Fishing

BEC DU NEZ

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02.05.21

A place I’ve been meaning to head back to for some time now, the cool calm morning seem like to perfect moment to do it. When I walked down the steps I had an instant ‘wow’ moment. A little corner of Guernsey that often gets overlooked from the path, it’s definitely a place to relax your mind and take in the beauty of our coast.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L

20mm / ƒ11 / 1/40s / ISO 100

CALM

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01.05.21

Blissful, calm morning at Rousse. The low tide was pushing me back really quickly but I stood my ground until the tide was nearing the top of me boots. It’s so flat here you can quickly find yourself 3quite far out to sea without realising it.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L

37mm / ƒ11 / 1/15s / ISO 100

CHOUET

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08.04.21

An area I often overlook with the camera, manly because the old landfill site is a few hundred metres away but it’s still an area that I love to walk and on a day like today, it felt quit special. The Thrift helped with a more natural frame.

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L

70mm / ƒ/8.0 / 1/400s / ISO 100

FREEDOM

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22.03.21

There’s something about Rousse that draws me back throughout the year. I’ve had a vision for an image (other that the same old landscape shots I get sucked into) but never found the right focal length, position or light to get it right. Today, I found my vision.

It needed to be layered. Foreground, middle and background with features of the bays in each. I’m happy with this and I can finally let it go!

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L

95mm / ƒ/11 / 1/125s / ISO 400

PAINTERLY SEAS

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01.02.21

Probably one of my more risky shots but a little extra effort goes a long way. The tides needed to be just the right height or the waves would either be too far down or completely submerge the moorings. I have to admit I was bricking it a bit with the potential of my camera being swept away by the powerful waves. But, I completed my own risk assessment, studying the waves for ten minutes and then elevated myself just enough to be able to grab it if needed.

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L

20mm / ƒ11 / 1/5s / ISO 100

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

TWILIGHT

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19.01.21

Last push to grab a shot on the way home. One of those days where I struggled to even find the energy to grab the camera out the bag. Rousse fishing store with a torch inside and another smaller uplight on the metal cladding.

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L

20mm / ƒ10 / 30s / ISO 500

PORTELET

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08.01.21

Taking myself out of my comfort zone for this. One of my biggest setbacks in photography is approaching strangers and asking them to take their photograph. Maybe it’s the fear of rejection or even the pressure to get it right in a few click. That said, put a pint between us and I could happily chat for hours! Either way, from what I’ve read, the more you ask the easier it gets.

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF17-40mm f4L

17mm / ƒ7.1 / 1/640s / ISO 400

ONLY THE BRAVE

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23.12.20

I take my hat off to all the fishermen out there who brave the treacherous seas in the winter. We take for granted how easy we’ve got it sometimes. The rain behind the boat was really churning up the sea, luckily it was drifting away from them.

Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM

235mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/800s / ISO 250