17.03.21
Just another beautiful morning at Bordeaux Harbour.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
25mm / ƒ11 / 1/10s / ISO 100
THE SIMPLE LIFE
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Bordeaux
COLOURS OF DAWN
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21.01.21
For a brief moment this morning, there was a small reminder of why I still do this every day! These sights have been rare in the last few months but I try to make sure I witness as many of them as possible and always aim to improve on the last. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it’s best to move on. Bordeaux is pretty much on my doorstep which is why I’ve spent so much time here over the years. Five minutes after this, the rain rolled in and that was it for the day. Back to the usual British weather.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ11 / 0.8s / ISO 100
DRIFTING CLOUDS
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26.12.20
I probably should have just stayed in bed this morning, but I just couldn’t resist the temptation to head out in the hope of a magical sunrise. As expected once I looked outside, it was pretty dull so I had to make do with this.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ8.0 / 180s / ISO 400
FRIDAY GOALS
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20.11.20
As if being Friday wasn’t good enough, starting off the day with scenes like this just make life so much better.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
30mm / ƒ14 / 0.6s / ISO 100
MODAY MOODS
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26.10.20
Probably my most visited place since I picked up a camera.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
20mm / ƒ11 / 1/30s / ISO 200
ART ON THE PIER
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31.08.20
The very talented Wendy Griffin creating another masterpiece at Bordeaux harbour. Sorry Wendy, I couldn’t resist taking the shot!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
200mm / ƒ/4.5 / 1/1250s / ISO 200
SOFT LIGHT
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09.08.20
I’d hoped the sky would pick up a little more colour this morning. Tides were right, boats orientated away from the sun but only light pastel shades emerged. Never a wasted journey though!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ11 / 0.3s / ISO 100
TOMMY ROCK
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27.07.20
There was potential on the horizon but the clouds moved in so Plan B was on the cards.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
20mm / ƒ11 / 130s / ISO 200
HEADSPACE
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10.07.20
Finally after three days of greyness, the summer has returned! Still had to double up the layers this morning thought.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ11 / 1/10s / ISO 100
SUMMER SOLSTICE
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20.06.20
It wasn’t the magical beginning or end to the solstice but wen the sun broke through it felt pretty good.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
32mm / ƒ11 / 1/40s / ISO 100
RAINBOW BIT
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12.06.20
Bordeaux Harbour with an incoming shower slowly creeping in. That rainbow got pretty big and stuck around for nearly half an hour.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L
70mm / ƒ/11 / 1/200s / ISO 200
WITNESS
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29.04.20
Unless it’s pissing down with rain, I get up every day an hour before sunrise to hopefully see what I don’t want to miss. Some days are well worth it and even if it’s not, try again another day.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ14 / 1/4s / ISO 100
SEA GLASS
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11.04.20
Loving these gorgeous still mornings. With such a large tidal range at the moment, you need to work quickly. One minute you set up, the next you’re nearly knee deep in water.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ14 / 1/8s / ISO 100
BORDEAUX
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14.03.20
With such big tides and a relatively flat seabed, I was forced away from my initial set up pretty quickly. The good thing was it forced me to not shoot the same old thing. That said, I will be back when all the boats are back in the water.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ14 / 1/15s / ISO 100
THE LONG WAY HOME
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21.10.19
Bordeaux at low tide is a great place to explore with all the boats and ripples in the sand, its just a case of putting it all into one frame.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ14 / 0.3s / ISO 100
SEPTEMBER RAIN
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22.09.19
Autumn finally settling in and it was only a matter of time before a rainbow appeared. As soon as this rain cloud rolled in I knew where I had to be.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
28mm / ƒ11 / 1/320s / ISO 200 / 3 Shot Pano
FIRST LIGHT
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19.08.19
Got up to let the pooch out at 05:15 and the sky was starting to pick up a bit of colour. Mad (but sensible) drive to the coast with minutes to spare before all the clouds moved east.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ14 / 5s / ISO 200
GREY DAYS
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08.08.19
Finding inspiration is all part of the challenge but on days like this it’s harder than ever to get a shot I’m happy with. The tides, wind direction and cloud cover were just about favourable to pull this one off. A few more breaks in the cloud would have been nice but you can’t win them all!
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
20mm / ƒ10 / 60s / ISO 400
HUMP DAY
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26.06.19
Kept a close eye on the cloud cover last night and took a gamble and left home at 04:30. Didn’t get far but watched another impressive sunrise.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
17mm / ƒ/14 / 4s / ISO 100
LAST LIGHT
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13.03.19
I stuck around for a while, hoping a rainbow would appear. The conditions were perfect but the rain had drifted off to in the wrong direction to make it happen.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L
24mm / ƒ/11 / 1/40s / ISO 200