Saturday 6th March 2010
A nice early start again and I went straight for the little spot down the lane in hope of seeing the Barn Owls. The sunrise was amazing and started with the most vibrant of colours but as the clouds moved in the colours turned to more subtle pastels.
With the clear night sky with a very bright moonlight it looked like I wouldn’t see the Owls. The air was so still and it was lovely listening to all the birds waking up but it made me realise that I needed to learn more about the different bird songs so I could identify them. As I took a few shots of the beautiful sky a Buzzard came into view which made up my mind to move on.
There was not a breath of wind and the water was so still, it was a magical morning. Having recently hung some of my landscapes at the Sandpipers Hotel, one image in particular had been getting more attention than others and this morning was going to perfect for capturing it in a completely different mood.
The tide was low and I knew I would be able to get some great shots from the cave at Freshwater Bay. The sky was a nice deep blue as was the sea which was like glass. As I walked to the cave the clouds above me were wonderful in the early morning sun. They were not quite where I would have liked but still making for some nice images of the Bay.
When I got into the cave with only slightly wet boots, I realised that a huge chunk of rock had fallen into the opening of the cave which was not there on my last shoot there. This made it more of a challenge to frame Arch Rock from inside the cave.
It was very eerie being in the cave that early in the morning and it suddenly dawned on me that no one knew where I was. With this in mind I decided to spend as little time as possible actually in the cave. The puddles in the opening of the cave were like mirrors and I could have spent hours trying different compositions and exposures.
It turned out to be a really magical shoot and I actually ventured back into the cave for a second time as I couldn’t resist trying out a couple of different compositions after checking my initial shots. Those soft low clouds that put an end to the sunrise gave me a lovely diffused light for some wonderful shots of Freshwater Bay.
I’ve been hoping to do shoot from the cave at the Bay for some time but for most of the year you are sat in a very dark cave shooting directly into the sun. I would like to do it with the sunset but it is only lined perfectly with the cave in the middle of winter and you very rarely get the tide and the weather at the same time.
The top off the shoot when I got back to the road where I live a Red Squirrel ran out in front of the car. We had two Red Squirrels that are often seen at the end of the road but sadly one of them was run over recently. It was good to see that this little chap was still looking healthy, although still running in front of cars.
A nice early start again and I went straight for the little spot down the lane in hope of seeing the Barn Owls. The sunrise was amazing and started with the most vibrant of colours but as the clouds moved in the colours turned to more subtle pastels.
With the clear night sky with a very bright moonlight it looked like I wouldn’t see the Owls. The air was so still and it was lovely listening to all the birds waking up but it made me realise that I needed to learn more about the different bird songs so I could identify them. As I took a few shots of the beautiful sky a Buzzard came into view which made up my mind to move on.
There was not a breath of wind and the water was so still, it was a magical morning. Having recently hung some of my landscapes at the Sandpipers Hotel, one image in particular had been getting more attention than others and this morning was going to perfect for capturing it in a completely different mood.
The tide was low and I knew I would be able to get some great shots from the cave at Freshwater Bay. The sky was a nice deep blue as was the sea which was like glass. As I walked to the cave the clouds above me were wonderful in the early morning sun. They were not quite where I would have liked but still making for some nice images of the Bay.
When I got into the cave with only slightly wet boots, I realised that a huge chunk of rock had fallen into the opening of the cave which was not there on my last shoot there. This made it more of a challenge to frame Arch Rock from inside the cave.
It was very eerie being in the cave that early in the morning and it suddenly dawned on me that no one knew where I was. With this in mind I decided to spend as little time as possible actually in the cave. The puddles in the opening of the cave were like mirrors and I could have spent hours trying different compositions and exposures.
It turned out to be a really magical shoot and I actually ventured back into the cave for a second time as I couldn’t resist trying out a couple of different compositions after checking my initial shots. Those soft low clouds that put an end to the sunrise gave me a lovely diffused light for some wonderful shots of Freshwater Bay.
I’ve been hoping to do shoot from the cave at the Bay for some time but for most of the year you are sat in a very dark cave shooting directly into the sun. I would like to do it with the sunset but it is only lined perfectly with the cave in the middle of winter and you very rarely get the tide and the weather at the same time.
The top off the shoot when I got back to the road where I live a Red Squirrel ran out in front of the car. We had two Red Squirrels that are often seen at the end of the road but sadly one of them was run over recently. It was good to see that this little chap was still looking healthy, although still running in front of cars.
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