Compared to two weeks ago the weather couldn’t have been much different. No rain, clear horizons and even some sunshine. Thanks go to Malcolm, Jeff, Sue, Paul, Martin and Clive for joining me at Dunraven Bay. The day started bright, with blue skies and fluffy white clouds but as the morning progressed the cloud thickened up and the conditions got a bit harder as it was quite bright, with some glare, but with overall flat lighting in large areas.
We were able to get some good overviews of the coastline and were helped as the tide retreated to expose the great rock formations. The lighting remained bright with more contrast in the afternoon, so after a lunch break we went to explore the rock at the west end of the bay.
After an hour or two of bright conditions, everybody was all photographed out due to the limited opportunities, so we retreated to the car park for a coffee and ice cream for two of us. A quick wonder around the gardens and folly gave a nice change of scenery, but it still looked a bit hit and miss for a sunset image. The tide wasn’t helping either as it was one of the highest of the year so we only had a limited area to photograph in plus other photographers were around and trying to get into position as well.
The group fragmented at this point due to other commitments and travel needs so Paul and Clive stayed with me to see what happened later on. The horizon had been clear all day and looked good for a sunset. A few large clouds arrived and it looked as if it would be spoiled with no reason to hang around, but then about an hour before sunset the clouds lifted, clear sky appeared with just enough cloud left to give some interest. After finding our position and photographing till it was not worth it anymore we packed up for the day. We had only been out and about for 12 hours! We did contemplate some star photography as the sky was quite clear, but after 12 hours, I think we had done enough for the day.
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