We recently made a family visit to the Norfolk Coast, a short drive up the A10 from our home in Ely. I was keen to try and photograph some of the Second World War defenses there, along with anything else that caught my eye.
The skies cleared as we approached the coast and the harsh mid-day light meant that black and white was my best option. I had recently changed my camera settings to give me a dedicated black and white mode. To date I had always shot in colour, even when I intended to post-process the shot into black and white. While I had heard from a number of different sources the benefits of having your mirrorless camera set to black and white, I had never bothered. That was until I tried it while away in Somerset and what an eye opener that was.
On our arrival at Holme-next-the-sea I discovered the killer combination of a flat camera battery and missing spare. I therefore delayed my departure from the car park, as I frantically tried to get some juice into my camera from the car. Hopeful a 30% charge would be sufficient, after 20 minutes I hurried to catch the family up along the board walk.
It was a glorious day and a variety of scenes caught my eye, both in the dunes and along the beach. I even tried a few long-exposure shots but the high-winds introduced too much camera shake through my tripod, even with my best efforts to provide shade. I judged my battery level just right, with it running drive as we returned to the car through the dunes.
It was a great day out with the family and much more productive with the camera than my last visit here earlier in the year. Some shots I was pleased with and so much more to explore when we next return.
