Hunstanton Beach

Although cloudy from late morning when the RPS Nature Group met for a day photographing birds on Hunstanton Beach, the rain stayed away and we had a great time with a lot of birds to train our cameras on.

Botanical Studies

Barry and Ken ran a very enjoyable workshop yesterday with Still-life as its theme and invited everyone to contribute some subjects - this resulted in a wonderful collection of vegetables, fruit, flowers, vases, memorabilia etc. I spent all afternoon photographing the different glass vases and bottles plus flowers that were contributed. Unfortunately, I managed to delete the folder of images before downloading but hope to retrieve at some stage. So here are my morning offerings using a lightbox and overhead lighting (continuous or flash), plus a bottle and hops with a light pad back illumination and a shell lit by studio flash. Hopefully my main project will rise from the ashes for later sharing

Titchwell RSPB beach and Insects

We spent a couple of hours on the beach as the tide receded and the birds visited the mussel beds. The razor shells and old posts set the scene. Finishing with a few insects from the reserve.

Titchwell - Sharing the Beach

A few shots from New Year's Day on Titchwell Beach showing balance of man and birds and the wonderful wide expanses of sand and shells. For those interested in the Olympus Tough that we have acquired, images 3,4 and 5 are taken with it (Raw images).

Starfish and Shells, Titchwell Beach

Although a few days off the spring tide, the sea went out far enough yesterday to expose lots of starfish-covered rocks. A few had got stranded on the sand but most were slowly moving on their tube feet back into the water. They feel amazingly soft compared with the dried specimens found on the shoreline. The top of the beach was covered in razor shells with other shells and marine ex-life. The posts are even more weathered than previous visits.