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Rock of Ages

What you actually see in the foreground is not sand but a muddy, peaty mixture which is the floor of what was an ancient forest that stretched from the West coast of Cumbria towards Ireland. Occasionally the sand gets washed away to reveal oak tree stumps and riverbed boulders washed down from the mountains.

I learnt this from a kind lady who thought I was from the British Archeological Society!

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Charles Pearce 3 years ago

The colors are stunning, but what I like most is the repetition of the curves in the water , the clouds and the rocks, providing contrast to the sharp horizon. My eye keeps going to the buoy right on the power point of the upper right third. In my imagination, I've Photoshopped it away, but I keep putting it back because it heightens the sense of immense space. Nicely done.

John Parminter Thanks for the detailed analysis Charles, appreciated.
JP

Jure Kravanja 3 years ago

wonderful

Franz Schumacher 3 years ago

Wow Gutes Licht! Ganz Klasse. Gradationsfilter sind das wie die Graufilter z. Beispiel? Habe selbst nur Graufilter. Aber man lernt ja bekanntlich nie aus. Gruss vom Franz.

John Parminter Franz thanks, can't live without ND Graduated filters.

:-)))

JP

Daria Endresen 3 years ago

I can't help it - with this title I keep thinking of Def Leppard's "Rock of Ages".. still rolling, rock'n'rolling.. :D.. Really nice shot, John - beautiful, as always!

John Parminter Glad you like the title and pic...

John

Thaib Chaidar 3 years ago

Fantastic Landscape!!

John Parminter cheers Thaib,

JBA 3 years ago

Good one JP. Is this part of series named after famous hymns?

John Parminter Guess it coud be but really just a simple inclination towards the stranded boulder that has beed exposed. It isn't sea washed at all and considering that the forest hasn't been here for 10,000 years its remarkable that one day it becomes exposed. Other days when I go down it's just a completely flat sandy beach as in 'Earthbound' previously published.
JP

Dare Turnsek 3 years ago

Great one, i like it very much;) ... as well as the rest of your work :)

Dare

John Parminter Thanks V much Dare.

Edy Santosa 3 years ago

Very beautiful captured John!

poer 3 years ago

passionate colour ...

/poer,

Balazs Pataki 3 years ago

Amazing perspective. Lucky you!

Semir 3 years ago

very beautiful landscape picture..

/Semir

Larz 3 years ago

This is where I would slip and fall on my back. I always do in situations like this.
Better enjoy your image, so I won't get my ass wet :-)

John Parminter Aye, a good pair of wellies are needed.

M_S 3 years ago

Beautiful seascape, wonderful colours and composition. I think you have used a ND grad filter??

John Parminter Yes, a 0.9 and 0.6 ND Grad.

Thomas Holtkoetter 3 years ago

A stunning image and thanks for the interesting soil lesson with your explanation !

John Parminter I'm more than a pretty picture Thomas...thanks.

:-)
JP

Uzay 3 years ago

John, i liked this image very much, everything in the photo is soooo beautifully done.

Wulff 3 years ago

Very nice this one John, amazing color and light!! Nice with some info about the place:-)
/Wulff

Colmar Wocke 3 years ago

John,

A striking image, with lovely light - so pleasing on my eye.

Next time you go there, the lady will think you're from the Royal Photographic Society!

Thanks for showing us.

Colmar

John Parminter Cheers Colmar, I go to Bootle beach often as it's only a ten minute ride away and I was actually born and brought up just a stone's throw away.
JP

John Parminter 3 years ago

Again, no imagination needed in one of my images, just colours to sooth your eyes, it does mine at least!
:-))
jp

A. Zahron 3 years ago

very very nice!

Guillaume Legraverend 3 years ago

Very nice John !
Do you use Soft or Hard grad filters ?

John Parminter Lee 0.6 and/or a 0.9 Soft ND Graduated. Very good as they are colour neutral, bit expensive but they are hand-made by the good ladies at the factory. Mine are a bit scratched now but still essential I find for landscape work.

I don't use a 0.3 but really should own one to compliment the other two, mind I've got by so far without!!
jp

Guillaume Legraverend Thks a lot JP :)

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