Falling

Three weeks into winter, with 2 days until the solstice, and day and night time temperatures still hover around 11ºC. This makes pre-dawn starts all the more bearable, especially when walking, but I know the season has yet to bite.

The image of Branksome Chine beach was taken on a falling tide, 23 minutes after sunrise.

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Solo effort #2

Is it me, or are conditions like this just not photogenic? The sun has popped up over the horizon, and heavy cloud has rolled in from the west to produce a spectacular sky with light to match. I rattle off what would have been the equivalent of two rolls of film in my pre-digital days, anxious not to miss the show, but I'm amazed at the indifference to it all shown by others nearby.

People are out walking or jogging, or exercising their dogs - stopping to form small groups of threes and fours to chat - but nobody, and I mean nobody, seems to want to record the scene for posterity, mobile phones or not.

Deep down I'm secretly pleased, as I know nobody else has the shots I'm getting, but it does make me wonder.

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Solo effort #1

This particular structure on a local beach has been photographed many, many times before (self included); social media bears grim witness to that. I have even watched others form a queue, waiting patiently in line for the opportunity to take a near-identical image as the last photographer. 

I have no qualms about reusing the location today, because apart from the spectacular dawn light, I'm the only person there getting the shot.

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