Following on from my last post, when faced with the hoardes of photographers waiting on the rocks at Bamburgh I turned my attention to the Trinity House structure and Budle Point. Much as I like contre-jour this was going to be a full on sunrise with little or no chance of decent sky colour. There are times when I expect to see a press pack or gaggle of photographers at a sports event but when making landscape work I prefer a solitary experience.

Lighthouses and navigation aides have always meant much to me especially during my days patrolling the coastline of Great Britain. I rather liked the blocky nature of this structure and the rather animated ‘faces’ of the Easterly and Southern facades.

This was some time before sunrise as I walked 180 degrees away from the the other photographers. This light serves to protect in a new way rather than the feudal based defences of the castle. It is there to protect life.

Just the other side of the light there was welcome shelter from a stiff Easterly and eventually after the sun had broken cover that brief but magical change took place in the sky, a colour cast that Mrs O refers to as ‘sky blue pink’.

I was happy with what I saw this morning as I strolled back for breakfast.