I recently spent some time with fellow landscape photographer Ross Brown who told me that he’d recently visited Skinningrove and that it was a hairy experience but worth a look. Not known as one of the safest areas around I decided to take a look one fine evening recently.
JPG Image
Whilst turning into the road end at Skinningrove I had to do a double-take at an old disused warehouse with the initials JPG on it. With a wry grin I carried on before noticing a similar sign to the entrance. At this point I just knew I had to make an image of the sign if not just for fun. However, I decided to spend a bit of time setting up the image to make sure it was correctly composed and as sharp as possible. Using f8, which is the optimal aperture of the 14-45mm lens fitted to my Panasonic G1, I set to work. The sign being over 7ft high meant stretching my tripod to its limit to compose the image straight on and the surrounding foliage helped lift the colour of the composition to make a pleasant if not unusual and tongue-in-cheek image!
Eventually making my way into Skinningrove I spent a little time on the sea front which, I have to say, was rather quite pleasant and a bit of a surprise to be honest. OK, the pier is a little worse for wear nowadays but I reckon even that on a stormy day could make quite a decent image in itself - possibly a black and white? Today was a warm and muggy day though and there were quite a few families taking in the warm evening air along the beach area. Unfortunately, clouds were starting to roll in and everything was looking a little dull and overcast to make a decent image but the area is certainly worth another look at some stage.
Technical Data: Panasonic G1/14-45mm 1/13s @ f8
As usual you can find this image and more in the ‘Recently Added’ section of the Gallery, Enjoy.