Back to the beach again today. We are progressively getting familiar with the variety of beaches within easy reach of where we now live. A Tide Table app on iPhone enables us to schedule visits for when the tide is out and we are discovering that some beaches are more sandy than others.
This was taken on the east side of Worthing pier where the beach is a little disappointing. But I am finding that it is not necessarily what the beach itself is like, but the people on the beach that make the pictures.
A long lens – handheld at 375mm – at a fast shutter speed, produced this image. A family group enjoying the fun of a day on the beach at the water’s edge as the summer season draws to a close.
Click on the image to see a higher quality enlargement.
LensScaper 
And with the backlight, a great little image, Andy!
LikeLike
Many thanks Sue
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love the movement in the characters on the beach Andy. The children especially. You can just see how much fun they’re having. A wonderful image and a great crop.
LikeLike
Thanks Adrian. I shot three images in a short space of time and this was the best of the three – just waited for each figure to be separate from the others. They lined up quite nicely.
LikeLike
All the figures are in interesting poses. How did you choreograph that?!
LikeLike
The answer is good fortune, Linda. I saw this family grouping and managed to catch them ‘separated’. So often the figures get jumbled together, so getting the shot of them strung out was very welcome.
LikeLike
I love this image! The textures and composition are gorgeous, Andy. And I love how solid the humans look, with their hard silhouettes against the ripples of the sand and the water — although the sand and water will outlast us in the end, won’t they. Beautifully done.
LikeLike
Thanks very much Heather. I added a little contrast to the figures in processing, eradicating the vestiges of lighter tones to make them stand out
LikeLiked by 1 person
You did find yourself an obliging crowd! Striking photo.
LikeLike
Thanks Paula. If only all people would line up as well as this bunch for the distant photographer!
LikeLike
Terrific image. I love the way the family is lined up and silhouetted.
LikeLike
Thanks Edith. They were very obliging, it probably won’t happen again for quite some time!
LikeLike
A great dynamic little family silhouette Andy . With playful silhouetted gestures and impromptu swinging of laden sand buckets frozen for all time it’s a lovely capture !
LikeLike
I loved that comment, Poppy, and thanks for it. The kids were having a good time – I was so pleased when they all separated out into a neat row.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Marvelous click Andy.
LikeLike
The solidity of the figures does play off against the sparkling water beautifully. This is one of the best family-at-the-beach photos I’ve ever seen, focusing as it does on the family, rather than on the beach.
LikeLike
That’s very kind of you, Linda. Thank you. I’ve been shooting shots like this at every beach I’ve been to since we moved down this way last autumn and this is the best yet (you don’t get to see all the duds)!
LikeLike