June 23 - The last day of colour

Having returned from Rome with many ideas and a refreshed determination to pursue the images I like, today is the last day there will be colour images on my website mainprize.net.

Here are some of my favourites and why:

Cayton Blue

 A shot taken away from the sunrise. I love the blue tones of twilight, in this case supplemented by the pink of a developing sunrise.

Cayton pastel

 Up before dawn, by the sea, peace, beauty and then sunrise like this. What more can one want!

Moonlit Coble Landing II

 I had been waiting for a clear night and a full moon for close to 3 years when the moon would be in the right place for some shots over Coble Landing in Filey. I often venture out on a full moon only to be disappointed that there is too much cloud. When the moon is low it is often hidden by a bank of cloud on the horizon on this part of the English coast. This night was an exception and I spent several hours wandering and taking moonlit shots.

Rainbow over Filey

 What a day this was. We were driving back towards the coast following they almighty storm. The clouds were fantastic and the sun was shining in such a way that I knew a rainbow was imminent. We raced along trying to get to the coast before the rainbow disappeared. Of course when we got there the place was full of tourists and there was nowhere to park. Many were drenched as the downpour had passed through. Eventually we managed to park and as I always have camera gear in the boot of the car I grabbed the kit and the sturdiest tripod and dashed to the seafront. Although the rainbow had moved off the beach there were still some stunning scenes to be appreciated and photographed.

Moral - always have your gear available and always anticipate the weather.

Pastel Filey

A bitter February morning. This is a several second exposure to recreate the dynamism of the sea. Again this was taken just before sunrise, having spent a couple of hours on the shore awaiting and then photographing in twilight.

All of the above shots were taken within 5 miles of where I live. I am lucky to live in what I consider to be one of the most beautiful parts of the world.