Early morning on the beach

Went down to Blyth beach yesterday morning. Here's a selection of my photos. Last set from me for 2011, so let me say Happy New year to everyone.C&C most welcome. All taken with the K5

First two with the Sigma 10-20


The old pipe, Blyth beach by Blythman1960, on Flickr



The old pipe, Blyth beach 2 by Blythman1960, on Flickr

Third with the 18-55 WR kit lens with welding mask glass fitted


The old outfall pipe, welding mask glass by Blythman1960, on Flickr

Remaining taken with the Sigma 150-500. This next one could have been sharper, but I still like it as a picture


Early morning surfer and St. Mary's, Blyth beach by Blythman1960, on Flickr




Surfers at sunrise by Blythman1960, on Flickr



Paddle surfing by Blythman1960, on Flickr



Surfer silhouette by Blythman1960, on Flickr



Waiting for the wave by Blythman1960, on Flickr

Stunning set Alan. #3 is my favourite.

Top bit of photography that, I like them all

Fanstastic stuff Alan. The shots showing St Mary's Lighthouse must have been on a very long lens - was it the long end of the 500?.
David

A good set. My favourite is no.3 -- gives meaning to the phrase 'stretching to infinity'.

Thanks for feedback - much appreciated. Got a camera club comp coming up, with the theme "Decay and Dereliction". I went to take pics of the old outfall pipe with the comp in mind. Reckon I have an entry in number 3. Was going to leave the Sigma 150-500 at home. Wasn't expecting surfers early in the morning, so those shots came as a bonus. To answer David's question, the lighthouse ones were at 500mm

I like the water droplets on paddle surfing (I thought I'd splashed me drink on the lap top !) lovely early morning light ... jeff..

Number 1 is my favourite Alan, love the colour and the foreboding feeling

Lots to like there, excellent set. Paddle surfing is my pick.

Love this set Alan ! Especially the Surfer at dawn (don't always have to be sharp to be good) and Paddle surfer (maybe you could try selective lightening of the surfer - especially his face - to see if it improves it further).

Very good Alan, being an ex kayak surfer myself i really like the last one

Thanks for the comments everyone. The paddle surfer is my favourite, which I'll tweak as suggested. Think the spray makes it, which was down to luck. Watching him was a novelty, as I've never seen it before