Noelle Lowney came first in Grade B in our recent ‘Beautiful Blur’ competition with the shot above. This is how she made the image:

The shot was taken at the Cahermore Pier in West Cork whilst visiting the Beara Peninsula. It is a little pier located  5 miles outside Castletownbere on the main road to Allihies. It was a windy, blustery day and the tide was fully in. The camera was mounted on a tripod and using a ND Filter I took a number of shots using different shutter speeds to try and capture the motion of the waves as they thrashed the pier hard. It was a challenge to get the image not to mention trying to keep the tripod still and holding onto the camera for dear life

The image was taken with a Canon EOS 7D Mark II. Camera settings – F/16, Exposure 24 secs ISO 100. Focal Length 24mm.

Well done Noelle!

Click here to see a gallery of images from the competition. Enjoy!

See also:
How I took that Shot – Trevor O’Connell
How I took that Shot – Jim Curtin
Competition Gallery
Competition Results and 2016 League Table

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