Splish,Splash...Beach Bath!

Ive traveled to Cromer,Norfolk on many occasions with the camera but this time i wanted to concentrate more on the traditions of this seaside town and more specifically the fishing boats.Theres always so many subjects to choose from and the fishermen are always active,weather it be coming back from a trip or getting ready to launch from the beach.This was given more of a twist as a caught a local painter set up on the sand with his easel,plying his own skills with the paintbrush.Normally id avoid having people in my shots but this time i felt it told more of a story to have him paint as he watched the boats come in.Seeing the old tractors parked down along the promenade just adds to the character and it was nice to not use the renown Cromer Pier as my focus points this time and try to show a different side to the town.I finished off with a trip to the lighthouse and for once it didn't rain when i got there so i see that as a win too,especially as you get the vibrant splash of colour from the yellow bushes that litter the clifftops. 

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.   

Pier Pressure!

If i was to describe my photographic style then 'spontaneous' would hit the nail right on the head and the pictures here were very firmly from that category.Id been thinking about a sunset id seen 2 nights prior to this night and that was enough,the seed had been planted! I checked the weather forecast and my eyes lit up as the sun was due a rare appearance and right at sunset.After unsuccessfully trying to convince my photographic partner in crime Simon Watson to stage an emergency of catastrophic proportions which would mean him having to leave his tasks he was doing,oh and convince his wife that he also needed his camera and all his equipment for a few hours without it sounding suspicious,i ended up funny enough, going on my own.The time i was down at Cromer that evening past in a blur of an orange and pink haze but to go from having an uneventful evening planned to what i captured here all within a 2 hour time slot made it the right choice by far.My friend Simon had vowed to giving me the silent treatment on facebook if i captured a good night of pictures that he would of missed out on...............All is quiet on the western front!        

Fly Me To The Beach!

The weather around this time was so unpredictable that one of my best sunrises very nearly didn't come to fruitition.Id set the alarm at that ungodly hour to get up for this sunrise but was greeted with what seemed like gale force winds outside my window.I sat for a few minutes wondering if it was just best to go back to sleep with my bed beckoning me to return but i decided that if i was up then i might aswell drag myself down to Cromer beach.To be honest i think i could have attached myself to a kite and flown down there with the wind as it was.I arrived down at Cromer but as i opened the door i was greeted with a light breeze which i can then only assume that a vortex had been planted over my house.Needless to say this was one of the best sunrises ive experienced so far so the moral of the story is,if you don't take a risk sometimes then you may miss out on something very special.I felt quite honored as when i returned home and laid down for an hour,the weather had changed to dull and rainy when i got up and didn't change for the rest of the day.It seemed like nature had reserved me a time slot that morning and i made the most of it!