Burnham-On- Sea, Part two.

A week later I’m up at 03:00 and driving back at the beach, trying to take advantage of the high tide that coincided with blue hour and sunrise. The prediction was for a 10m high tide…So I thought, there’s going to be enough water flooding the beach to really isolate the Lighthouse structure….Ha not so…Sure enough it did come upto the legs and just passed, but not very deep.The images below are not bad / quite nice in my opinion..I tried to take advantage of the receding water and the saturated sand…By doing a long’ish exposure.

Version 1..Emphasizing the glow of the rising winter sun.
Nikon Z5ii & 24/70 lens with a 6 stop nd filter.

Version 2..More natural looking, pastel lighting.
Nikon Z5ii & 24/70 lens with a 6 stop nd filter.

After the Lighthouse session…I popped into Burnham-On-Sea town concentrating on the Esplanade and seafront area.
This time using the Fuji X100vi set to a high contrasty black and white vibe.

There’s a sense of calmness and serenity that cold crisp winter’s light brings…Hardly a soul to be seen…Just so quiet.

Strong brooding lines of the sea defences.

A jogger in the far distance gives scale to the height of the sea wall and a fisherman trying his luck.

Woman and her dog on the beach at the edge of the receding tide.

Public slipway highlighting the hidden dangers.

Splash of sunlight on part of the roof.