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What to
Photograph on Coastal Paths
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Mention Coastal Paths and
initially you think of an idyllic quiet country location of green grass on the
one side and an expanse of water, called the sea on the other and if you're
lucky you might get to see the flora out in full splendour and the occasional
wildlife activity. However this is a romantic view and there is much more to our
coastline than we all might appreciate. With Britain being an island and the
United Kingdom made up of many islands we have a lot of coastline and much of
it, if not all is accessible to us. The photographic opportunities are vast,
even if sometimes a little challenging, but we do have articles available that
looks at how we might go about photographing our coastline and what tools we
could use to help whilst out walking our Coastal Paths.
So what sort of things can
you photograph on or from a Coastal Path.
The Coastline features
- coastline
- rock formations and structures
- cliffs
- fossils
- rock pools
- beaches, of sand, shingle, pebbles, and
coves
- sand dunes
- islands
- peninsulas
- Lagoons
Structures
- harbours - from the small fishing
villages to the large Naval Dockyards
- forts - from the iron age hill forts to
the defence structures of more recent warfare
- bridges
- Piers
- lighthouses
- castles
- Abbeys and Monasteries
- historic houses
- ruins
- Windmills
- Wind Farms out to sea
- Tidal mills
- Oil Rig Platforms
- Buoys
Wildlife and Nature
- wildlife from those at sea and those on
land
- Puffins
- seals
- dolphins
- wildlife reserves
- Butterflies
- sea bird colonies
- nature reserves
- reed beds
- coastal flora such as sea campion,
seaweed
- gardens
- vineyards
- National Parks
- wildlife in rockpools
Transport
- ships - naval and Ocean liners
- ferries
- boats - lifeboats and pleasure cruisers
- yachts from single man to ocean going
and Catamarans
- cliff lifts
- tramways
- railways - both modern day and steam
- activities out to sea, such as wind
surfing, surfing, jet skis etc
Others
- Villages
- towns from the small quaint cobblestone
country type to large modern conurbations
- Entertainment and activities such as the
Minack Theatre in Cornwall, theme parks likes those at Lands End or the
Oceanarium at Bournemouth.
.... and a vast
number of other opportunities, all of which you could photograph.
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The Gower - South Wales
The Cliff Side on the Severn Estuary
Brighton Pier
A Puffin
Jet Ski |
To make the most of these opportunities we
need to consider the timing, both in terms of season, and times of the day,
we have a full article on this. We can also make use of lenses to control
perspective and often find filters beneficial both of these topics are
covered in separate articles. The only concern beside backing up and walking
off the cliff!! is keeping the sand and sea water out of our equipment and
as you may guess by now we have an article on that as well.
To find out more about coastal paths, and to
access the articles mentioned above and much more go to our
Coastal Paths and
Heritage Coasts
 page.
See Also:
Time planning for coastal
photography
Coastal Lenses
Coastal Water and sand
proofing
Filters for Coastal
Photography
How to Photograph Sea Water
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