Cromer As the Sun Set

As Cromer faces approximately North east, the sun sets to one side of the beach but still gave some dramatic skies and light to play with. I tried various techniques from slow shutterspeeds (eg. image 3 is without and 4 with a 'big stopper' filter) to camera movements (6) and double exposure plus zoom (10). Sometimes the light was dramatic itself  (2, 8,9)and sometimes a bit of processing help afterwards (1,7)

Cromer on a Perfect Spring Morning

We walked along the beach from East Runton to Cromer yesterday morning.After overnight rain the air was very clear with the light changing as the sun moved round. First image, a bit of in-camera fun followed by different sun and water images as the light changed, the pier from various angles (including a bendy panorama), a homage to 'White Van' and finally the Church.

 

Windy Skies at Cromer and Holkham Hall

 A few images from a windy day at Holkham Hall and then at Cromer for the low tide. The monochrome images at Holkham were taken with the R72 filter - most had too much flare to be usable but I like images 2 and 3. Rest taken with 10-stop neutral density. All on Fuji XT-1. The skies changed constantly and eventually rain set in which stopped play as impossible to keep rain off the filters in the strong winds . Thanks North Norfolk Photography Club for your hospitality

Wells at Dusk and Agatha Christie on Cromer Pier

I spent a very pleasant afternoon in Wells-next-Sea showing Julia's classes the best of Lightroom. It was  dusk by the time we finished so a couple of shots of the harbour. I thought it would be good to unwind with an hour on the pier at Cromer, only to discover that they were filming a new Agatha Christie series for TV there so there was no access to the area. The Partners in Crime six-part adventure series stars comic actor David Walliams and Jessica Raine and is due to be shown next year. They were using some incredibly bright lights to illuminate the front of the pier.
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Tidal Surge 2013 at Cromer, Norfolk

 I had been looking forward to a visit to Snettisham for the Wader Spectacular and wished for a northerly wind to ensure the waders were driven off the mudflats at today's Spring Tide (4.1 metres). Be careful what you wish for as yesterday there were the highest tides along the Norfolk coast since 1953 and Snettisham Reserve was closed today as was much of the A149 coastal road. We visited those areas that were accessible - at Moreston Quay the car park was half under water and seal trips definitely off.
We also visited Cromer where the waves were still topping the pier well after high tide. The final images show the extensive damage to the shops and beach huts at Cromer.

In some cases, the doors on the beach huts stayed firm -  one owner said as a result of extra mortis locks at the top. Where the door caved in then the window, front wall and all the contents were washed out.