Large wave hits the North Pier, Tynemouth - Easter 2008

jadransko, on April 6, said:

Voted!

bobpercy, on April 6, said:

Thanks Jadransko. A couple of ships left the Tyne soon after and they suffered a beating from the heavy swell. Bob

jadransko, on April 6, said:

Hi Bob! The impression takes this photoes!Beautiful and the also mystical moment caught.The sea is and beautiful and also terrible.Congratulations, EDITA :)

Michael Morenz, on April 6, said:

My daughter went sick when we went back to Imuiden and had waves like that. Right wave, good shot - exellent. Voted! Greetings Michael

bobpercy, on April 6, said:

Thanks Michael, I felt sea-sick even on the shore. Snow, hail and a gale force wind; a very memorable Easter weekend. Bob

Epi F.Villanueva, on April 6, said:

Ver nice shot. Saludos from Spain.Epi

bobpercy, on April 6, said:

Hello Epi, Thank you for your kind words, the northerly winds during Easter were responsible for the exceptionally large waves; it must be a well built pier. Bob

Matthew Walters, on April 6, said:

Great shot Bob, excellent timing!

gustl, on April 6, said:

Hello Bob,

I also voted for this picture and golden star!!!

Gustl

bobpercy, on April 6, said:

Thank you Gustl, Bob

c0l0gne1, on April 7, said:

Dramatic shot- you must have got rather cold waiting für the right moment! Voted. Greetings from Germany

bobpercy, on April 7, said:

Thanks cologne1, The cold was bad but the hail was worse. Bob

bobpercy, on April 7, said:

Hello Mauro, thank you, Bob

Goran Ferderber, on April 7, said:

Oooooo jea!

bobpercy, on April 7, said:

GORAN - Greetings to you from Northern England, Bob

Mark68, on April 9, said:

Cracking shot Bob. Captured the raw paower of the sea well.

Mark.

bobpercy, on April 9, said:

Hello Mark, It was Easter weekend, not typical Easter weather. Bob

yves floret, on April 9, said:

Beautiful shot Bob. Yellow star for this great capture. Greetings from France. Yves

steve111, on April 10, said:

such savage power caught

my vote steve perth OZ

bobpercy, on April 10, said:

Cheers steve111, I took a lot of photo's, if I check out the other 400 shots there may be a better one... later maybe, Bob

A.SKINNER, on April 11, said:

Great shot Bob, how did you manage to keep standing and take an amazing photo! ...Anita

bobpercy, on April 12, said:

Thanks Anita, I was hanging on to metal railings overlooking King Edwards Bay, Tynemouth. Bob

bobpercy, on April 14, said:

Thank you td-heere. A good day to stay on the shore - a bad day to sail. Bob

Sergio Canobbio, on April 17, said:

Wonderful shot! A star and a vote!

bobpercy, on April 17, said:

Thanks Sergio, not a good day to take to the water! Bob

oronbb, on April 18, said:

Superb picture taking! Well done.

Paolo Gerlin (Falcocieco), on April 19, said:

Yellow stars for this whole series !

MaryAlice, on April 25, said:

Truly exceptional photography!

You just continue to impress me!

With respect,

Mary Alice

afrocan, on April 26, said:

Yes!!! Fantastic photo, voted o.c!!!!

bobpercy, on April 26, said:

Thanks Oronbb, Paolo gerlin, Mary Alice and Afrocan. kindest regards, Bob

giulio colla, on April 26, said:

bobpercy

Very beautiful shot!

Greetings from Italy, Giulio

bobpercy, on April 26, said:

Your too kind, the pier and the wave did all the hard work, I was just lucky to be there, best wishes from Northern England, Bob

Leila.Evans, on April 26, said:

Voted and yellow star. Incredible shot!

Leila =]

bobpercy, on April 26, said:

Thanks Leila, It's a well cropped section of a wider view but we'll keep it a secret; just you and me. Bob ;-)

steve111, on April 27, said:

i saw but worth it 100%

steve

bobpercy, on April 27, said:

Thanks Steve, greetings from northern England

EduardoT, on April 27, said:

Bob, a top shot - you hear the power of that wave not just see it! Well done & voted. ET

bobpercy, on April 28, said:

Eduardo, If there were a lighthouse keeper in there he would not be sleeping, can you imagine the noise? cheers, bob

© Green Irish Eagle, on April 29, said:

Cracking shot!

bobpercy, on May 3, said:

Thanks Green Irish Eagle, Bob

yuri arangu, on May 7, said:

good shot. it makes me feel nature power. congratulations. go ahead and look for more.

bobpercy, on May 8, said:

Thank you yuri arangu, I shot about 400 photos in about 1 hour but my lens is only 135m max. This one I decided to crop and it has been very popular. I may find a better photo in the 400 but it would be too similar to this one. Bob

Chela Cartagena, on May 12, said:

Hola que impresionante oleaje,maravillosa fotografía, mucha energía, saludos de Chile.

bobpercy, on May 13, said:

Hello Chela, Thank you for your kind words. The forces of nature are relentless and un-stoppable. The recent events in China and Burma show this only too well. Greetings from northern England

Lazariparcero, on May 13, said:

Beautiful, a yellow star for this magnificent photography. Greetings from Vigo, Spain.

bobpercy, on May 13, said:

Thank you Lazariparcero, This picture has caught the imagination of lots of people, as you can see from other photos of the same scene sometimes it is very tranquil. Bob

Carlos Thomas, on May 13, said:

Lighthouses are truly charming... The moment was very special! Very beautiful shot. Voted. Greetings from Brazil.

s.silvia, on May 15, said:

Bella tutta la serie, bravo ciao s.silvia

bobpercy, on May 15, said:

s.silvia, it's nice to hear from you again - I'm about to view again your pictures, they are some of the best I've seen. Greetings from uk

kristine hannon (www.traveltheglobe.be), on May 18, said:

Great shot Bob! Nature at it's strongest!! Voted!

Travel greetings from Belgium.

bobpercy, on May 18, said:

Kristine Thank you very much for your kind words. I paid a brief visit yesterday to your gallery and promise to return, Your photography is very special. Bob

Luis Gavilan, on May 20, said:

Go to my favourites!!! The photo was taken at the exact moment!!! Golden Star & congratulations for success in April contest.

Greetings, Luis

Gibrail, on May 20, said:

compliments friend.....bye

Epi F.Villanueva, on May 20, said:

Bob

Felicidades,Epi

Armagnac, on May 20, said:

hello Bob, now, that's a wave ! congrats on your prize. I'll had a YS to it :)

v.zsoloo, on May 20, said:

Hi Bob! Congrat. Zsoloo

eme jota, on May 20, said:

Congratulations!.:D

jadransko, on May 20, said:

WOW!!! CONGRATULATIONS BOB!!!!!! EDITA :)

© Massimo De Candido, on May 20, said:

Congratulations. Greetings, Massimo. MyContest.

graziella, on May 20, said:

...congratulazioni...

ciao graz

arlena.org, on May 21, said:

It's not the perfect quality or composition, but the atmosphere in this shot is magical. Congratulations!

Víctor Schz de Lara, on May 21, said:

My best sincere congratulations, Bob!! Y.S.* and the best of Pan from me.

Best regards!!

bobpercy, on May 21, said:

Thanks Mauro, Luis, Gibrail, Epi, Arma, v.zsoloo, eme, jadransko, massimo, graziella, arlena, Victor... I want to thank everyone who voted for this photograph. - Bob

picsonthemove, on May 21, said:

Congratulations!

Ciao

picsonthemove

My May Contest Pictures

bobpercy, on May 21, said:

Thanks Matthew, Carlos and picsonthemove. Bob

Leping┄┄┄✈, on May 21, said:

Amazing shot,Congratulations!

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Leping┄┄┄✈, on May 21, said:

and yellow star.

bobpercy, on May 21, said:

Cheers Leping---. Thanks for the yellow star. Bob

©geniodimarica, on May 22, said:

1000 congratulazioni,è splendida.Marica

pedri-top, on May 22, said:

Good photo Bob. Greatings from La Coruña.

bobpercy, on May 22, said:

Cheers geniodimarica, Thank you for your visit. Bob

Alan Knox, on May 23, said:

Congratulations for this spectacular composition and your success in the contest Bob! :-)

Alan - My Contest Photo

bobpercy, on May 23, said:

Thank you Alan Knox, I'm very pleased to get a mention in the contest. Bob

kking668, on May 23, said:

good

bobpercy, on May 24, said:

Your visit is much appreciated kking669, thank you for you kind word. Greetings from northern England. Bob

bobpercy, on May 26, said:

Thank you very much, Pedri-top, Greetings from northern England. Bob

Enrique Ortiz de Zárate, on May 27, said:

Congratulations, bobpercy. YS. Greetings

bobpercy, on May 27, said:

Thanks Enrique, today I received an e-mail from the company providing the prizes and it went staight into my junk e-mail folder, automatically. I nearly didn't see it! But I did. Greetings from northern England. Bob

T NL, on May 30, said:

What a superb shot, yellow star for sure!

Greets, T NL

Thomas Splietker, on May 30, said:

Wow, perfect Lighthouse shot, great shot with nice wave!

Y*!

bobpercy, on May 30, said:

Cheers TNL, I think your gallery is very nice, the boat on the Nile picture is fantastic. Bob

bobpercy, on May 30, said:

Thanks Thomas Splietker, I like to photograph lighthouses because they never move and spoil the picture. Bob ;o)

©karin garcia, on June 1, said:

Hi bobpercy

This picture is breath-taking!!!!

Greetings Karin

bobpercy, on June 1, said:

Thank you Karin it was an amazing scene when I went out for my Easter walk! Bob

DiggaTwigga, on June 1, said:

Great pic. I like pictures of lighthouses especially with huge waves! Well done !

Thank you for voting :)

My June contest

DiggaTwigga

bobpercy, on June 1, said:

Thanks Digga Twigga, (nice name), They are by nature usually exposed to the elements. Bob

jesus ramos, on June 1, said:

The Atlantic Ocean is wonderful¡¡ Congratulations.

w.tanschlesinger, on June 3, said:

this is an amazing photo, a perfect wave! Congratulations and greetings from Germany.

Bladesman 60, on June 4, said:

Congratulations Bob Great photo.

Chocolat13, on June 9, said:

Fantastic and superb! Bye Rosa

bobpercy, on June 10, said:

Thanks Jesus Ramos, W.Tanschlesinger, Bladesman 60, and Chocolat13. Bob

antorenz, on June 10, said:

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bobpercy, on June 10, said:

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antorenz, on June 10, said:

I mean it is GREEEEEEAAAAAAT!

bobpercy, on June 10, said:

Thanks for your visit, antorenz, greetings from England. Bob

antorenz, on June 10, said:

It was all my pleasure, Bob! Greetings from Italy!

bobpercy, on June 10, said:

Are you viewing the Fireworks? They are the work of Italy in the competition to display on New Years Eve in Funchal. I have returned today from holiday there. Bob

Aleks Popov, on June 10, said:

Great photo! Greetings from Bulgaria!

bobpercy, on June 11, said:

Thank you Aleks, you're very welcome. Greetings from England. Bob

mario ghezzi, on June 11, said:

instant perfect, very beautiful. Mario

bobpercy, on June 11, said:

Cheers mario, I took a lot of shots that day but this one stood out from the rest. Bob

© Daniel, on June 11, said:

Very nice photo! You have captured the fury of the sea very well! Y*

Daniel

My contest

Daniel

bobpercy, on June 12, said:

Thanks Daniel, The sea was very rough. Bob

Keno Kawabata, on June 15, said:

Yello Star!!

misoad, on June 15, said:

Impresionante la violencia del mar,una foto excelente.Un saludo

bobpercy, on June 15, said:

Thanks misoad, thank you for calling by. Bob

bobpercy, on June 15, said:

Cheers Keno, Bob

Francis Vallance, on June 28, said:

Fantastic shot Bob

bobpercy, on June 28, said:

Thanks Francis I was down by the side of the pier this morning attempting to take some photos of a power boat race, my pictures were rubbish! I must add a 300mm lens to my wish list. Bob

Andrea Zanella, on June 29, said:

Stella gialla!

Complimenti per la raccolta!

Andrea

bobpercy, on June 29, said:

Thank you Andrea, this has been a popular photo, greetings from England, Bob

Bruno A. Rocha, on June 29, said:

Um belo farol! E que privilégio poder comentar tal fotografia de tal artista que a fez.

J.Ernesto Ortiz Razo, on June 29, said:

Espectacular!!!!Greetings from Mexico

bobpercy, on June 29, said:

Thank you Ernesto. I appreciate your visit to my gallery - you are very welcome. Bob

bobpercy, on June 29, said:

Cheers Asilhas, thank you for your comment. greetings from England. Bob

Ørnér, on July 7, said:

Really a first-class photo! Greetings Ørnér

fbio87, on July 9, said:

fantastic! favourite! fbio87

Carlo I., on July 9, said:

Fantastic!!! Very very good!!!

Carlo I.

Makephotos, on July 9, said:

Stronger than erverything! Strong shot!

ali.gia., on July 9, said:

Very very nice.....yellow star.

Greetings ALI.GIA

bobpercy, on July 9, said:

Thanks for your visit; Orner and fbio87. Greetings from England. Bob

Oskar Spitaller, on July 9, said:

Excellent!

marita1004, on July 9, said:

Very good shot. Greetings from Austria Marita

marita1004, on July 9, said:

very good

bobpercy, on July 9, said:

Your visit is most welcome Makephotos, ali.gia, Orner and Carlo I, Bob

bobpercy, on July 9, said:

You are very kind Oskar and marita1004, greetings from England, Bob

kartson, on July 18, said:

Congratulations !!!!!!!!!!!

d. yalamidis-gr, on July 18, said:

What a beautiful photo! Y*.

bobpercy, on July 18, said:

Thanks Kartson, you are very kind, Bob

Antonietta, on July 21, said:

Wonderful shot Bob You are very brave for being so near. Greetings from Tenerife

Wim Barbier, on July 21, said:

a Yellow * from Belgium. Beautifull!

bobpercy, on July 21, said:

d.yalamidis-gr, Wim and Antonietta, this was a very stormy day on the Easter weekend this year. It was tough but not dangerous; my other photos of the ships in the same storm were taken in a more perilous situation. Antonietta, at last summer has arrived in England with temperatures expected to reach 25c this week. We may even get hotter than Tenerife - or maybe not! greetings from England, Bob

Heike Kranich, on July 21, said:

Outstanding! Fantastic shot!

Greetings, Heike

Simone Luciani, on July 25, said:

I think you should have won! Nice shot in a storic moment!

bobpercy, on July 25, said:

Thanks for your kind words Heike and to you Simone, greetings from Northern England - basking in warm weather,for a change, Bob

EugeneTrambo, on July 31, said:

• Fantastic! Y*
• Greetings from Russia, Eugene

bobpercy, on July 31, said:

This has been a very popular image Miguel and Eugene, I did take a lot of photos on that day; so it was more luck than skill. greetings from England. Bob

(((Jose Daniel))), on July 31, said:

Congratulations for the honorable mention.

Well done!

Greetings from Colombia

Carlos Thomas, on August 1, said:

Voted (AGAIN)! REALLY FANTASTIC... Lighthouses... Congratulations !!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE IN MY GALERY. Sunny greetings from Brazil, Carlos.

CarmelH, on August 2, said:

This is so cool. Forces of nature is the best way to describe it.

Lorenza Ravanetti, on August 2, said:

Wow, congratulations, fantastic!!! Ciao Lorenza

Uki Deane, on August 2, said:

WOOOOW Great Picture!!!! The size of that wave is incredible...where did you take the picture from??

bobpercy, on August 2, said:

Thank you ((Jose Daniel))), Carlos Thomas, CarmelH, Lorenza Ravanetti and Uki Deane,, I appreciate your comments and your visit. Uki I took the picture from the safety of the road which is close to the cliffs so I was in no danger exept maybe I could get a cold from the hail and snow that was falling ;o)... Bob

MUSTAFA iLGeN, on August 3, said:

Wonderful.

ahmeth, on August 3, said:

Very beautiful shot!

Greetings from Turkey,

bobpercy, on August 3, said:

Your kind words are appreciated Mustafa and ahmeth, best wishes from England. Bob

Antonio de Andrade, on August 3, said:

Beautifull Greetings from Brasil

bobpercy, on August 3, said:

Thank you Antonio, greetings from England. Bob

ema1680, on August 3, said:

Bob, Excellent job! and incredibla wave! thanks and greetings from Italy

KARRAKUKA, on August 3, said:

an almost perfect shot in blues colours!!bit dificult to catch a rolling wave in that moment. congratulations.have you tried to pass onto balck&white?? regrds from lleida-spain

toanita3, on August 3, said:

Wonderful shot!

Greetings, Anita

My 07 Contest

bobpercy, on August 3, said:

Thanks for your kind words Ema, Karrakuka and toanita, greetings from the UK, Bob

kbentley, on August 7, said:

This is my next vote!!

bobpercy, on August 7, said:

kbentley It's been very popular since it was awarded an honorable mention. It can be found easily by browsers looking at the results page. xxx

Faintlightofdawn, on August 16, said:

Hey, well done on this shot Bob, difficult to get nice shots in windy conditions and low light. I never knew you had a winner! Best wishes, Fai

bobpercy, on August 17, said:

Thanks for that, fai, I didn,t expect to get a mention with this heavily cropped picture. I took hundreds of pictures but the wave just sat up at that moment. I expect some of the other pictures taken on the day may be as good but... I'll stop while I'm ahead. best wishes, Bob p.s. I notice today there is a strong SE wind so I'm off down to the coast again.

Mesner Oberjoch, on August 20, said:

Great, you got the right moment. Beautiful shot.

Greetings from Germany.

Stefan

bobpercy, on August 20, said:

Thanks for calling by Stefan, I guess I just got lucky, I did have plenty waves to choose from, best wishes from England. Bob

freddie5, on August 20, said:

Wow fantastic shot Y* for this wonderful capture! Best wishes Samantha

bobpercy, on August 20, said:

You are very welcome Samantha, I got a prize from Panoramio for this photo, would you believe it! Bob

freddie5, on August 20, said:

Yes I would believe it Bob, congratulations, very well DESERVED!! Best wishes Samantha

guiseppe, on August 21, said:

!*!

mikfini, on August 21, said:

Fantastic!

Eva Kaprinay, on August 21, said:

FANTASTIC SHOT, in terrible weather. EXCELLENT photo! Congratulatioons Eva

bobpercy, on August 21, said:

Thanks Guiseppe, Samantha, Mikfini and Eva, best wishes from northern England, Bob

Giggietto, 12 days ago, said:

Fantastic

luca ©, 12 days ago, said:

Congratulations!!! You are such a great artist. Your pictures are so much better than paintings. cheers from Rome, Luka

bobpercy, 12 days ago, said:

Thanks Giggietto and luka, your comments are much appreciated, best wishes, Bob

di turi domenico, 11 days ago, said:

Another yellow star,this photo is very suggestive

bobpercy, 11 days ago, said:

grazie for your visit Domenico, Ciao from England, Bob

Thomas Papagiannis, 11 days ago, said:

Very good shoot. Congratulations!!! Greetings grom Greece Thomas

VladROM, 11 days ago, said:

Great wave, great shot! Added to my favourites!

bobpercy, 11 days ago, said:

Thanks Thomas and Vladrom, best wishes from the UK, Bob

panca, 11 days ago, said:

Hi! Very ipressive photo! superatural!

bobpercy, 11 days ago, said:

You're very welcome panca, greetings from northern England, Bob

Arrobi, 11 days ago, said:

A mis favoritos al igual que tu galería bobpercy

Mi admiracion y saludos desde Galicia, España.

Arrobi

PeSchn, 11 days ago, said:

Too late for voting, but let me give it a star and a best of...

Greetings from Germany, Peter

bobpercy, 10 days ago, said:

You're welcome Arrobi and PeSchn, best wishes to Spain and Germany from the UK, Bob

konyak*****, 7 days ago, said:

потрясающе!

Tóth Adrienne, 6 days ago, said:

It's amazing! Fantastic shot!

Greetings from Hungary, Adri

Dave Rylance, 3 days ago, said:

This is a fantastic shot. The way the weather is forcast for this weekend I might get something like it!

bobpercy, 3 days ago, said:

Thanks Dave, konyak and Toth Adrienne, the east wind and heavy rain is again causing havoc this weekend, I have posted two similar photos taken this morning from the same location, be safe, Bob