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Yacht #8

Yacht becalmed at sunset on the Marine Lake, West Kirby, Wirral

The story behind this image

The wind drops as the sun sinks below the horizon, leaving this yacht becalmed on the Marine Lake at West Kirby.

A problem for the sailors, but great for me, photographing as the wavelets die away leaving the yacht sitting on its own reflection, with just a slight ripple to act as a reality check and to remind me which way is up!

Eventually, with the help of a paddle, the yacht made it to the jetty and up onto its trailer, but not before I'd captured the wonder of the scene at the end of the day.

Image data


Filename - yacht 08.jpg

Camera - Nikon D3100

Lens - 18-55mm zoom @ 50mm

Exposure - 1/30sec @ f11, ISO400

Location - West Kirby marine lake

This image - 533x800px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

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