Ian Bramham's Photoblog
Morecambe Bay
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 28 November 2008 in Landscape & Rural.
This photo was taken at the same time as the one I posted yesterday and shows a team of professional cockle fishermen collecting cockles by hand from the dangerous sands of Morecambe Bay in NW England.
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@Marie: Thanks Marie!
@Stefan: Thanks Stefan!
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Beautiful colors and lighting and a great compo. The framing is a good choice, makes the colors stand out even more. Fantastic shot!
28 Nov 2008 7:10am
@Monique: Thanks Monique!
@One: Thanks very much....we had one of the biggest rainstorms I've ever seen about 20 minutes after I took this photo!
Vink from Grasse - French riviera, France
Marvelous light on the beach and superb perspective ! Congratulations ! Always a great work Ian !
28 Nov 2008 7:58am
@Vink: Thanks very much Vink!
Reiner from Brensbach, Germany
You have captured this seemingly endless vastness wonderfully. And the dark clouds which brighten to the edges intensify this impression. Stunning photo, Ian.
28 Nov 2008 8:13am
@Reiner: Thanks Reiner!....the 10-20 wide angle lens I was using was the key to capturing some sense of the scale of the place but Morecambe Bay is vast covering an area of over 300 km².
When the tide comes in it moves so fast that you can't run fast enough enough in the soft sand to keep up with it, so it's a very dangerous place if you don't know what you are doing.
Frida from Sweden
Perfect, the composition, the colours, lights and everything really. But I have to look up what they are collecting as I have never heard that word before :-)
28 Nov 2008 9:13am
@Frida: Thanks Frida....cockles are a local delicacy in NW England but these ones are probably destined for the export market.
SKHallisey from Montreal, Canada
wow i really like this picture, it has a sebastaio salgado feel to it. what makes those sands dangerous?
28 Nov 2008 9:19am
@SKHallisey: Thanks....I'll need to look him up as my ignorance of things photographic can be profound at times.
Morecambe bay is a huge area of tidal sand and mudflats and is dangerous because of way the tide comes in quicker than people can run. Also channels in the sand mean that the tide can come in around behind you without you being aware of it.
Wiki link to the 2004 tragedy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Morecambe_Bay_cockling_disaster
@Ted: Thanks Ted!
Pawel Swinarski from Warsaw, Poland
beautiful colors and wide view. I like it very much
28 Nov 2008 11:14am
@Pawel Swinarski: Thanks Pawel!
Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom
Ian...did you get my message...check your email?
28 Nov 2008 11:16am
@Ted: I did get the message...thanks very much Ted!
That Express one in particular looked very interesting and I'll need to think about what would be a suitable image to enter as I've got so many photos from the coast.
thierry from conde sur noireau, France
i love your black and white photograph, but this photograph in colors is FABULOUS !!!!!
28 Nov 2008 11:59am
Rui from Leiria, Portugal
Excellent. Just excellent. The light is perfect and the colors stunning. One of my day's favourites
28 Nov 2008 12:02pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
As always, fantastic composition and superb processing... this is a worthwhile addition to your "Morecambe Bay" series!!
How time flies, it's like yesterday that I was enjoying this wonderful series but actually it's almost a year ago... Cheers, Hugo
28 Nov 2008 12:15pm
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
as dangerous as Mont Saint Michel, If I indeed understand ! very beautiful light and pespective !
28 Nov 2008 12:23pm
Daryl from Amagasaki, Japan
Love the sense of scale, and the lines in the sand drawing us in...
28 Nov 2008 2:33pm
Cheryl from Texas, United States
your perspective and composition make this image special. excellent work
28 Nov 2008 2:46pm
Scene by Sharon Photography from Kingston, Ontario, Canada
I echo the comments made before me - absolutely stunning!
28 Nov 2008 2:49pm
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, United States
Fascinating image. It looks like lonely, rather unpleasant work there. Great wide angle effect.
28 Nov 2008 7:37pm
Russ Devan from New Hanover, United States
Gorgeous light and composition. I love the long, flat look of that beach. Very beautiful image.
28 Nov 2008 8:33pm
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
This is really excellent work. It has it all. Beautiful light, perspective, composition, the works!
29 Nov 2008 4:50am
Jeff from Honolulu, United States
Beautiful, crisp photograph. I like your use of light and the subtle vanishing point created by the tire tracks.
29 Nov 2008 7:55am
Jean-François from les issambres, France
magic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE all the photogaphies !!!!!!!!!!!!!! .....
and your 10/20 sigma .........
I have also a D300 nikon ..... but I don't know if the sigma is compatible .......
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friendly
JF :)
29 Nov 2008 10:32am
Himera from Ljubljana, Slovenia
Excellent composition and beautiful colors...perfect shot!!
29 Nov 2008 6:36pm
Jeffster from Long Island, United States
I likethe triangular composition on the bottom leading to the fishermen in yellow Interesting blue sky as well.
30 Nov 2008 5:39am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Splendid image and document of this hard work of the "mariscadores". The wide angle gives a great intensity of depth to the sand anf sky. Colors are very good also.
I'm happy to repeat my praiseworthy words day after day :))
30 Nov 2008 6:40am
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
wow what a great shot feels like the bay goes on forever just beautiful
1 Dec 2008 3:44am
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Beautiful picture. Orange and blue is a nice combination of colors.
5 Dec 2008 10:35am
Nikon D40
1/1250 second
F/4.0
ISO 200
15 mm (35mm equiv.)