Ahh, happy with that!
Another successful Photo-Walk evening... Just the two of us again, though. Could really do with a few more members joining in on these evenings; when the Club is in Summer recess.
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Towards the end of this walk Ian. J and I were stood under Flowerdown Bridge next to railway security railings that negated putting ones lens through any of the gaps in between the uprights; nor being able to reach over the top of it.
Then Ian. J found a twisted strut that allowed us enough clearance to shove a lens through. I got down low in order to have the ballast and rails of the track-bed in the bottom of shot. Taking nothing away from the Graffiti Artists work, however the light, on this occasion, was exquisite and really lifted the whole scene to another level, bringing my photograph to life. Thursday 28th July 2022 and another 'Ian & Ian' photo walk. Quite a warm and slightly humid evening; so Ian. J and I decided to leave the car at home and walk around by Flowerdown Bridge. A colour evening; making a change from the usual black & white. Both of us had large and heavy zoom lenses with us, for some reason. We have a simple formula: walk, talk, take photos and repeat from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Oh and Ian. J wasn't really photographing this Pill Box, more so the wild flora and fauna around it.
On two previous Ian & Ian ‘Photo-Walks’ Ian J. and I had met on Tuesdays. However, due to the ‘heatwave’ we’ve been experiencing, Ian messaged me suggesting we go Thursday evening - to which I instantly agreed. I am so glad this arrangement worked out, as it was a near magical escapade - walking from the National Trust car park at Sandpoint up the steps onto the edge of Middlehope and then out to Sandpoint; photographing anything, indeed if not quite everything, that caught our eyes. Awaiting us were: savage brambles that gouged, jagged protruding stones and rocks that tripped you and shear drops ready to catch out we two intrepid, if unsuspecting or, more likely, foolhardy club members. Oh and I did mention the gnats that bit one as if a ‘great white’ had! None of this could deter us though as we breathed in the rarefied air and viewed the magnificent vista of the Bristol Channel; with the backdrop of Wales, across the water, bathed in late evening sun. We talked, we exchanged views, offered each other thoughts and even ideas, What more could one ask? Oh yes, photo opportunities I guess. And there were; by the boat load for a seeing eye. Well I took, give or take, 100 frames [not sure about Ian’s count] and had a walk to remember. Note: Ian J making good use of an impromptu monopod! On a slightly cooler summers evening Ian and I drove out to Sand Point. The peace and tranquillity was very much welcomed after what had been a very noisy end of term at school. The tide was on the ebb, there was about 80% cloud coverage, so the light was quite soft. We climbed to the top of the ridge and started walk towards the Westerly point of the peninsula stopping and taking photos one the way. After about an hour the cloud started to break, we were then treated to shards of sunlight that were cutting through the clouds illuminating patches of the sea and distant shoreline. Not long after this light show we were treated to some spectacular lighting from the evening’s sunset, the light was accentuating the distant hills in a range of colour tones. Very pleasant evenings walk out in the fresh air, on a comfortable summers evening and I got some nice images to boot.
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