Tide's Out

@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: Thanks very much - the NW coast of England is certainly my favourite place for taking photos.

@Margie: Thanks very much Margie....as we enter spring here in the notheren hemisphere I see from your lovely photo today that you are well into autumn. What a great place the www is!

@Stefan: Thanks Stefan!

@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine....this was converted using a photoshop plug-in by a company called Nik Color Efex and it's the 'Paper Toner' option....it's halfway between true B&W and Sepia which I really liked as a tone when I first saw it.

@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine...I thought it was film rather than digital!

@Alun Lambert: Thanks Alun...I wasn't entirely happy with it to tell you the truth (the sky was a disapointment) but nevertheless it was such a beautiful scene that I had to try and get a photo!

@m a r t a: Thanks Marta!

@Observing: Thanks Mike...I've actually got a version of this in the composition that you've outlined but in this case I thought it worked better with the boat being less important. I guess one of the reasons is that I didn't think this small rowing boat was strong enough in itself to be such a dominant focal point.

There's a photo of a much larger boat for Wednesday's photo with the strong angles you've described...let me know what you think!

@hugo poon: Hi Hugo...what a lovely thing to say. Thank you!

@valenttin: Me too Valentin!...this is my favourite lens - a Sigma 10-20.

@sherri: Thanks Sherri!

@Anthony Lambert: Thanks Anthony!

@MadScientist: Thanks...yes, the whole Morecambe Bay area is beautiful witha grandness of scale that has to be seen to be truly appreciated.

It's still way too early in the season for there to be any crowds of people.

@Michael Rawluk: Thanks Michael....I'm hoping I'll see this part of Morecambe Bay when the tide is in one day.

@Ana Lúcia: Thanks Ana!...exaggerated perspective is one of the real strengths of this wide angle lens (Sigma 10-20)

@Jan: Thanks Jan...I was happy with the composition but I'm not getting up early enough to catch the low morning sun....I'd have had to be up by 4am ish to do that.

@Eleftheria, 9 years old,: Thanks very much Eletheria!

@Anne: Hi Anne!....they've just introduced new legislation to protect the donkeys that work on the beach but they are still very much a feature of the seaside in the Summer in this part of England.

@Ted: Hi Ted...it's great to see that you've started a blog here at Aminus3!

I enjoy experimenting with my photos and it's a great way of learning new things but incredibly frustrating at times. I'm continuing my foray into the darker side of photography and there's another one that I think is interesting coming up as Friday's photo :-)

@Klaus: Hi Klaus...thanks again for visiting. Your photoblog has been a real inspiration for me since I stumbled across it at VFXY!

@Riccardo: Thanks very much Riccardo...I'm delighted that you liked the photo!

@lasiate: Merci beaucoup Lasiate...c'est tres gentil!

@Cheryl: Thanks Cheryl...you're very perceptive about the tide! - it comes in so fast here that there is a siren that sounds to warn people who may be out on the sand.

@akarui: Thanks very much Akarui....I enjoy the simplicity of composition that is possible by the coast and sea.

@Andrew Gould: Thanks Andrew...good composition is pretty fundamental in photography isn't it but this kind of scene makes everything seem easy. Simplicity is the key usually and being on the coast or beach really helps a lot.

@Oswegan: Thanks Scott!

@Luis A. De Jesus R.: Thanks very much Luis!

(PS - thanks for favouriting this photo on VFXY)

@Sandrine: Thanks Sandrine...that's very kind of you!

@Japanalia: Thanks very much Gabriella....sepia isn't something I've tried very much but the sunlight was very harsh on this shot and this tone seemed to work better that a more straightforward B&W.

@tom: Thanks very much Tom!