Where's Wally.......Parked By The Pier!

I always laugh when im out with my camera,at the looks i get from people.Its like they've never seen someone with a camera taking pictures before.Maybe they think im trying to photograph them which couldn't be further from the truth.I hate having people trudging through my landscape scenes and if i could,id hire someone to shuffle them away,like a bouncer!I know it sounds selfish and everyone has the right to enjoy the great outdoors but it can be frustrating setting up the perfect shot,only for someone to trundle on through without a care in the world,oblivious to everything else around them.The least they could do is provide something exciting to photograph like being fired across the scene in a blaze of glory with a multicoloured smoke trail,as fireworks go off in the background....is that too much to ask? I think on this particular occasion i had been infuriated as i set up one scene looking down onto the front of the pier with the beautiful square leading up to it,only for some plonker to pull up in his land rover,park up then sod off onto the pier! The times you long for a rocket launcher were so much more evident at that point! All in all tho,it was a lovely night with this beautiful pastel purple sky and Cromer seafront is always a welcome paradise for the photographer.Not only is the pier a great focus point but with all the fishing boats lined up along the beach and the many rock pools,it has alittle bit of everything to offer.   

Just Call Me Wave Dodger!

Yes people,its another sunrise set! Apart from having to get up at stupid 'o clock,i just love this time of the day and feel it rewards you for you sleep deprived sacrifice.Walcott was the destination for these shots and id taken a couple of sunset ones down here with great results so it only seemed right to do the other side of it.I was abit limited to the photo's that i could take tho as it was high tide and so had no beach to walk along but i tried to make the most of the section i had.The waves were at full power and amazing to see them crash against the sea defenses.I had just set the camera up for the first shot on a long shutter speed with not a soul in sight but as soon as i hit the button,then the local police thought it would be a great moment to pull up with there headlights blaring so that ruined the first shot,cheers for that guys! I then spent the rest of the morning dodging incoming waves but in my opinion it just makes it more exciting.There were a few times when i nearly got caught but hey,sometimes you need to put yourself in the firing line to get the best pictures.It was a beautiful red skied sunrise and coupled with the waves,i think it made a good variety on the usual photo's.

Nice One Squirrel!

Ive always been fascinated with squirrels and sad as it may sound,ive always wanted to get some close up pictures of them.Well i finally got my chance when i was on holiday at Elvedon forest.These ones were pretty tame as im guessing they had got use to people feeding them but that worked in my favor as it allowed me to get so close.We probably didnt help with there diet either as they got plenty of bread and even ate pringles of the spicy BBQ variety (we didnt make a habit of feeding them these by the way) All in all tho im very happy with how these pictures came out and privileged of the chance to get so close to one of the coolest animals out there in my opinion.