 21 May, 2005

Spring time and we're all in the mood for colors!
Wonderfull. The details in the sand, the lines, the sky..
-really nice work david.

comment by Chris at 03:10 PM (GMT) on 21 May, 2005

Beautiful color and texture!

comment by pierre-nelson at 08:57 PM (GMT) on 21 May, 2005

Excellent.
There is no other words.

comment by Ana at 09:32 PM (GMT) on 21 May, 2005

Great colours!

comment by ross at 09:48 PM (GMT) on 21 May, 2005

good luckˇ

comment by djn1 at 09:59 PM (GMT) on 21 May, 2005

Thanks everyone. And now I'm even more behind with responding to comments than I was yesterday. Hopefully I'll catch up a bit over the next few days.

comment by TiBlond at 09:29 PM (GMT) on 22 May, 2005

Very nice ;)

comment by mat at 02:10 PM (GMT) on 23 May, 2005

love the colors and angle

comment by M. Michán at 08:39 AM (GMT) on 24 May, 2005

Me encanta la textura de la madera.
www.backfocus.info/galerias

comment by MH at 11:09 PM (GMT) on 28 May, 2005

What thing is this wood part of? I mean, what are we looking at in fact? (love the picture, btw)

comment by jgarcĂ­a at 11:44 PM (GMT) on 1 November, 2005

Me encanta!!

Enhorabuena.