January 2022
Sorry this post is a bit late, seems odd to be posting a January update half way through February.
Its been an interesting start to the year and I must admit I have felt a little lost photographically since completing the big 2021 project, and haven’t really been able to get into my grove with the 2022 project yet. The weather in January didn’t really help either with some really grey days.
Despite that I have managed to get out and about with the camera, and did capture my first image for the 2022 Project focused on the Islands interior.
Bembridge Lagoons - The January location for my 2022 Project focused away from the Islands Coast
The year started with some better weather and the first sunrise of the year was amazing, having not partaken of any celebratory champagne the evening before I was up bright and early to capture the sunrise at Castlehaven. It was quite a windy morning and the sea was very lively.
The first sunrise of 2022 at Castlehaven
After that with the long dark evenings and grey days I put some effort into completing my Isle of Wight location guide. I had been planning this for a while and hopefully it is something that visiting photographers may find and will be useful for finding spots to visit. You can explore the guide here. https://www.cjclandscapephotos.com/isle-of-wight-location-guide
Early morning at Seaview
I haven’t got very far with my plan to explore new locations yet this year, the weather has not really been conducive to days exploring and so when I have gone out with the camera I’ve tended to go to spots that I have been before. I have found a couple of new spots though and am looking forward to getting out to them with the camera soon.
Its also getting into Milky Way season, I have been out in the early hours already in February but it was a bit soon for the core to be visible so looking forward to getting out again in the coming weeks if we get a clear night.
Above Compton on a January evening.
I was also very excited to be contacted by Style of Wight magazine during January and they have produced a feature on my work which will be in their next edition which is released in March, its free to pick top from many locations around the Island so look out for that.
Chris