Wrightsville
You don’t find many of these long fishing piers at the New England beaches I’m familiar with. Actually, in the beahes I’m very familiar with, you don’t find ANY of these piers. So when I was shooting at Kure and Wrightsville Beaches in North Carolina a couple of weeks ago, I naturally gravitated towards the unfamiliar.
This was the last shot I took on the trip. We went to dinner at seafood restaurant at Wrightsville Beach (fabulous fried oysters!) and walked around the strip after. Well, my wife and son did. I wanted to get a long exposure shot of the pier at night. Since it was our last night in NC, this was my last opportunity, so I staked out my territory on the beach about 20 minutes before sunset and started firing away.
For those interested in equipment, I shot this with my recently rediscovered favorite setup, Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 lens on my D700. It was a 2 minute exposure at f20, to ensure a clean starburst.
I wound up with a few shots I was happy with and whittled those down to three I deemed Blog-worth. That’s in addition to the images I shot at Kure Beach a couple of days before.
Hope you like piers.
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9 Comments
Jim Denham
August 29, 2011Beauty shot Bob. Love long exposures and this is good one!
Brian Furbush
August 29, 2011Nice shot Bob – always love a good long exposure, you did well to capture the mood.
Steve Beal
August 29, 2011Beautiful image! That 20mm creates some sweet lightbursts!
A.Barlow
August 29, 2011Nice comp man. Love the bursts and the reflections.
Mark Blundell
August 29, 2011Great light in the foreground and agree that the starbursts work a treat.
Toad Hollow Photography
August 29, 2011This picture is without peer! OK, I apologize for the play on words there, but the sentiment is true! Awesome shot here, Bob.
Rob
August 29, 2011Gorgeous shot of a great pier! Some of the wooden ones farther north near where I live are gone, courtesy of Irene.
Rick
August 29, 2011Wonderful blue hour sky and love those light bursts! That long exposure creates a wonderful smooth surface. Great job!
Chris DeAngelis
August 31, 2011Sick shot! Love the bursts and the silky water!