Except that shortly after mid-day, a pale sun filters through the clouds and the mood changes once again. So, leaving it relatively late in the day before I venture outside with a camera, I pack two zoom lenses - an ultra-wide and standard zoom - and set off for the coast.
As so often happens on such days, the strong westerly wind keeps most people away, so I have all that glorious later afternoon, winter light to myself. In fact, I would be inclined to describe it as my favourite light: a low sun illuminating the underside of cloud, and almost always moments before sunset. Beautiful.
But it's the green netting - installed by the local council each year in an effort to keep wind-blown sand from burying the promenades - that catches my eye; the last rays producing a dayglow effect that makes the shot.
24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor. 1/200 second at f/8. ISO 200. Monopod
© 2012
4 comments:
I checked out your blog cause you are mentioned often by Nic who I ran into in the blogosphere somehow - I don't even remember.
I looked back at a whole bunch of your photographs. Woh! Amazing. I hope that you make a good living at this because you are more than good at it. For one thing - you get outside. A lot. Of course there are amazing things to see there. All weather, all times of year. But you have more than just a good eye and good equipment. You bring it together as art. Thanks. If you don't mind, I will put a link on my blog to yours so I can get a frequent glimpse.
Thank you, Tim, for the kind words and comments. Please, feel free to link to my blog; it's always nice to welcome others to share in what I do, and to make new friends.
R
It's a very green green net, isn't it? You'd think they would have made it blue, though I like the effect.
I am pleased that Tim is popping by to say hello. Tim's lovely. :)
Blue is good; like the sea, but I feel the local council sourced the netting from a garden centre. :-)
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