Hi guys,i was down on Brighton beach at the weekend and was trying to have a go at photographing the water washing over the stones and rocks. Question 1-Is it possible to take these sort of photo's without using a tripod(i always feel like a bit of a tw*t if i use it in public)?!
Question 2-Can anyone tell me the best manual settings to use as all the pics i was taking were coming out over exposed? I didn't know what i was doing wrong as any changes i made didn't seem to make any difference and seenas i didn't use my tripod i'm thinking it cant be done.

Help!!!!!!