Went back a second time to capture this image,It was a clear night with a stff breeze blowing, no flash used as fill in on the forground tree, as the lights from the seafront park seemed to be enough, the different colors created a nice effect on the water with the brighter lights highlighting at the waters edge.
Shot in Raw
Levels
Curves
Usm
Reduce Noise
Contrast
Crop
Resize for web
Shooting Date/Time
5/7/2006 7:40:31 PM
Shooting Mode
Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed )
25
Av( Aperture Value )
5.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed
800
Lens
18.0 - 55.0mm
Focal Length
41.0mm
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How PRETTY!!! The light on that pier and on the waves hitting the beach are what make this shot I think. It really is beautiful! I like the motion of the trees blowing in the breeze too! Good luck with this!!! I'd love to see it do really well!
Nice idea to frame it with the branches, although the fact that it is out of focus (I know - the breeze) it disturbs me a bit. The water is just magical. I wish you focused on the water more. It's a very nice shot.