A regular favourite location of Happisburgh was the choice for a summer evening shoot.
With the low tide, the usual location where the wooden posts reside was the target spot.
My favourite capture is below which was one of my first shots.
A fellow photographer friend (Bill) suggested I crop into a letterbox format.
I like this letterbox crop, but it is at the expense of the foreground with the pattern in the sand leading your eye in.
I thought I would try a wide shot with many of the posts in the scene and try for a diagonal vibe.
I am grateful to Bill for suggesting I flip this photo around, as it really makes it a better shot.
Drone shots
I decided to get the drone up and see what I could get.
Of course, a trip to Happisburgh always temps a lighthouse shot.
Next up was a shot of the coastline with the setting sun.
I really liked this sunset scene but a lot of work has gone into trying to improve the quality of the image.
First of all, it’s a blended shot from three shots taken by the drone with Topaz PhotoAI providing some denoise, and other adjustments.
Secondly, it’s a reminder that the onboard native 12MP camera is going to struggle in low light situations no matter the blending of exposures, and post product editing.
Final shot
Walking back to the car park, there was a fabulous full moon visible in the sky, and it appeared that there was an opportunity to photograph the lighthouse with the moon.
However, upon us setting up at the spot near the car park, the moon was actually quite small.
I shot a few frames anyway, and we chatted about zooming in and grabbing a shot of the moon and resizing it in post then adding in to the shot of the lighthouse.
I couldn’t be bothered to consider that level of post-production so packed up.
That was a wrap.
As always, Happisburgh always has something to offer.
There was evidence of ongoing and aggressive erosion, and we thought the council must surely be considering a replacement car park more inland from next season.
Onwards and upwards…