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Seaham Wheels, Chemical Beach Seaham .
Chemical Beach Wheels
by AlanHowe

30 sec exposure. Seaham Beach . Canon 5D mk4 Canon 24-105 on 82 mm f4 kase wolverine filters kase k8 filter holder Circular Polariser ND1000 (10stop) Benro mach3 & G2 Ball Head.

Chemical Beach
Chemical Beach
by Quentin 'Q' Thompson

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My first visit to this amazing beach, I'll definitely be back.

The old pit beach
Chemical Beach - north
by AlanHowe

Seaham Beach . Canon 5D mk4 Canon 16-35 f4 kase wolverine filters kase k8 filter holder Circular Polariser 0.9 Medium Grad vanguard alta pro 2 tripod

Low tide .Seaham Chemical beach .
Chemical Beach - north
by AlanHowe

Was low tide at Seaham Chemical beach this morning which gave me a good chance at getting some shots from the old timber frames .The frames are what's left over from the mining days along this beach when the coal would be carted along the beach to Seaham harbour . Thanks for looking folks .

Seaham Wheels .40 sec exposure
Chemical Beach Wheels
by AlanHowe

Framed by the rocks and trapped by the sea .Makes for some great long exposure . Canon 5D mk4 Canon 70-200 f4 kase wolverine filters kase k8 filter holder Circular Polariser ND1000 (10stop) Vanguard Tripod.

Sea Stack, Chemical Beach, North East, UK
Chemical Beach

Chemical Beach, what a place. Full of interesting things to shoot. This image was captured during some really difficult weather conditions and I...

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Empty Walls
Chemical Beach

Dragged myself out of bed to pop down to Chemical Beach this morning. I had to resort to my magenta tinged 5 stop filter for a bit of colour, but...

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Elevation
Seaham harbour

With no particular motivation other than the hope of a nice sunrise I headed for Blast Beach on Sunday morning. I did manage a shot I was pleased...

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Crimson Tide
Seaham harbour

Seaham pier amidst a crazy sunrise today.

Davey & I met up with Chillie 63 At Hendon this morning & we all decided that the tide was too high for...

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Seaham harbour dusk
Seaham harbour

I decided to go for a look out to Seaham last night exploring for different locations up the coast, & met up with Bry ( BDMbeercan.) We noticed the...

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Moonlit
Seaham harbour

The little lighthouse at the end of Seaham pier with the full moon just glowing from behind the passing clouds.

Exif Stuff....

CameraCanon EOS 5D...

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Sea Stack, Chemical Beach, North East, UK
Sea Stack, Chemical Beach, North East, UK

This image was captured this afternoon during some really difficult weather conditions. Today was by some margin the wettest and windiest I have shot...

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Nose's Point
Blast Beach

A sunny day in December is a great time for photography when you live 55 degrees north. Even at midday the light is nice and directional. This shot...

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Castles made of Sand
Seascape

As with most people it's time to start raiding the archives. This shot was discounted because my tripod moved ever so slightly as the tide washed...

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Lest we forget
Lest we forget

The "Tommy" soldier sculpture at Seaham, with this years beautiful poppy display for remembrance Sunday.

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Seaham lighthouse
Seaham harbour
by AlanHowe

pleased i didn't have to set my alarm clock for this sunrise

Happy Holidays every one .
Seaham harbour
by AlanHowe

Seaham Harbour .

Zooming along .
Sea Stack, Chemical Beach, North East, UK
by AlanHowe

Chemical Beach Seaham. The Stack.

Cool wheels .
Chemical Beach Wheels
by AlanHowe

Seaham Wheels, Chemical Beach Seaham .

Seaham wheel.
Chemical Beach Wheels
by AlanHowe

Chemical beach seaham .

Mono wheels.
Chemical Beach Wheels
by AlanHowe

seaham chemical beach ,seaham wheels.

Seaham Stack .
Seaham Stack
by AlanHowe

Looking down from seaham cliff tops is chemical beach great stretch of beach always changing with the tides . Canon 5D mk4 Canon 16-35 f4 kase wolverine filters kase k8 filter holder Circular Polariser 0.9 medium Grad ND64 (6stop) Benro Tripod.

Last Man Standing
Chemical Beach

Another from Chemical Beach a few weeks back. The old support posts from the railway that once made its way to the docks are fading away slowly but...

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Golden Glow
Chemical Beach

Another from Chemical beach last weekend. I've had a few goes at this shot but I'm never 100% happy with them. I think the reason is I never make my...

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Rough and Ready
Chemical Beach Wheels

Another shot of the wheels, this time in mono with some impressive breakers crashing in.

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Time
Chemical Beach Wheels

Getting an awful lot of stress at the moment due to work being done on the house so I grabbed a chance to visit the wheels as the tide looked...

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Seaham Dusk
Seaham harbour

The full moon over the lighthouse on Seahams North pier. After a quick look out of the window & seeing the evening light, & I made a mad dash over to...

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From Pillar to Post
Chemical Beach - north

Another pre-dawn pic from Chemical Beach. It is believed these beautifully weathered posts where once the supports for a railway that made it's way...

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Dawdon Door
Blast Beach

The Durdle Door might be more famous but it's a bit far to drive for a sunrise shoot from County Durham so you'll have to make do with the lesser...

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Shadow Play
Seaham beach

I've not been particularly active on the photography front of late but decided to drag myself out of bed on Friday for the sunrise. The pre-dawn...

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Nose's Point dawn
Blast Beach

Wonderful colors of the pre-dawn looking towards Nose's Point from Blast Beach

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Open up your Mind...
Seascape

...and let me step inside.

Another LE that has been lying around my hard drive for a while.

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Local Beach Seaham
Chemical Beach - north
by AlanHowe

One time you find me in my Local pub now im just as happy at my Local beach . Think a spent about hour just watching the waves crash about .

Seaham Chemical beach.
Chemical Beach
by AlanHowe

Seaham Chemical beach. These timbers are from the mine days.

Fallen Stack .
Chemical Beach Wheels
by AlanHowe

These rocks have fallen from the huge sea stack that sits on the beach at Seaham Beach.

What's Gone is Gone
Chemical Beach

There have been several moments recently I wish I could get back to a time when I hadn't been taking photographs for so long, a more innocent time...

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Last Post
Chemical Beach

This LE was taken a few days ago. I didn't even bother looking at the images from this sunrise due to the disappointing amount of cloud till today. I...

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My Chemical Romance
Chemical Beach

Another from the wonderful Chemical Beach at Seaham. Can't believe I'm lucky enough to have this brilliant location on my doorstep.

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Backwash
Chemical Beach

Another from Friday morning on Chemical beach.

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Eye of the Beholder
Chemical Beach

I visited Chemical beach about a week ago for sunrise and ran into my old friend the croc once again. Here it is basking in the warm morning light as...

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Nothing left to lose
Chemical Beach - north

A bit of LE work from Chemical Beach

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What Lies Beneath?
Blast Beach

Another 10-stop from Blast Beach a few weeks ago as I can't seem to get my backside into gear and get up for a sunrise of late.

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Paint it Red.
Lest we forget

Hundreds of hand-painted pebbles have been placed around the Tommy statue on Seaham seafront to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme...

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1101
Lest we forget

"When you go home, tell them of us and say, for their tomorrow we gave our today."... John Maxwell Edmonds

The 1101 sculpture, often known as Tommy...

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Vanishing Point
Seaham beach

Another shot clogging up my hard drive. Taken on the astonishing sunrise I was privileged to witness from Seaham beach earlier in the year.

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Seaham!
Most notably AlanHowe and Quentin 'Q' Thompson.