Nice picture, what techniques did you use?

Nice long exposure...like it.

I really like this apart from the blurred fog sea, everyone seems to do it now and i think it makes it look fantasy Athena type thing.

Its a popular effect, and there is a lot of it around. However this was the effect of no filters, and purely due to having to use a small aperture to get the desired depth of field, and with light be very low gave me a long shutter opening of 45seconds, which will render any movement as a blur........ so rather the milky water is due to the effect of the low light, rather than 'actually ' trying to blur the water - if that makes any sense at all ! Though in this picture I do feel it adds to the mood and drama of the scene. Its good to embrace the use of creative long exposures , but using to enhance a picture , rather than them being the picture is the key.

The sharpness which you have achieved in the rocks is superb, I really like this !

Yes the sharpness and general atmosphere is wonderful, i wonder if there is a way to capture the water as it really is?

Thanks Pylon King - yes, if you opened up the aperture , and increased the ISO you cold just about reach a shutter speed that would freeze the sea- with a trade off in overall depth of field and increased noise levels. I take a lot of coastal pictures and sometimes find if there is a lot wind chop on the surface can be very distracting to the eye, which is when I then favour the longer exposures to allow the focal points to stand out...... A nice compromise is bring the shutter down to around 1/2 of exposure, thats sometimes involves the use of Natural Density filter to achieve this, but at that speed can add a very nice blur to the sea, yet still maintain the sense of motion and energy. I have some pictures that I have taken tonight, taken at around 1/2 second. Once processed I'll post one up. Thanks for all your comments .

You could of course take two shots - a long exposure for most of the scene and a short exposure to freeze the waves - and then merge them. It will then be more lifelike and less fantasy, but you will be derided for 'photoshopping'.

You could Marek, but it could look even more unnatural, it would be a tricky blend to look right, and yes then you would be accused of photoshopping. - This effect in itself is often accused of bring Photoshopped. But it's done entirely in camera.

Like this a lot as well , i love the overall monochrome feel but with really bringing out the green seaweed on the rocks and the orange/pink of the sky makes it a winner for me , class !

Lovely photo.