Day2: Tuesday

It was about 4hrs of sleep before the alarm sounded just after 6am. Outside the temperature had dropped to a little over zero so layers were needed. Thermals & ski pants (had a feeling I'd end up back ON the beach, even with high tide). Two jackets, my fox top & gloves. Camera, 2 batteries, 3 lenses, grad filters, phone, sunnies & tripod.

We headed back to the sticks in the water. There were already a dozen photographers down on the beach battling waves. Tide hadn't quite turned so I opted for the high ground to start off. Found though, I couldn't get close enough to subject with the wide angle (& couldn't eliminate the beach dwellers)
I got bored photographing the same sticks after about 45mins & opted for the beach.

Shoes off & gosh it was chilly!! But the water was defiantly warmer than the sand though. Spent some time on the sand taking more photos of the same sticks. Playing with filter & exposure times. Not sure there are many in focus though. Hard to keep the tripod still when the waves come crashing in. Knee deep in water, once wet just keep going. Not like one will dry out in 4C weather.

Sun up, photos done & headed back for breakfast & some feet defrosting. The walk back on the pacers was too cold & I had to put socks on (they went in the bin, too much sand to try & save).

This morning was first photo critiquing session. I couldn't get the photos to stay as RAW transferring them onto a memory stick. So I gave up & just sat through everyone else's. Amazing how you can get so many versions of the exact same thing: sticks in the water. Bravo to all. I would have liked to put up a photo I didn't like to seek guidance on what it's 'missing'. Maybe tomorrow.

Lunchtime followed. But it was only 3hrs ago we had a late breakfast - so I took the opportunity to head to the beach to get some sticksinthewater at low tide - no wet feet!! Such a different feel to it. There was also a sea lion on the beach nearby.

A quick change into sunset outfit (think: stay warm & you may get wet). Our lication: About 90mins away at Moreki Boulders. I'm sure there's some history to it, but I've no idea what.

They are large spheres of rock, that fall off the eroding cliffs above, then one day they 'explode' & bust open (rather than erode away). Anyway, we joined 3 other buses of people trying to get photos with no-one in them. Trying to create a sense of isolation.

A very late dinner, for a very early start tomorrow.