Longsands illuminated

My favourite beach, only 15 minutes by car. It is beautiful any time of the day or night - and thanks to the street lights above not so scary when it's dark!

Tynemouth Longsands

Edit: Oh, and the thing in the foreground is not a beached whale or seal or anything even more sinister, it's a rock!

For today's alternative shot:
http://365project.org/bmnorthernlight/bits-n-bobs/2011-11-16

And for the edited version: http://365project.org/bmnorthernlight/bits-n-bobs/2011-11-18

[Tina Mac]

Great perspective and love the reflections!

[paula goff]

fav.......this is gorgeous!

[bmnorthernlight]

@paulaag Thank you so much for the fav Paula :-) Worth all the steps down and up ;-)

[bmnorthernlight]

@tinatmmc Thank you :-)

[Kathryn Marshall]

Beautiful night shot and perspective! I like the light reflections too.

[Shirley Banford]

So beautiful in every way.

[Phil]

Beautiful colours and the reflections are wonderful!

[Alison Tomlin]

Great colours and reflections. Very lucky to be so near a beach.

[Howard Steele]

Stunning shot ,great capture

[Ade Akinyede]

Stunning lights and reflections with a lovely tone! I fear to ask, but what's that on the floor?

[Dawn Wilson]

very pretty shot

[Claire]

What an amazing shot, fabulous.

[Jane Hyde]

great night shot - where is this ?

[Paula]

FAV! Love this!

[Gords]

Cracker

[bmnorthernlight]

@daisy @sabanford @fueast @filsie65 @steeler @doorknee71 @gords
Thank you all for looking and all your fabulous comments! I feel very lucky to live so close to stunning beaches and coastline. I also feel very lucky to have all you guys cheering me on :-)

[bmnorthernlight]

@adeakinyede Thanks ever so much :-) Lol nothing sinister at all, just a rock - it's there all the time...sometimes covered by the tide ;-) I did think afterwards this might look a bit worrying!

[bmnorthernlight]

@mortisa Thank you :-) it's the main beach in Tynemouth looking towards Cullercoast and Whitley Bay. It's called Longsands and I think the little bay just below the priory and coastguard is King Edward's Bay.

[bmnorthernlight]

@claireuk @pwallis Thank you both so much :-) Yay! *skipping with joy*

[Jane Hyde]

@bmnorthernlight thanks, now i know where you are - just didnt know it was called longsands - walked along it many a time

[bmnorthernlight]

@mortisa Just the perfect spot for a stroll isn't it! And a great spot too if you enjoy watching fit surfers getting out of their wet suits ;-)

[Jane Hyde]

@bmnorthernlight will definitely have to come up for a visit now : )

[Steven Galvin]

Right place, right time, nicely seen

[Cliff]

Good exposure and nice scene. I have an urge to line things up so would have squared this so that the lights run vertically and probably cropped some from the bottom. Pity about the beached immature killer whale.

[Birgit]

Cropping just above the rock would make it more fairytale, having the rock (which resembles a washed up body of some kind) adds suspense.
Bottom line: Great photo, tells a story!

[bmnorthernlight]

@bb @cliffs Thanks for the suggestions both! Have done a cropped version here: http://365project.org/bmnorthernlight/bits-n-bobs/2011-11-18. Would love to hear what you think!

[bmnorthernlight]

@imprezoid Thanks so much :-)

[CK]

Wow, this is just stunning - had to fav!

[Cybelle]

Love the tone of this shot and the reflections

[bmnorthernlight]

@clarek Thank you so much for the fav :-) A cropped version is here: http://365project.org/bmnorthernlight/bits-n-bobs/2011-11-18

Sorry, so behind with replying to comments...

[bmnorthernlight]

@cybelle

Thank you very much :-)