A Break In The Weather!

Well the start of 2014 has certainly brought some 'interesting' weather with it so far.Theres been torrential rain,high winds and flooding across the whole of Britain.I had a week off recently which i had all planned for numerous trips out with my camera but for the whole duration of my break the weather was abysmal and ironically the weather turned good when i returned back on my first day to work! I felt like i was getting cabin fever just itching to get out and then a break in the weather appeared so i grabbed it with both hands.Mundesley,Norfolk has always been a favourite spot of mine and it had been a while since going down properly to the beach so that was my sunrise destination.There was a slight hiccup before i'd even got down onto the beach with the original place i park up having been fenced off due to sea damage done a few weeks prior.Still,after a quick change of parking area i was soon down upon the sand.As you can see from some of the pictures above,there was construction machinery parked on the beach as its an ongoing repair to the sea defences but this was to my benefit as its not normally something seen on the beach so the opportunities for interesting focal points was great.There was still plenty of evidence of the destruction from the tidal surge from a few weeks ago but morally i felt it wasn't right to take pictures of this,at the end of the day,its people's lives that have been affected by this and felt it would be in bad taste.Even with the damage present tho,the sunrise brought with it such beauty and just goes to show that the force of nature can be devastating at times but can also leave you awe-struck and amazed too.  

The Mists Have Cleared........Unfortunately!

Its an odd feeling when you've got yourself ready for a specific thing to happen when your going to head out with the camera,for it to not appear then you find yourself wondering 'what next?'.In this case,id had thick fog for the previous two mornings when i wasn't able to get out to take photo's (more commonly known as sod's law) but had the next day ready to capture some mist covered landscapes.I'd convinced myself that's what id get and even based my locations on this factor.There's a saying that goes 'If you dont want to ruin your ideas then don't tell life your plans'.Well in this case that was very true.Id got up early and headed out,but to my disbelief there was a mere sparrows fart worth of mist in sight.I had my 'what now' situation,but threw caution to the wind and headed out anyway.The Mundesley Golf Course isn't far away from me and with its sweeping hills and manicured fairways,it was always somewhere id wanted to cover in my photo's.Now for obvious reasons,you cant just rock up on the 8th hole in the middle of the day with you camera on tripod and just start taking pictures.Your chances of getting hit by a high velocity golfball are greatly increased and the golfers themselves aren't best pleased with the coverage,because saying to them 'Don't worry about me,carry on as normal' doesn't quite cut it.I arrived about 30mins before sunrise and was greeted by a serene sky.Its like life had said 'sorry,were all out of fog today but here's a pink sky instead for your trouble' and it was greatly received.Afterwards i headed down into Mundesley itself to make the most of the trip.I tried my hardest to refrain from taking seascapes but seeing a lone fisherman set up on the sands was just too tempting a subject.As i've said in previous posts,people are normally a unwelcome distraction in my pictures but in this instance i think they made the pictures what they are.  

Early morning, Bodies warning!

One of the hardest things for me with my photography is doing an early morning shoot. Hearing the alarm ringing in your ear at some ungodly hour, knowing that getting up when it’s still dark is self inflicted. As I drive to my destination my body wonders what it did wrong to be wrenched from bed this early but as I pull up and take that first deep breathe of crisp air as I get out of the car I realize why I do it. It’s that calmness and the feeling of the world slowly waking in front of my eyes. One of my favorite places for early mornings is Mundesley, Norfolk.To walk along the beach with not a soul in sight and just the sound of the waves crashing is an amazing feeling. I like to get as close as I can to the sea when taking shots but this is like poking an animal with a stick. You can tempt fate but sooner or later it will get you and in this case you end up with two very wet feet.Im always surprised by how quickly the sky can go from a dark grey to being awash with colour and you just never know what your get each time you do a sunrise. These are a few of the photos taken down Mundesley at sunrise and some during the day too.