Berry Head in December

Its the first time I've been to Berry Head in Devon and I thought the light was just amazing. 

Even on this cold and blustery day, the light and scenery changed with every minute. On a day when I thought I would struggle to get any images I was pleasantly surprised. It just goes to prove that you should always take you camera.

The lonely path.

Here is another black and white image from the same day taken with my 10mm -18mm lens.

I took the picture because I just liked the dead straight path and this lens just suited it. In colour, the image is quite boring but in black and white I think it becomes quite thought provoking. The cold December with its menacing clouds day simply adds to the mood.

Berry Head Guard House and Canon in Devon. 5th Dec 2014

Another hdr image using 3 images processed in Photomatix 5 Pro shutter speeds of 1/100, 1/400 and 1/25 at F/6.3 ISO 100
This old Napoleonic Guard House is now a cafe but you wouldn't know until you walked around the side and its full of people. Again its shot at 12mm focal length using a 10mm to 18mm canon lens.
It looked pretty ordinary until I converted it to black and white when it seemed to instantly age.

Trip to Berry Head in Devon. 5th Dec 2014

On a cold December day, the sun is low and the sky is dark. 

This hdr image was taken at 12mm and ISO 100.

Three images -2 stops 0 and +2 stops (1/100, 1/400 and 1/1600) combined using Photomatix 5 pro.

I tried to keep the image as natural as I could But I wanted the sky to be menacing so the sunbeams would show up clearly. 

Taken hand held as I didn't have my tripod with me I used f6.3 but if I had tripod it would have been about f9. I like it so much its now my desktop background.