Two fellow photographers and I met up at Hunstanton for sunset.
Meet time was 16:30 and a low tide would be gifted to us.
It is in fact Old Hunstanton parking on the clifftop car park near the lighthouse.
We wandered down to the beach and walked South along it in the direction of Hunstanton, or New Hunstanton.
We were not heading that far though but we were targeting the exposed rocks as our destination, which have been on my bucket list for quite some time.
We briefly stopped at the old ship wreck Sheraton and having not seen this for a few years, it was longer than I remember.
I also thought there were a lot of rocks surrounding the wreck, particularly behind it cliff-side.
We went a little further then walked towards the sea to begin our hunt for compositions.
To start with, I concentrated on a shot of the rocks as I loved the undulating ‘bumpy’ look.
At the time, I didn’t think about the diagonal nature of this composition much but I do like the capture, the texture of the rocks, and the mono conversion.
I’ve used the Nik collection to bring out some extra detail.
I was enjoying myself in this area and decided to try some different things.
I then started to think about one of Gill Moon’s recent blogs where she talks about creating a more interesting scene using a wider aperture, and I’m very pleased with the following shot.
I did a close up shot of the mussels and barnacles on a rock but it’s nothing to write home about.
My fellow photographers were hunting for some swooshery and interesting foregrounds so I thought I had better try some of that myself.
There was a shout out for a hint of colour in the sky, but it really was a case of ‘slim pickings’.
I grabbed the following shot which is terrible as a shot on its own, but it did make me think that the row of stones would make a decent image.
I moved closer and grabbed a shot with those stones more of a feature but the sky was really drab.
I have what I think might be my best of these stepping stone shots where I’ve cropped out the sky.
It’s tempting to go mono for these shots but I liked the colour tone I produced here, again enhancements are courtesy of a Nik collection filter.
And that was a wrap.
My fellow photographers appeared disappointed with their captures but I hit lucky, more by luck than good fortune, and by forcing myself to try different things.
We all agreed it had been a very relaxing and enjoyable evening though. The companionship and camaraderie alongside sea air, exercise and hearing the swoosh of the sea is something we have to savour and be grateful that we can enjoy such experiences on a regular basis.
Onwards and upwards…