Whitby Harbour
early, stupid early, before the trawlers go out to sea
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midzing
fantastic image, love the black and white,,,, well done
Simon Mears
thank you.
Craig Mitchell
Really captivating shot. Well worth the effort of crawling out early. The shadows and reflections have been captured beautifully. Top stuff.
Rusmwood
This is just awesome
RichardV
Great B&W Simon.
berndt2
Beautiful shot – you can just feel the anticipation of the new day 8)
Michael Farruggia
this is a beautiful night shot and you nailed the exposure here
Antanas
beautiful shot
Simon Mears
thanks Craig, Rusmwood, Richard, berndt, Michael and Antanas..
Jeff Burns
stunning shot well done
Simon Mears
thanks Jeff!
Andy Harris
super clear shot…. great quality!
Simon Mears
thank you Andy..
MuscularTeeth
well thats friggin awesome…
Jeremy Harrington
another fantastic B&W image! keep it up!
Simon Mears
thanks Muscular, cheers Jeremy!
Scott Ruhs
Gorgeous B&W night shot!
Joyce Dickens,...
maybe stupid early, but certainly paid off in a big way; this is awesome!
Suni Pruett
Well I am glad that you cut into your beauty sleep.I absolutely love this!
Vedran Arnautovic
wow…the level of detail in the foreground is amazing!
kdm2222
Georgous BW image…perfect tones and love the scene and lighting in the background
olmendo
brilliant image
Susan Grissom
Such a striking shot, you can hear the quiet
Emily Allison
Oh wow…this is fantastic! I just love black and white photography! This is an excellent image!
Simon Mears
ooh, Emily, Susan. Oliver, kdm, Vedran, Suni, Joyce and Sruhs, you’re all too kind! x
GerryMac
fantastic night capture! love it in BW!
Simon Mears
thanks Gerry
John E Adams
Wonderful nights and in b&w!
mfreitas
Gorgeous!
brian pendrey
beautiful capture
kevin fitzmaur...
COMPOSITION SPOT ON AND EXPOSURE. OFTEN A DIFFICULT TYPE OF PICTURE TO OBTAIN DUE TO THE MOVEMENT OF BOATS ON THE WATER ! BUT YOU HAVE CAPTURED THE PICTURE PERFECTLY.
engride
Great black and white shot :D
DonaldBain
Spot on looks great, top work.
kcranmer
This is really fantastic…perfect contrasts and details!
H M Bascom
Outstanding night shot. Black and white is perfect for this composition. :-)
Robert Mrvecka
thanx kindly, really like your stuff..
Caroline Bland
Super composition, detail, & range of tones. A super image.
Deborah Parkin
this is such a stunning b&w image – well worth the time – beautiful lighting.
Nicholas Averre
Cracking image Simon, a real beauty !! well worth the early start.
Simon Mears
(draws breath..) thanks to you all, Nicholas, Deborah, Caroline, Robert, Helen, kcranmer, Donald, engride, Kevin, brirose, enfreitas, and John – you’re all stars in my universe..!
jaffa
lovely black and white, lovely capture.
Simon Mears
thanks very much jaffa!
Alan Findlater
very nice work well done
Simon Mears
cheers Alan!
ltruskett
Great subject and superb b/w
t1nyskert
one of my favourite places in England..
Quigi
great b&w. very well done.
Michael Gatch
Awesome shot in many ways tht have been stated. It only leaves me with one question. How early exactly is stupid early?
Simon Mears replied
thanks Michael.. i got down to the harbour for 4am although this was taken after about an hour or so of messing around.. use of the tripod was essential of course.
Michael Gatch
haha. that’s about my bed time.
anaphotography
wow…Awesome B/W
rustycb
superb well done
amarica
Excellent capture, very well done, love it
Simon Mears
thanks very much amarica.. and to rusty and ana and Michael, once again!
Kathryn Potempski
love the light, the tones are beautiful! Very well done Simon
Simon Mears
thank you Kathryn!
Forest Friends...
Wonderful black & white image Simon, you captured everything so well & plenty of detail! Tina
Simon Mears
thanks to the forest!
Charl045
LOLOL..Well “stupid early” usually gets the best photo!!..Excellent work!
Lance Markham
A wonderful capture Simon. The tranquility is a far cry from the usual summer bustle of the place. I live just 15 miles up the coast from here and never tire of seeing images of Whitby. Was this an early morn or a late night!!!!
Lance
Simon Mears replied
Hi Lane. thanks for your interest and your comments. it’s great just to get our photos seen by more than just family and friends.. this photo was an early morning, i think 27th December, i stayed in a B & B there and got up around 4am and stayed there until 8ish or breakfast time!
Peter Davidson
Cold look to this, makes me shiver.
Beatrix M Varga
Super duper shot, beautiful! :)
billyboy
This is a great shot. There is so much going on in every level, and you’ve managed to get detail in the cloud. You braved that stupid but magical hour and were rewarded with a killer shot. Nice work!
ADMarshall
Great B & W Simon – you have worked wonders on the light – well done.
Simon Mears replied
thanks very much. i have enjoyed looking through your portfolio a lot.. have a good weekend!
Damien Taylor
Great use of black and white, nice to know that I’m not the only one getting up at stupid o’clock when photographing Whitby.
Mariann Kovats
Fantastic image. I love the bw, the lights and the reflections are just awesome!
sarahnewton
Wow! Fantastic, perfect in B&W
Pat Herlihy
Excellent!
Steve Chapple
Powerful image in B&W!
Geraldine Lefoe
Great exposure here
Simon Mears
thank you Geraldine, Stephen, Pat, Sarah, Mariann and Damien…
newbeltane
Lovely scene and great tones.
Steve
Simon Mears replied
thank you.. it’s hugely appreciated Steve..
Kevin Skinner
As B&W’s goes, this one is as good as it gets! Excellent subject together with spot-on lighting and exposure makes this one an excellent piece of work! Great job!
Simon Mears
thanks Kevin, having looked at your work, especially the B&W stuff, that means a lot to me.. cheers!
Mark Gardner
May have been stupid early, but it made for an amazing shot !!!
Simon Mears
thanks Mark.. its very much appreciated
Martin Mullen
This works so well in B&W
Great image Simon!
Simon Mears replied
thanks a million Martin..
Judith Oppenhe...
awesome
Elana Bailey
Great tones and capture. Hope you went back to bed afterwards? Cheers Elana
Simon Mears
thank you Judith and Elana.. cheers!
Brendan Schoon
Great shot, wonderful B&W!! Great composition and DOF!! Great piece of work. Nicely done.
Brendan
Simon Mears replied
thank you very much!
linda858100
WELL -DONE
Anthony Vella
Exceptionally beautiful Simon. I don’t remember Whitby that much and surely never in such splendour. Excellent work.
Dave Law
CONGRATULATIONS
TERESA & DAVE
Elizabeth Bravo
Congrats on the Feature. This is just stunning. I love that it’s in black and white. It really lets the twinkle of light pop. Great Shot!!!
Simon Mears
thanks Linda, thank you Dave, Anthony and Elizabeth
Milica
dobar black and white:-)
Simon Mears replied
muchos hvalas!
Jens Helmstedt
Beautiful capture! Nice in b&w!
Simon Mears replied
cheers Jens!
Richard Veal
You could put this in the Smugglers Havens group also.
Melissa R Wilson 16 days ago
What a lovely scene! So perfect in bw.