Winter Stroll at Bray Seafront

Last Sunday was a gloriously sunny, albeit cold, winter’s day at Bray seafront. While leaving my regular Sunday ritual of coffee with friends, I noticed the sailing boats were out and they made a splendid sight against the sky. I went home and immediately returned with my camera (no more than about 20 minutes round trip) to find the boats had disappeared. I made my way to the harbour to find the last of them being hauled out of the sea – no doubt it was lunchtime for the intrepid sailors! Anyway, no point in having the camera with me and not taking a few shots, so here’s the best of my haul from a quick stroll along Bray seafront on a sunny Sunday afternoon in winter.

You may have noticed by now that this blog is not about fine art photography – it’s more about showcasing what I find when out shooting with my camera, though I do like to present my shots, even the simple ones, in the best way possible. Recently I have been experimenting with different crop ratios and currently like to use 1×2 or 1×3 panoramic crops to give a different perspective on a scene. I’ve include a few in the set below.

This boat, with its burnt orange sail, stood out among its peers while out at see. Not quite so resplendant after being hauled ashore. In fact, "Completely Harmless"!

This boat, with its burnt orange sail, stood out among its peers while out at see. Not quite so resplendant after being hauled ashore. In fact, “Completely Harmless”!

 

 

The Observer

The Observer

 

 

Two more observers....

Two more observers….

 

 

Seeking

Seeking

 

 

Seeking ... an orange ball.

Seeking … an orange ball.

 

 

Bray 19-01-14 #2

 

 

 

Ship to shore

Ship to shore

 

In the pink at the ice cream parlour

In the pink at the ice cream parlour

 

 

Rainbow sky

Rainbow sky