This is my fourth and last post about Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters. Click here to read the first post in this series.
Having taken the classic view, stared at the sand under my feet, and raised my eyes slightly toward the sun out beyond the sea, I finally turned to look back up the beach behind me.
The sand was wet and where the water had pooled there were reflections. In the first image, a sufficiently large pool of water produced an attractive reflection of the Seven Sisters themselves.
But as I moved around, and found the places where sand and water were interwoven, the reflections became abstract and beautifully layered.
And there were places where the effect was like liquid gold coursing across the sand.
I don’t think I have ever seen scenes quite like this before.
These are all really nice, Andy. Love the sight lines in the first one and the colors and abstractions in the second and third ones.
Thanks Linda. It was a magical afternoon on that small beach, and no matter how many times I return, I suspect I will never see it quite that way again
stunning shots and an interesting series.
Thanks Paula – glad you enjoyed them
Beautiful.
A pool of gold and a pot of gold of images too Andy . Sands gently layered with gold leaf .. and the lower tide couldn’t have been more helpful 🙂 Absolutely love these . *Sigh .. the coastline is so inspirational … looking forward to a couple of visits myself again soon …
You’re right, Poppy. The coastline is inspirational and having lived so far inland for so many years I am really enjoying the potential of a new horizon. Thanks very much for your comments.
Taken as a whole, this series is proof positive of something you’ve mentioned from time to time: every place in the world presents itself in a multitude of ways. Sometimes, it does so simultaneously. The trick is being aware enough, as you were, to look up, out, down, and behind. We just never know.
These are beautiful. I was amused to realize that if the photos had been presented without any commentary, and without any knowledge about when or where they were taken, I would have assumed they were taken at different places, or at least on different days. That’s more evidence that really looking is so important.
This was a very memorable day out and one I will look back for a long time as a source of so many images. The Art of Seeing, or whatever we choose to call it, always requires us to be in a receptive frame of mind – free of pressure, with no competing demands, anxiety-free. This was one of those days – and the weather couldn’t be faulted.
The golden reflections are just beautiful!
Thank you very much. This was one of those days where I wanted to ‘bottle’ what I saw and preserve it. It’s at times like this that you realize that the camera can be a poor substitute for being there, but it was fun doing my best.
Beautiful. Those gold colours are quite something Andy!
Thanks Adrian. The colours were superb and unexpected. We had a day that will be hard to replicate.
Beautiful. Those blues and golds are wonderful.
Thanks Meanderer. They really were a bonus on a beautiful day.
Excellent abstractions. I hope I get to play in this playground someday.
It’s a beautiful spot on the South Coast, Steve.