BATEMANS SUNSET. This snap was taken from Splash Point along the promenade In Brightlingsea where Brigtlingsea Creek meets The River Colne, looking due West over the River to East Mersea and Pyefleet Creek this is now longer possible to take this snap as Batemans tower hhas a new roof making it look very smart
LATE
SUN: Taken from the mooring pontoons in brightlngsea creek.after a
brilliant day the sun is just weak enough o take a snap almost straight
into it giving a calm water reflection with a variation of colour over
a very small expanse of water going from white hot to cold deep blue
with the golden flash of the
Transom accentuatig the gathering eventide
BATEMANS
WITH A WINTER HAT ON: Batemans Tower underwent a major refurbishment,
a new stairway, a new top with glass all the way round completely encapsulating
it, and a witch’s hat roof
all finished off with a new Coat of Paint
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DECEMBER DAWN A crop taking the middle 1/2 out of a snap, a study of a larger photograph taken from the Brightlingsea Town Causeway looking towards Cindery Island as the day decides that it can bide its time no longer and spreads its wintry influence amongst the waiting boats a photograph taken on a December morning in 2004 if you look hard you can just see the sun catching a flash of colour on 1 or 2 of the boats to the left of centre.
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DINGHIES AND POSTS taken at The Hard the completely random spread of dinghies posts and reflections show the Hard as it is nearing high water. The posts are scrubbing posts, used by fixed keeled yachts to tie up fore and aft at high tide as the tide ebbs the boats sit on the hard and become high and dry and then scrubbed clean and possibly re- anti fouled before the tide returns to lift the boat afloat.
DISTANT
HAVEN taken from along the prom about 2/3rd of the way to splash point
with the sun brightening, it highlights the port side of every boat
whilst throwing into shadow everything else, and giving a wonderful
array of masts and all reflected. This picture is a study of a larger
photo which I have cropped and enlarged.
EARLY MORNING BOATS ON GLASS. Taken from the up-river end of the north pontoon in Brightlingsea Harbour looking towards the village of St. Osyth about 7.30 am it it was so still and quiet it was surreal, the only movement was the pontoon as I walked along it.
AS HIGH AS THE SKY. Taken from the West end of the North pontoon, in Brightlingsea Harbour. This is a crop that represents less than 25% of the original picture, it is therefore slightly grainy and a little out of focus, but I think this gives it an ethereal effect which was the effect I wanted when preparing a poster for my exhibition, Reflections of Brightlingsea., Whilst this result is not the one I was aiming at, the posters created such a lot of interest in this picture, that I offer it on the proviso mentioned elsewhere.
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FROM THE SEA. Taken from Splash Point out too sea.
A traditionally
rigged boat dropping the mainsail as it reaches Creekmouth buoy
(Brightlingsea Spit)
IDLE BOATS . Taken from the Hammer-head of the CYC jetty looking straight across the Creek, this represents a colourful menagerie of all shapes and sizes idly chattering in the sun in Bumpkin Bay. The foreground of rippling colourful reflections is why this is another of my personal favourites
IMPRESSIONS OF A SUNRISE Ð BRGHTLINGSEA This was taken from the town causeway straight into a rising sun. This is my favourite, but excuse the title cribbed from Monet, who I like to think had he stood where I stood that morning, he would have gone and got his brushes
MASTS another of my favourites the effect of the four rows of masts, two real and two reflected, all diminishing in height from front to back gives the picture tangible depth. It was taken looking straight up the middle of the pontoons with my back to the fishermen's posts
MISTY MORNING AT THE SMACK DOCK taken from he CYC Dinghy rack towards Cindery island, and not a ripple to spoil the reflection.
BATEMANS TOWER ON A MISTY MORNING from just by Splash Point, which is where Brightlingsea Creek becomes the River Colne with the tower just creeping out of the mist its ethereal quality adds a different picture to the normal Bateman snaps and was taken during 2004 before the re-furbishment of the tower which not only smartened it up but gave it a new roof. by the way, I have been told by one young man that this description is incorrect, the p[icture actually shows a torpedo rippng through the water to hit a submarine, he thought !
ON GOLDEN POND. Different day different sunrise. Taken from about half way down the Town causeway towards CYC and beyond to Cindery Island.
RED SKY AT NIGHT Taken from in front of the beach huts about 10m past Splash point. The vivid colours were just as i remember them...
