November - A Poor Month for the Project
Welcome to the November blog post and the latest update on my 2021 Project. Apologies this post is a bit late, its been a busy start to December with lots of trips to see Friends and Family.
November was a difficult month for the project, I struggled to get out with the camera during the month due to travel and other commitments so had to grab the four shots in the few opportunities I had which meant the conditions were often not the best. I must admit I am struggling with which image to use for November.
1) Ventnor Seafront
The Month started well enough with a stunning sunrise on Ventnor seafront. I had missed an amazing sunrise the morning before so had set out the following day expecting a grey morning! As I drove towards Ventnor I could see there was some high cloud and as I arrived at the location and saw the big gap on the horizon for the Sun I realised we were going to be in for another colourful sunrise. It was then just a case of setting up and waiting for the sky to light up.
A Colourful sunrise over Ventnor Seafront
2) Firestone Copse
Autumn has been very late this year throughout the U.K. and its been the same here on the Isle of Wight. I always find Autumn a little disappointing on the Island as it takes a long time for the temperature to drop low enough for the leaves to change colour, and often the Autumn and Winter storms start to arrive and strip the trees before the colour can really appear.
I headed to Firestone Copse on a misty morning and captured the image below as the sun rose through the trees.
A late Autumn Sunrise in Firestone Copse
3) The Pepperpot
The third location visited this month was the Pepperpot. Towards the end of a rainy and cold day I climbed up from the Car Park at Blackgang hoping a break in the cloud might appear as the sun set and create some dramatic conditions.
Unfortunately that didn’t happen but there was the briefest of gaps in the cloud that allowed some light through that caught the side of the Oratory and the coastline beyond. I quickly grabbed the shot and then headed back down to warm up in the car on the journey home.
A Stormy afternoon at the Pepperpot
4) Havenstreet Shrine
Being the most local of the 12 locations I seemed to leave getting the shot from here till last in each of the seasons and with a few days of November left I still hadn’t got the Autumn image. I therefore had to get the shot on the one opportunity I had one morning.
Unfortunately it was a perfectly clear morning and therefore the sky held no interest. There was however some lovely golden light as the sun rose lighting up the front of the shrine.
The Havenstreet Shrine
So those are my November images, just one month left of the project and 4 images to capture. I have already got 2 of the December images captured so have made a good start to the month. Then it is just a case of finalising the 12 images from the 48 captured that will be my featured images. I’ve got a pretty good idea on most of them now however there are 2 locations which could change depending on how the December images for them both go.
I’ve also started producing a zine to showcase the project. It will be an A4 magazine with a full page for each featured image, along with a second page for each location with the other 3 images captured and some background to the location and the image. Its coming together really well and i’m really excited about it. I will be making it available to purchase in my online store soon if anyone would be interested in a copy.
Thats all for now, I hope everyone has a great December and a wonderful Christmas and I’ll be back for my final update on the project in the New Year.