2 Year anniversary and a return to Bembridge

So this last week marked a special moment in my photography journey, its been 2 years since I ventured down to Bembridge beach for the first time with my camera and enjoyed my first sunrise and discovered the most amazing activity of landscape photography.

I remember that morning so well, it was bitterly cold, but it was a beautiful sunrise. Probably the best I have seen at that location with wonderful colours in the sky. I really didn’t know what I was doing but the image I captured will always have a special place in my heart as my first “Landscape photo”

My First ever attempt at Landscape Photography. I like to think there has been some progression in the two years

So Bembridge will always be a special location for me, its a lovely beach and the lifeboat station makes a great subject for a photo. Sitting at the Eastern end of the island it also gets wonderful sunrises and in Summer it can also work for a sunset.

However despite everything it has going for it, I have never captured an image I am really happy with from the location, and you won’t see it in my portfolio. For that reason I have included it in my #12in12photochallenge in the hope that returning regularly improves my chance of getting that killer image.

I’ve also made a point of returning each year during the same week as that first trip down to the beach, work commitments means it can’t always be the exact same day.

Last year in 2020 I made it down and it was a grey old morning, which it seems to be every time I go to Bembridge. I managed to capture this image as a record of my 1 year anniversary.

My one year anniversary shot captured in February 2020.

So how did my 2021 trip go, well again I don’t think it is an image that I will add to my portfolio but it was a lovely morning on the beach. Fortunately Bembridge is local to me so I could enjoy my daily exercise on the beach and capture an image. It was another freezing morning with a bitter wind. There were a couple of moments of nice light. but nothing too special.

My 2021 2 year anniversary image

I certainly think this image shows some improvement over the two years but its still not the shot I want from the location, I know what that is and I’m hoping 2021 is the time to nail that shot. I’ll let you know if I do!