2020 Photo Challenge #42

October’s theme / technique: Seascapes

This can be your typical beach scene of blue water, white sand and beach umbrellas, or it can be more dramatic. Above all make sure you are safe and not likely to be cut off by the tide if you go wandering along the shoreline. Winter storms can make for dramatic shots of waves breaking over a promenade or against the cliffs, but don’t take risks.

Consider three essentials – place, time and means. The most important being place. To discover the perfect position you might have to take your time. When you see a view that looks promising, put your camera away, slow down, walk and look, walk a little more and look a little harder.

    • You might like to soften the water or freeze the waves..
    • Rocky outcrops, lighthouses, surfers, lifeguards all make good subjects

If you are unable to take seascapes or don’t have any in the archives that you would like to use then by all means substitute seascapes with landscapes. Look for patterns or textures within an urban environment. Try using different depths of field as stated below.

This week's assignment - look for patterns and / or textures along the seashore, this might be in the rocks or shells or seaweed. Try using different depths of field with the same subject then compare them to see which you prefer.

If you would like to join in with the 2020 photo challenge then please take a look at my 2020 Photo Challenge page. No complicated rules, just a camera required 🙂

    • Create your own post with some information about how you composed the shot.
    • Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
    • Add the tag #2020PhotoChallenge so everyone can find your entry easily in the WP Reader
    • Get your post(s) in by the end of the month, as the new theme begins on the first Sunday in November.

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Heyjude

I have lived in the UK for most of my life, but when young I definitely had wanderlust and even ended up living in South Africa for several years which was a wonderful experience. I now look forward to a long and leisurely retirement doing what I like most - gardening, photography, walking and travelling.

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        2. Yes, but I don’t like repetition and many of them won’t have the kind of detail you want. I’ll look later 🙄💕

    1. Thanks Pete. I love taking the camera to the beach, but haven’t done much beach walking this year at all.

      1. By the way, I’m reading a book about Marconi, and I learned that he did some of his work in Cornwall. I was also surprised to find that someone with the Italian name Guglielmo Marconi spoke perfect English, thanks to his Irish mother.

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  9. Wonderful gallery. It gave me an ear worm (Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside… )
    My favourite is the seaweed bow.

    1. I only wish I could find more exciting things in the rock pools. In NZ I found gorgeous starfish and sea anemones and crabs and coloured mussels. Nary a one here… not even many shells.

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