An early seaside foray

 As with anyone who works a Monday to Friday schedule, Saturday is the day that we look forward to most, for some it means the luxury of a lie in, for me it is the thought of an early morning train for a walk by the coast to watch the new day unfold and of course a little shutter therapy along the way.

During the peak summer months, it has become customary for me to plan on catching the first train of the day (5am) to one of my local seaside destinations, Dawlish Warren, Dawlish or Teignmouth, this morning's choice being Dawlish Warren with the intention of walking along the sea wall to Dawlish.

Forgetting that September was just a couple of alarm calls away, sunrise is somewhat later at around 6:30am so I arrived at the warren still in darkness, with just a hint of daylight beyond the horizon. 

A cool breeze hinted at the changing of the seasons, but it was great to be by the sea, hearing the roar of the sea as it surged up the beach to touch the sea walls and recede once again, stealing just a few more inches with each cycle until high tide. 

For the first time in a few weeks, I have armed myself with a full size tripod, with a plan to grab a few long exposure shots, a photography discipline I enjoy as it slows me down, making me more selective with my composition while allowing me time to savour the time just watching the mesmeric rise and fall of the waves. 

There would be a mix of colour and black and white images today, the subtle light in the sky was too good to miss but my appetite for the black and white image is as strong as it has ever been and I am keen to enjoy the way it is teaching me to use the available light to my advantage. 

  

For the record, these photos were taken with my Olympus E-Pl3 - Olympus 17mm f1.8 and a Lumix G2 with a TTartisans 25mm F2 manual lens.