Enjoying the Rain (or Not) on Cromer Pier

After weeks without rain, some people were making the most of the unusual feeling of water falling from the sky while other were less happy! The strange panorama is a single sweep with my Fuji - it sometimes gets persuaded to continue a panorama even when the direction has slightly changed - hence the strange join.

  

Rainy Day in Cromer

Thursday started relatively dry in Cromer with great light but as the day progressed the rain got heavier and after lunch some of the party returned to Cambridge. I stuck it out till mid afternoon but a particularly heavy shower proved too much for me and my camera as you can witness in final image. Some pier and people shots to follow and also an amazing sunset (if I can get the photo off my phone!!).

Cromer Pier After Sunset

Just a few images taken later in the evening on the Pier

 

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)

Infrared Images from Felbrigg Hall

We are spending three days around Cromer with a few friends from CCC and visited Felbrigg Hall yesterday en route. There is a merciful break in the hot weather and a day of wonderful clouds. After time in the walled garden, we walked across the dry parched plains to the 15th Century Church. The village grew up around the church, but following a severe outbreak of the plague in the 16th century the village was rebuilt in a new location to the north-east, leaving the church stranded.

 

Banded Demoiselles

I spent Monday afternoon sitting in a stream near Bedford surrounded by male Banded Demoiselles, all intent on finding and capturing a female. When a female did arrive, she was pounced on and taken up into the vegetation for mating. The White-legged Damseflies were also attacked by the Demoiselles. Thanks Richard for sharing the wonderful experience.