Outfall pipe at Weybourne, North Norfolk Coast

One of my favourite spots along the North Norfolk Coast is Weybourne. It's one of those places that you could easily miss whilst travelling along the coast road. It lies between Blakeney and Sheringham, and on first glance, is a quiet, unassuming little village. But if you follow the sign to the beach, along a narrow, potholed single track road, and climb over the shingle bank, you will be greeted by the most wonderful of vistas. A steep pebble beach quickly gives way to the sea, waves crashing and breaking, only a matter of metres from the car park. To the East, chalk cliffs stretch as far as the eye can see, to the West, wonderful views back towards Cley and Blakeney. I think I like Weybourne so much because it feels isolated and away from the crowds. It feels wild, untamed, and I like that. 

Photographing here, for me anyway, requires a different approach to my usual landscape work. I'm trying to capture the rawness, almost emptiness of the place. It's a challenge, but any excuse to visit and I'm there. On this particular occasion, I photographed the Outfall pipe, something that greets the eye as soon as you crest the bank. The pipe makes a great subject, and for some reason doesn't look out of place in such a beautiful spot. This particular shot was taken four minutes after sunset. A shutter speed of two seconds was used to create a sense of movement through the water, as it started to envelop the pipe. I was using the Fuji X-T1 with Fujinon 18-55mm, tripod, cable release, with a Lee two stop, hard N.D. grad filter.

The Outfall pipe at Weybourne 

The image was converted to black and white, with a few simple tonal adjustments.  

Fuji X-T1 with Fujinon 18-55mm F2.8 - F4 lens.
2 seconds at F14, ISO 200.