Portreath Crashing Sea
Portreath Crashing Sea is a dramatic scene depicting the effects of Storm Dudley as it battered the UK in February 2022. I have photographed numerous times during stormy weather over the years, and the harbour at Portreath is a great location to catch waves smashing against the Monkey Hut.
I positioned myself safely from the harbour wall, setting up on a tripod to keep the camera steady while zooming into the scene to focus on the Monkey Hut. I like to stay close to my subject in stormy weather because there is so much energy and movement at the point of impact.
Unlike some of my landscape photography which can be capturing fleeting moments such as rainbows or breaks in cloud cover, with coastal storm photography you have several chances to refine, reposition and retake shots. As a result of the high winds, I built a collection of images of waves forcefully battering the Monkey Hut, of which, Portreath Crashing Sea is my favourite.
This particular wave that hit the harbour cast a wide spray around the small hut. Using a shutter speed of one fifth of a second, I was able to draw out the lines of spray from the point of impact, in an explosive flash of white droplets against the dark wet stones.
Portreath Crashing Sea is a breath-taking dynamic piece of storm photography that showcases the wild coasts of Cornwall and the power wielded by Mother Nature.
Portreath Crashing Sea is a dramatic scene depicting the effects of Storm Dudley as it battered the UK in February 2022. I have photographed numerous times during stormy weather over the years, and the harbour at Portreath is a great location to catch waves smashing against the Monkey Hut.
I positioned myself safely from the harbour wall, setting up on a tripod to keep the camera steady while zooming into the scene to focus on the Monkey Hut. I like to stay close to my subject in stormy weather because there is so much energy and movement at the point of impact.
Unlike some of my landscape photography which can be capturing fleeting moments such as rainbows or breaks in cloud cover, with coastal storm photography you have several chances to refine, reposition and retake shots. As a result of the high winds, I built a collection of images of waves forcefully battering the Monkey Hut, of which, Portreath Crashing Sea is my favourite.
This particular wave that hit the harbour cast a wide spray around the small hut. Using a shutter speed of one fifth of a second, I was able to draw out the lines of spray from the point of impact, in an explosive flash of white droplets against the dark wet stones.
Portreath Crashing Sea is a breath-taking dynamic piece of storm photography that showcases the wild coasts of Cornwall and the power wielded by Mother Nature.
Portreath Crashing Sea is a dramatic scene depicting the effects of Storm Dudley as it battered the UK in February 2022. I have photographed numerous times during stormy weather over the years, and the harbour at Portreath is a great location to catch waves smashing against the Monkey Hut.
I positioned myself safely from the harbour wall, setting up on a tripod to keep the camera steady while zooming into the scene to focus on the Monkey Hut. I like to stay close to my subject in stormy weather because there is so much energy and movement at the point of impact.
Unlike some of my landscape photography which can be capturing fleeting moments such as rainbows or breaks in cloud cover, with coastal storm photography you have several chances to refine, reposition and retake shots. As a result of the high winds, I built a collection of images of waves forcefully battering the Monkey Hut, of which, Portreath Crashing Sea is my favourite.
This particular wave that hit the harbour cast a wide spray around the small hut. Using a shutter speed of one fifth of a second, I was able to draw out the lines of spray from the point of impact, in an explosive flash of white droplets against the dark wet stones.
Portreath Crashing Sea is a breath-taking dynamic piece of storm photography that showcases the wild coasts of Cornwall and the power wielded by Mother Nature.