When looking slightly further afield for some interesting landscape opportunities I came across a great location close to Porlock Weir.
Once I started researching the area for a shoot it turns out there was going to be a golden opportunity to capture something very special on evening of Saturday 13th as the area in question only gets two high tides a year, high enough to totally flood the area, a 10.4m high tide was predicted. The weather was looking to be stupendous for the evening, with temperatures in the high 20’s and the sea temperatures around 19 degrees. To top it off the sunset was also aligning with our location and falling within our field of view… 3 out of 3 can’t be ignored. On the Friday Ian. D contacted me to say that Malcolm Dillaway had seen and commented on one of our Photo-Walks. I contacted Malcolm to see if he was interested in joining Ian Davis & Matt Dearing (a fellow Photographer and Dog Walker) on this Photo-Walk#6 (Drive) to get some stunning sunsets, Malcolm jumped at the opportunity, so the car was full. I dropped the bombshell (which I'd only found out about Friday PM) … Due to the super moon the tide was not going to be the predicted 10.4m but some 11.6m, we were going to get WET. I thought best to advise them to bring the following essentials as well as their cameras: Walking boots; drinking & washing fluids; a towel; a full change of clothes; a torch to see our way back to the car (very low light pollution) so very dark. Well, Saturday 4pm came and we set off, the car was buzzing with chitchat all the way to Porlock… Until we found out the Fish & Chip shop where we were dure to stop and have our tea was closed due to staff sickness… bang went our tea! Not all was lost as we landed up getting sandwiches from the local 'One-Stop'… To be honest it was too hot to eat - much anyway. After eating we made our way down to the car park at Porlock Weir, we were all still discussing photography ideas etc. as we set off down the beach. After stopping a couple of times to take some photos we arrived at the Porlock Moore. Everyone got themselves setup and began taking the photos we'd come for... At the peak of high tide Matt & myself were just about up to our armpits in very warm seawater; and still clicking away! A sort video outlining the landscape can be viewed (below) plus a selection of images outlining the area and an example image of what I set out to achieve a ‘Fine Art Landscape’... A great evening was had by all and car was buzzing with chitchat once again all the way back to Weston-Super-Mare. Needlessly I’m now working on the next Photo-Walk(Drive). Posted by Ian Johnson Video
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This was indeed an evening to remember. Great company, a superb location and light to satisfy even the most demanding photographer. An experience that will stay with me for the longest time. My thanks to Ian, Malcolm and Matthew for making this 'Photo-Walk' night so rewarding and enjoyable. 👍📷😎
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