Holkham Beach, Norfolk

Hi all

Spent a couple of very tranquil days camping in the van next to Holkham Beach on the North Coast of Norfolk last week. Hadn't been there for quite a few years, and had been dying to get back for a while.

For those of you who haven't had the pleasure, it's a rather beautiful white sand beach just up from Wells next the Sea, and is famous for its beach huts. It can get pretty busy in the summer, but in winter like most places it can be quite windswept and empty. It also happens to have an immense tidal range, which is the bit that rather interests me, and is bordered by a tidal creek on one side, and the North Sea on the other... on a fast rising tide, it's, well...

Here are some photographs:

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C&C very welcome as ever...

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Very unusual set, but very interesting too. They have an almost abstract feel to them (for me) I must say i do like #1 and #8 best.
Are they long exposures ??

Hi Derek... thanks for this... yes, mostly long exposures... somewhere around the 20-30 second mark... apart from no.1 which is just over a second (no wind but strong tide, any longer, and I tried some, the buoy started moving), and no. 7 (1/10 sec, no wind)... I was mostly going after the empty, peaceful, untouched nature of the place...

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You have some nice images there.

I find them very tranquil and relaxing. I can envisage them at 20" x 16" on a lounge wall, or on a restaurant wall or even in a dentist's waiting room. Malcombe

Thanks for the explanation Bill, and you have certainly achieved what you set out to do, they are all very serene.

A delightful minimalist set. They work well in colour but a a monochrome set be interesting as well.

Many years since I was there, captures the simplicity of the place beautifully. Four is my favourite. Perfect material for a very large wall print alone or as part of a set.

3 and 4 for me. With 3 I'd be tempted to loose the little back spots, buoys, ship whatever

Lovely set, my favourites are 1 and 4 - would be nice to see these possibly converted to mono as well.

An exquisite set. Very conceptual. Thank you for sharing!

Classic minimalism. Lovely.

Lovely set and I keep coming back to No. 6. For me, the distinct horizon really balances well against the softness of the curve of the sand.

A great study in minimalism. No 7 whilst not the best of the bunch IMO, is sheer genius (if that makes sense!)

Thanks all for comments and suggestions on these... Allan and Andrew, funnily enough I never really considered these as mono's... I was going after the muted colours and flat light at the time as it really suited the mood of the place... but I've tried a couple and it's a good thought and one I'll definitely have a look at, so thank you... Barrie, know what you mean about the bouys... they were very much part of what's there, though, and for better or worse I tend to go with that if at all possible... thanks all for thoughts on favourites etc... always interesting to hear thoughts and reasonings... have a sneaky liking for no 7 too... one of those shots that feeds off the context of the rest of the set...

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#4 and #5 - exemplifies how you think a bit more than how you capture - t