Aldeburgh's scallop at night

Edit for clarification - I 'painted' the scallop with light from a torch (flashlight) and it's a two shot merge with the just the moon from a different exposure blended in to the original. The long exposure needed for the scallop 'blew' the moon out.
Here is a link to some info. about the sculpture : http://www.suffolkcoastal.gov.uk/yourfreetime/arts/scallop/
(Taken last month whilst on holiday, finished 14th Oct)

[gloria jones]

Instant fav...gorgeous, artful composition.

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful fav

[Jen Hudson]

This is superb. Lovely light through the clouds and on the sea. The scallop looks quite magical at night. Its shape is so defined, Lovely tones. Fav.

[Call me Joe]

love and fav:)

[Robin]

Superb, Alison. Fav.

[judith deacon]

One of the best photos I have seen of the Scallop, the evening light is perfect...fav

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

@judithdeacon Thank you Judith for your lovely comment. The lighting is not all natural - I "painted" the scallop with light from a torch.

[Sharon Lee]

love this Alison

[Myrna O'Hara]

romantic

[Milanie]

Unbelievable! What a fantastic creation this is - the composition and the lighting make this magical.

[Islandgirl]

OMG love the tones, pov and the mystical feel of this shot!
FAV

[Gena Pegg]

WOw....this is amazing! So creative and lovely. FAV

[Suse♡]

Mysterious and mystical, love that big seashell scallop, what is it, I mean the purpose of it and what does it say in that Scallop?

[Nancy]

Love the evening light on the sculpture.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

@susale Thank you, Suzanne. I've now put a link to some information into my caption.

[Suse♡]

@dulciknit Thank you for the link, that´s truely a wonderful sculpture now that one knows the purpose of it, really like the idea of those words

[Paula W]

What a wonderful sculpture and a great capture of it Alison, fav.

[Dione Giorgio]

Excellent work! I wouldn't have noticed the addition if you hadn't said so. The light on the sculpture and reflection on the water are magnificent. FAV.

[Julia]

Beautiful result!

[Gerry]

Fav very pretty

[KWind]

Wonderful editing. A Very pretty result!

[Lyn Berriman]

So creatuve - love it!

[Lyn Berriman]

CREATIIIIIVE ... :)

[carol white]

Beautifully composed and edited:-)FAV!!

[elkehochban]

Gorgeous!

[Yolandie Mostert]

This is stunning. Following along.

[Archie Logical]

Great little image, though it was a real scallop at first ;)

[Krista Marson]

interesting art piece.

[Marla Hunt]

This is very creative. Nicely done.

[Brianna]

Such a beautifully done photo, love it!

[Claire]

You are so clever, this is fabulous

[Netkonnexion]

Love the forced perspective here. The background tones are wonderful too. The foreground painting is just the right intensity. There is always a tendency to over paint objects like that, but what you have managed is a good tonal balance against the background. Nice work.

[8yearson]

I'm so impressed by your technical skills and vision Alison, this has worked beautifully. Fav

[Lisa Stein]

This has a magical quality to it. Love the tones and bit of mystery.

[john graham]

fabulous...

[Gareth]

This makes me feel as if I want to go there to relax and think about the people I love most.