Old Harwich - Rain Stopped Play

Having seen Old Harwich from a distance when out on Thames barges etc, I was keen to visit it Certainly it deserves longer to explore with its colour-coordinated toilets - pink for the girls!, numerous old building including the Electric  Palace, two lighthouses and views of the docks. Unfortunately my visit was cut short as I got very wet in one of the squally showers and I decided that the cameras (and me) had better dry off in the warm car on the way home.

 

Interesting Weather at Dovercourt 2. Lighthouses

The 'Low Lighthouse' and 'High Lighthouse'  were built in 1863 to aid navigation into the River Orwell on which the busy ports of Felixtowe and Harwich are located. The lights exhibited a fixed white lanterns until 1917 when both Lighthouses were discontinued. They were restored in the 1980s and are a tourist attraction for the area.

The light changed rapidly with very impressive cloud formation that often echoed the waves breaking on the shore. The three vertical shots at the beginning were taken at 1/320, 1/15th and 1/4 second (all handheld!)

Lighthouse in Morning and Evening light

 Above: Four images taken in the morning under heavy skies: Sony RX100 HR mode.

Below: Images taken as the light faded and rain arrived - the light temperature changed gradually during the shoot.

 Below: accidental image taken on slippery rocks!!

Saturday at New Brighton

We were so chuffed with our 4th place at the PAGB Interclub print finals on Saturday that we found the energy to spend the twilight hour at New Brighton, photographing the lighthouse. These show the change in the colour as it went to full night conditions. The final shot was lit by car headlight, hence the white light.