Peering  by orangecrush

Peering

I went down to one of my favorite piers tonight to try some slow shutter action. I shot this at 30sec as the waves covered my shoes! I wasn't going to move until that 30 seconds were up! :o) Its amazing how light this looks! I took the shot well after sunset!
Thank you all for taking the time to stop by and comment! I am so grateful!
I hope all you fathers out there have a great Fathers Day weekend!
Sorry guys! I miss spoke! I just checked the exif info and this was shot at 3.2 sec. That explains the steady hand! :) I'll have to post one of the 30 sec shots soon!
I bet you were pleased with this choice!... 30 secs (must remember). This photo will go far, Jerry! Fav
June 16th, 2012  
Steady hands. And Father's Day is not until September... here at least.
June 16th, 2012  
WOW Instant Fav!
June 16th, 2012  
Whoot! Love this one! FAV
June 16th, 2012  
Totally awesome! Hope you were wearing rubber boots ;)
June 16th, 2012  
Mel
Wow that is fantastic! happy fathers day to you!! the fathers down here have to wait til september :)
June 16th, 2012  
You hand held this shot??? It's awesome.
June 16th, 2012  
Amazing shot, Jerry, it looks magical! 8D
June 16th, 2012  
Very nice Jerry! Love the diminishing view. I am about to do the same, going to try some with my ND filter during the day. Lovely capture!
June 16th, 2012  
Excellent.
Love it.
A Fav.
June 16th, 2012  
The light at the end of the... pier. Please tell me you used a tripod for this one. Any filters or that it was taken at last light, none were necessary? Love it!
June 16th, 2012  
I just re-read your blurb." I wasn't going to move until that 30 seconds were up!" Hand held?? Really?? If that was me, this would look like a big earthquake was going through.
June 16th, 2012  
Great shot Jerry FAV
June 16th, 2012  
Okay... I along with the others am amazed if this is a handheld 30 sec image! You have a steady hand! We're going to have to start calling you Mr. T (short for tripod) Fav :)
June 16th, 2012  
pure beauty
June 16th, 2012  
This would have to be the BEST shot I have ever seen on 365... FAV
June 16th, 2012  
Rob
Awesome shot Jerry!
June 16th, 2012  
Gorgeous! Also love the composition! Fav and have a great fathers day!
June 16th, 2012  
Wonderful shot.
June 16th, 2012  
You hand held this?! Wow! Absolutely stunning shot!
June 16th, 2012  
wonderful long exposure shot - have a great Fathers' Day
June 16th, 2012  
Oh wow, it's like a postcard. FAV.
June 16th, 2012  
ditto to all of the above Jerry!
June 16th, 2012  
This is awesome! Looks endless!
June 16th, 2012  
Fantastic shot Jerry. Was it dark?
(your exif says 3.2 seconds but that cant be correct at night)
Fav
June 16th, 2012  
This is absolutely awesome
June 16th, 2012  
Oh my word Jerry!.....One word......FAV!! : )
June 16th, 2012  
Incredible! Fav!
June 16th, 2012  
This is one of the best I have seen. fav
June 16th, 2012  
Beautiful!!!! What pier is this? The one I found yesterday had too many posts under it, so you couldn't see through it :(
June 16th, 2012  
brilliant long exposure shot Jerry, loooove the paled colouring!! another fave to your pile:)
June 16th, 2012  
Great shot Jerry. Love the composition and dreamy feel of the water. Fav.
June 16th, 2012  
wow, you've surpassed yourself with this one jerry - FAV!!
June 16th, 2012  
So darn pierlicious! Fav fav fav.... :-)
June 16th, 2012  
I like the contrast of the soft water with the hardness of the pier. Nice one.
June 16th, 2012  
yeah jerry! :) what a shot!
June 16th, 2012  
Fav! this is perfect =)
June 16th, 2012  
Ami
This is great! Like it for its surreal dreamy quality :)
A fav!
June 16th, 2012  
Very good, it looks like a corridor to somewhere mysterious.
June 16th, 2012  
Very spooky feel. I like the symmetry you achieved with this. Very nice.
June 16th, 2012  
Amazing shot and instant fav!
June 16th, 2012  
fantastic water!!
June 16th, 2012  
Another one for my wish list. I would love it if you would sell some of your work!
June 16th, 2012  
Fav Fav Fav!! This is perfection...stunning!
June 16th, 2012  
Fav. I really want to try this. Did you use a tripod?
June 16th, 2012  
Fav. Great slow shutter
June 16th, 2012  
Marvelous shot Jerry. Wow - such wonderful atmosphere!
June 16th, 2012  
Why is it that the undersides of piers are so intriguing?

nicely done and way to go on your shoes, taking it for the team so to speak.
June 16th, 2012  
Beautiful
June 16th, 2012  
Just amazing Jerry! Love the silky water and lines! If this is handheld, you must be rock solid!
June 16th, 2012  
i really love this!
June 16th, 2012  
Superb. Just love the colours. I so want a pier or ten!!!!
June 16th, 2012  
Love this. I knew there was a reason you were my favorite! Favd
June 16th, 2012  
Gorgeous, Jerry! I love your soft water!
June 16th, 2012  
Instant fav, great water, perspective, and lighting
June 16th, 2012  
This is just so awesome. Great shot. Love it.
June 16th, 2012  
Fav - enough said! :)
June 16th, 2012  
Gorgeous! FAV
June 16th, 2012  
This is amazing! Fav!
June 16th, 2012  
Awesome shot! Happy Fathers day to you, Jerry!
June 16th, 2012  
Wonderful stuff. Think I recognise this pier from earlier shots of yours. I can see why you return to it.
June 16th, 2012  
Gorgeous! I can never get enough of that silky water.
June 16th, 2012  
Ira
Woah! O.O Fav!
June 16th, 2012  
Absolutely brilliant, Jerry....Fav (and Happy Father's Day!)
June 16th, 2012  
@maggiemae Thank you, Maggiemae! Apparently it was 3.2 sec! Oops! :)
@bobfoto Thank you, Jason!
@cvanheel Thank you, Cade! :)
@lize Thank you so much, Elizabeth!
@claudilientje Tennis shoes! :)
@emjay8 Thank you, Mel! :)
@ozziehoffy only for 3 sec tho! My mistake! :)
@rmkgreene Thanks, Ruth! Its fun! I'm looking forward to your shots! :)
@jdonnelly Thank you so much, Joseph!
@sheliwithani I was propping my camera up on a pole but I didn't want my camera to fall in the water! Wet tennis shoes was a small sacrifice! :)
@simon0128 Thank you very much, Simon! :)
@aspada Lol! Thanks, Amy! I actually used a pole to prop it on but if I let go it definitely would have washed away to sea! :)
@nikkic You are too kind, Nikki! :) Thank you so much! I wish I could say that is true! :)
@elke Thank you so much, Elke! :)
@bearnecessities No, that's just a rumor going around! ;o) I found a pole and shoved it in the sand and used that. I laughed when I saw the water coming and knew I wasn't going to move!
@mcdermgl Thank you very much, Mcdermgl!
@monika64 I think I must have gotten my shots mixed up! I started at sunset and kept adding seconds as it got darker ending with 30 sec! This must have been just after sunset, judging by the exif!
@annbo Thank you soooo much, Ann!
@jenniferruge Thank you very much, Jennifer! :)
@veg66 Thank you so much, Joanne! :)
@cheyrebecca What! Are you in town? We should have gotten all the San Diego 365ers together for a meet up! :) This is the pier in La Jolla just in front of Scrips aquarium. The pier in Ocean Beach is built the same way but I would recommend that one! ;)
@trude Lol! Thank you so much, Trude! :)
June 16th, 2012  
Beautiful!
June 16th, 2012  
Amazing Shot! Fave!
June 16th, 2012  
this is a fav! i love how water and a slow shutter speed creates such a magical moment!!
June 16th, 2012  
wowza, fantastic shot, I can see why this is your favourite pier! fav!
June 16th, 2012  
Wow very cool pic, awesome
June 16th, 2012  
Awesome. Fav
June 17th, 2012  
amazing capture!
June 17th, 2012  
It looks like something out of a dream. Fantastic shot!
June 17th, 2012  
oh! this is wonderful! fav :)
June 17th, 2012  
Wow! Fav!
June 17th, 2012  
Wow Jerry! This is amazing!
This was with 3.2 seconds? I wonder what would happen with the 30 seconds?
I tried a daytime slow shutter speed and it was too bright. What do you usually do to compensate for that during a day time shot? Just learned about the 30 second night time shot with the last challenge.
June 17th, 2012  
@myhrhelper I took this after sunset with a lot of cloud cover. The 30 sec shot was later in the night with a ND filter. I'll have to post that soon!
June 17th, 2012  
OMG JERRY!! im sure the first 73 comments said it all!! i am just in awe of the capture and your wonderful processing ..i would love one sighned and framed...seriously!! FAV!
June 17th, 2012  
VERY cool!!!! one of these days, I want to find a pier and shoot it like this!!! fav!
June 17th, 2012  
Love the long exposure here, Gerry. Gives it an ethereal feel! Another
June 17th, 2012  
An amazing hand held shot. Brilliant and fav!!
June 17th, 2012  
Absolutely stunning!
June 17th, 2012  
Amazing long exposure - love it
June 17th, 2012  
just amazing Jerry!
June 17th, 2012  
Wowsa, awesome shot Jerry!!
June 17th, 2012  
Jerry, this shot really captures your attention in so many ways. It's beautiful, the DOF, the softness of the water, symmetry, very nice.
June 17th, 2012  
Amazing shot, Jerry - love the silky look to the water - and I'm a sucker for pier shots! Expect to see this on the PP and Top 20! A fav for me!
June 17th, 2012  
Wow this is great!
June 17th, 2012  
Lovely shot
June 17th, 2012  
Nod
amazing
June 17th, 2012  
I agree with all of the above, this is an absolute winner!
June 17th, 2012  
Amazing slow shutter capture!!
June 17th, 2012  
Beautiful shot, my husband loves it too! Fav from both of us!
June 17th, 2012  
Wow, amazing slow shutter speed shot. Love it! Fav!
June 17th, 2012  
so nice !
June 17th, 2012  
@orangecrush Thanks Jerry!!! We're at Mission Beach today, walked down the rocks to that little hut you took a pic of last year. It took forever, and was not easy!!! Lol!!!
June 17th, 2012  
mag
This is Otherworldly.....A FAV...!!!
June 18th, 2012  
Just simply amazing! Love it!
June 18th, 2012  
Nicely done
June 18th, 2012  
fav for me, looks like you are in heaven! amazing shot!
June 18th, 2012  
very nice :)
June 18th, 2012  
30 or 3.2 it is still beautiful. Nicely done and steady hands indeed. :)
June 18th, 2012  
@cheyrebecca Lol! I thought i was going to break my leg and drop my camera on that hike! I cant wait to see your pics! You've got to check out the La Jolla tide pools for some great rock/ocean shots or my favorite beach photo spot is Coronado right in front of the Hotel Del Coronado!
June 18th, 2012  
Wow, I knew it was gonna' take a minute to get to the bottom of this page. BRAVO. That's all I gotta' say... BRAVO!! (Gonna' keep an eye on you, sir.)
June 18th, 2012  
Simply awesome, Jerry! I love the piers you have in California, and then this fabulous treatment of it just blows me away. You have a gift, my friend.
June 18th, 2012  
Great capture , a fav
June 18th, 2012  
this is absolutely stunning! amazing perspective and composition, how can i not fav this?
June 18th, 2012  
I always adore a good pier shot
June 18th, 2012  
Gorgeous Jerry! Fav!
June 18th, 2012  
My lord...75 favs. Well done, and very deserved. Beautiful long exposure, and great colors. Very nice composition and leading lines. Well done!
June 18th, 2012  
really cool shot Jerry -great perspective and love the movement, nicely done
June 18th, 2012  
Lovely other worldly shot Jerry. I like the way you're led through. Fantastic lines xx
June 18th, 2012  
Fabulous Jerry...FAV!
June 18th, 2012  
@myhrhelper There are Nd filters that help in the day time! I have never had much luck in the day. Here the sun sets over the ocean so it makes it very dificult when the sun is above you or right in your face! I get great results on an overcast day or right after sunset. Some cases I don't even use a filter, but that would be a 3 sec shot or less!
June 19th, 2012  
@ellimae Wow! That is such a compliment, Ellen! I would love that! You can email me at plumephoto@hotmail.com :)
June 19th, 2012  
@digitalrn Thank you so much, Rick! :)
@sparkleplenty1 Your too kind! ;o) Thank you, Joyce!
@melaniesavage Awesome! Thank you to both of you! :)
@eyesofbetsie Thank you very much, Betsies!
@lauriehiggins Thank you so much, Laurie! :)))
June 19th, 2012  
Wonderful shot Jerry! Instant fav!
June 19th, 2012  
Love the composition, the water, the muted colors, the dof. FAV!
June 19th, 2012  
@tinamalik Thank you so much for all of your comments, Tina! It was fun looking back on all of those shots! I'm actually into my second year here so you can't get rid of me that fast! ;o) Thank you again for taking the time to stop by! :)
June 19th, 2012  
wow! my fav!
June 19th, 2012  
Simply gorgeous. Perfect perspective. Great lines. Fav! :)
June 19th, 2012  
Absolutely gorgeous! Another fav!
June 19th, 2012  
Don't know how I missed this but better late than never :) No words needed other than FAV!
June 19th, 2012  
WOW...just WOW..WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW
June 20th, 2012  
I don't understand how you do this, but this is AMAZING!!! FAV FAV FAV
June 21st, 2012  
How did I miss this?? Awesome shot, you took this by hand??? It looks amazing. Another Fav.
June 21st, 2012  
Ok Jer add me to the Fav list :)
June 21st, 2012  
Speechlessly fav'd!!!!
June 21st, 2012  
Thank you for the comments on my photos.. this is a great community to share photos and insights
June 22nd, 2012  
Awesome! Ive been trying to get a simialar shot at the Pacifica Pier up north here but Ive been showing up at hight tide.
June 22nd, 2012  
@krissym Thanks, Kristine! It was pretty high during this too! I got soaked!
June 22nd, 2012  
Absolutely stunning! Amazingly done. I love the haziness and the mystery of this shot!
June 22nd, 2012  
Ian
Probably the best peer shot I've seen!
June 25th, 2012  
wow!! i love the symmetry! and the colours are perfect, it looks so cold!
June 26th, 2012  
I sometimes forget how important it is to look around at others photography. Usually due to lack of time. Your work is inspiring. I need to get back to the artistic side of photography. This shot is amazing.
June 27th, 2012  
Just WOW! Breathtaking shot!
June 29th, 2012  
Wow, this looks surreal! Absolutely amazing =)
June 30th, 2012  
wow! stunning!
July 2nd, 2012  
Stunning pov and nicely processed too
July 2nd, 2012  
this looks like a pier from heaven!!!!!!!!!!!! AMAZING. Fav!
July 3rd, 2012  
amazing.... i keep staring at this shot :)
July 14th, 2012  
Wow ! Just wow!
July 15th, 2012  
Fantastic, I love this.
July 19th, 2012  
FAV
August 13th, 2013  
Love this - instant fav!
August 13th, 2013  
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