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Sea and people #1

Two people and a dog walking around the Marine Lake, West Kirby, Wirral

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The story behind this image

This somewhat unusual scene shows two people and a dog apparently walking on water

In fact they're on the far side of the sea wall that surrounds the marine lake at West Kirby on the Wirral, with a high tide in the background covering over the sand and giving the illusion of a continuous stretch of water.

Shooting into the setting sun gave this monochrome silhouette effect, and a fast enough shutter speed to sharply freeze any camera or subject movement.

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Image data


Filename - sea people 01.jpg

Camera - Canon 5D

Lens - 100-400mm zoom @ 400mm

Exposure - 1/2000sec @ f8, ISO100

Location - West Kirby marine lake

This image - 800x533px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - Lens stabilisation used to prevent camera shake with hand held exposure.