Myself and two club members declared we were available to meet up for a sunset shoot one May Saturday evening in Thornham, North Norfolk.
The tide timetable showed a high tide which for Thornham can mean the sea water drifts down past the old coal house and can make for a very nice shot.
About Thornham
Thornham is a village and civil parish in the Englishcounty of Norfolk. It is situated on the north Norfolk coast some 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north-east of the seaside resort of Hunstanton, 30 km (19 mi) north of the town of King’s Lynn and 70 km (43 mi) north-west of the city of Norwich.
The village’s name means ‘Thorn-tree homestead/village.
The civil parish has an area of 13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 478 in 249 households, including Titchwell and increasing to 496 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk.
The Shoot
We met up in the car park / lay-by furthest from the coal barn, got our wellies on and had a wander around.
The evening light was pleasant but unfortunately the sky was completely plain and bereft of any clouds. However, the light and colours were really lovely for about 25 minutes before sunset.
I took a shot of some of the old posts which are classic Thornham photo fare.
We all wandered around the location. I was struggling to find a composition I liked. As I made my way closer to the jetties, I decided to heighten my tripod to see if I could get something a little different.
The shot below is my favourite shot from the evening., as I really like the leading line of the wooden path.
I took another shot from further away but it’s nowhere near as good.
I took one of a boat with the mud and puddles of the churned up verge.
An isolated jetty was next in my frame – quite a dull shot but my wife Kathryn said she really likes it.
Finally, it had to be done in one form / composition or another, a shot of the coal barn. I made it a mono images as there was very little benefit in a colour one. Again, quite dull through my eyes, but one of my club friends said they thought it was a really good image in black and white.
We wrapped it up at this point, having maxed out our compositional attempts and perseverance.
A most pleasant trip with some decent captures.
Onwards and upwards…