Forever Circling

East Coast Calling

Paul — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:14 +0000

Harbour Path Part 2: Wood

Paul — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:25:44 +0000

Harbour Path Part 1: Water

Paul — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:23:57 +0000

Cold Blue Light of the Day Part 3

Paul — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:11:38 +0000

White White Water

Paul — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:48:34 +0000

Sandbanks and Beaches Part 2

Paul — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:52:40 +0000

Sandbanks and Beaches Part 1

Paul — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:40:49 +0000

Where Salt and Stone Meet

Paul — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:58:08 +0000

Sand Underfoot

Paul — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:00:35 +0000

Impossibly Still Night Water

Paul — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:45:51 +0000

I haven't taken any night long exposure photos in some time but after finishing a filming job at the country park just east of Southampton I drove passed the water channel with a view of the refinery and had to stop. With the drizzle and night fog the lights of the refinery on the opposite shoreline flickered on the choppy water and the smoke from the chimney hazily merged with the sky, I could only last in that weather with my camera for a little while but it was worth it. The first photo shows what I first wanted to capture, the smoke and the fog and the lights. What I really wanted was to try and get a reflection on the wide channel waters of the lights. In real time that was impossible as the wind was churning the water up but with exposure times of 1-2 minutes the water becomes flat and calm, and allowing the coast lights to cast their glow in a way impossible to the human eye. The second photo captures best what I wanted to show. I want to go back again soon and experiment some more.