Gannet - Morus bassanus
Canon 400mm f8 for 1/1600th @ iso800
The UK was bathed in wall to wall sunshine and to make the most of the light we decided to whizz over to Bempton a west to east road trip, coast to coast - when I say whizz you do if you leave early enough to get through Manchester and then Leeds and until you come off the M62 onto the A roads - where it is hit and miss as to whether you meet ahead of you a tractor, motorhome, or god forbid one or more caravans being towed along the country roads.
Approaching Bempton the early morning sun lit up the fields of crops a truly beautiful day - alarm bells began to ring when on the part of the road that you can usually see the sea gave no view of glistening seas !! just murk....
Once before I had been caught out by the weather system around the cliffs holding the sea mist - the reality though was worse not only was there dull grey cloud around the cliffs but it was blowing a gale.
It was fortunate that in the boot of the car I had a fleece - and by the time I parked up and met up with Ian it was obvious that there was not going to be a need for plenty of water and sun cream !!!
The few that had arrived before us were in cots, hats and gloves and bent almost double as they tried to make progress in the winds blowing along the cliffs
We had coffee and waited for a glimmer of light to come through the dull grey no light clouds, and yet a mile or so back down the road and off the cliffs -t-shirts and shorts were the order of the day !!
We did venture down to the cliffs - tripods were out we discovered very quickly one of if not the only time I have seen the Gitzo holding the 800mm in danger of blowing over.
The UK was bathed in wall to wall sunshine and to make the most of the light we decided to whizz over to Bempton a west to east road trip, coast to coast - when I say whizz you do if you leave early enough to get through Manchester and then Leeds and until you come off the M62 onto the A roads - where it is hit and miss as to whether you meet ahead of you a tractor, motorhome, or god forbid one or more caravans being towed along the country roads.
Approaching Bempton the early morning sun lit up the fields of crops a truly beautiful day - alarm bells began to ring when on the part of the road that you can usually see the sea gave no view of glistening seas !! just murk....
Once before I had been caught out by the weather system around the cliffs holding the sea mist - the reality though was worse not only was there dull grey cloud around the cliffs but it was blowing a gale.
It was fortunate that in the boot of the car I had a fleece - and by the time I parked up and met up with Ian it was obvious that there was not going to be a need for plenty of water and sun cream !!!
The few that had arrived before us were in cots, hats and gloves and bent almost double as they tried to make progress in the winds blowing along the cliffs
We had coffee and waited for a glimmer of light to come through the dull grey no light clouds, and yet a mile or so back down the road and off the cliffs -t-shirts and shorts were the order of the day !!
We did venture down to the cliffs - tripods were out we discovered very quickly one of if not the only time I have seen the Gitzo holding the 800mm in danger of blowing over.