Four of us decided to visit Snettisham on a Summer’s evening.
The tide would be high and the old pier remains would be our target.
As always, theres a c2km walk from the car park to the beach and always feels longer on the walk back!
We made our way to the old pier noting that blue cord barriers were visible along the path protecting ground nesting areas for the birds.
The immediate shot was straight on at the old pier.
It’s a very challenging composition to master due to the overlapping elements of the structure.
One of our group has a superb image of this pier which has won several competitions. It was partly seeing that image and its complexity which made me want to grab something different.
I moved left a bit and went back to shoot from distance but it wasn’t doing anything for me, so I went in closer and grabbed the shot below.
I had this inkling I could do better and casting my over to my three fellow photographers, I was surprised to see them still shooting straight on or within only paces of their starting position.
With the foresight and benefit of wellies, I decided to venture into the water and along a bit further and shoot back.
This worked wonders as I could see quite quickly some much more pleasing compositions.
I’m very pleased with shot below, the light, the colour tones and the symmetry between the clouds and the water.
As the evening developed, I was moving around carefully with intent.
I have subsequently noticed in the above capture that the reflections of the upright posts on the pier are disrupted by the mud bank which rules this out as a competition shot.
As I manoeuvred along, I was excited to see some water channels acting as leading lines through the grass and grabbed a few variations of this next shot.
All three of the shots I’ve posted online but not the one below which, as I write this blog, I think this next shot could be a winner.
As we packed up, I grabbed a shot of the sky.
And that was a wrap.
On our way back, I noticed the mud looked silver in the evening blue hour light.
We had a good debrief on the way back and all enjoyed the evening. It’s something of a treat to be able to meet in the evenings in warm weather for shoots.
Soon, it will be early get ups for sunrise shoots.
Onwards and upwards…