Naturally-occurring bubbles in a rock pool – although it looks as if I added some bubble bath, it is organic compounds from decaying seaweed that produce the froth. (The same that make the foam on beer!) Sometimes, a photo causes a small ripple of excitement when one sees it full-sized…
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Boats and their reflections are a very hackneyed subject for the seaside photographer, but this example, riding high on a full tide in the harbour at Lyme, was irresistible.
A rather soft handheld shot taken just as I was leaving the beach on a brisk Spring day. But the more I looked at it, the more I liked the semi-abstract bands of colour in the sea.
In Lyme, there is a small estate of mobile homes at Monmouth Beach, which to me has a curious charm all of its own. I am intrigued by the contrasts of a wonderful natural setting and suburban accessories (the barbecue, the new car, the big boat, and lots…
A pair of flint pebbles on the beach at Axmouth, casting their shadows on a weathered piece of painted driftwood. Scouring the tideline was something to do on a very cold day, while I was waiting for a car tyre to be replaced!
Taken just a few minutes after, and about 100m from, Surf’s up, this shows the other face of the sea: calm water in the harbour at Lyme Regis at high tide, with reflections of the old lifeboat house (since demolished) in the sunshine. I found the clarity of…
In winter, you get mountainous waves breaking over the Cobb wall at Lyme Regis, and if the light and the wind are right, you can stand at one spot to see exciting scenes like this without being swept off your feet. This one was captured with a relatively…