A fellow photographer and I visited Iken in Suffolk on a bank holiday Monday evening for sunset.
I had never been to this location but know it’s in Justin Minn’s Photographing East Anglia book.
We parked at a car park at the back of Snape Maltings and walked down a path the along a boardwalk.
I could see the first two dead trees that make such good subjects here.
We stopped along the boardwalk to photograph the first tree.
I took my time selecting a composition I really liked.
I wanted the boardwalk to stretch along the foreground of the scene, and the branches of this tree fo stretch out into the sky whilst capturing the evening sun.
I have to say I lucked out with the starburst.
We walked further on and passed another two interesting tree which we would save for later on.
We arrived at a tree for which we had to climb into and through some reeds to get to a spot we could photograph it from.
At this tree, I took a few shots from different spots but didn’t like anything I captured.
On top of that, the reeds were swarming with small midgies that were attacking us like crazy. I could feel them everywhere despite covering myself up as best I could. It felt like they were in my hair as well as biting my hands and face.
We walked back up along the path and stopped at what I think is one of the most popular trees here.
While I got some closer shots of this tree, I quite enjoyed the following composition.
We went back to the tree we passed by earlier in the evening and the light was a little softer and more favourable now.
I took the opportunity to shoot a long exposure and I’m really happy with the image.
I have enhanced the image using a Nik Color Efex filter.
I have subsequently done a mono conversion which I think it great as well.
We wandered back to the car very pleased with exploring this location, which I hope to return to in the near future.
Onwards and upwards…