{"id":21094,"date":"2020-08-17T08:48:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T07:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jamesbellphotography.co.uk\/blog\/?p=21094"},"modified":"2020-08-18T11:08:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T10:08:50","slug":"ainsdale-dunes-august-evening-shoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamesbellphotography.co.uk\/blog\/shoots\/ainsdale-dunes-august-evening-shoot","title":{"rendered":"Ainsdale Dunes August Evening Shoot"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

I visited Ainsdale Beach again<\/a> this evening in the hope of capturing sunset from the wonderful Dunes here. I love these dunes, they hold a special place in my heart from a previous happy time and I guess visiting them brings back happy memories. I\u2019ve tried to make images from here previously that remind me of these Dunes and that happy time, the closest of those being this one below.<\/p>\r\n

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I recently posted this image to my Instagram<\/a> with the caption \u201cEvery photograph tells an amazing story to at least one person\u201d I believe that to be true. This particular photograph is exactly that for me. Nobody else on this earth will relate to the context of this image and what drove me to make it. It\u2019s unique to me. A lone experience that I\u2019ll carry with me forever. Sometimes moments and memories are shared with others, sometimes they are forgotten as insignificant, but sometimes they are remembered forever and this photograph is that for me. It\u2019s a reminder of a wonderful time that was all too short but this photograph, as with all my images, will live forever and it will always be a significant image to me for the emotions and feelings it arises within me.\u00a0Anyway, back to this evening and while the conditions today haven\u2019t been great, a break in the rain left me with a dilemma, sit at home doing nothing or make the effort to go out and create something…<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As I arrived at Ainsdale Beach I wasn\u2019t expecting it to be busy, after all it has just poured down with torrential rain for a few hours, that didn\u2019t seem to deter a few folk though, as there were quite a few families and kids about.<\/p>\r\n

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The conditions were looking quite promising which can often be the case after a storm. Especially if you can catch the transition of it just passing by as seen below in these iPhone photos.<\/p>\r\n

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Looking up to Blackpool<\/p><\/div>\r\n

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Dark clouds over Liverpool and North Wales.<\/p><\/div>\r\n

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I made my way along the beach to my preferred location on the dunes where I\u2019d made my previous images. I noticed the sand wasn\u2019t as smooth as usual this evening. Punctured by the heavy rainfall and quite wet still, it made for hard going.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Sunset over the Irish Sea from Ainsdale Dunes<\/p><\/div>\r\n

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This is the kind of image I love from here. Marram Grass, a clearing in the sand to sit and watch the sun set over the horizon. It is scenes like this that really touch me and remind me of feeling happy and being complete.\u00a0I took in the view for a while and explored more parts of the Dunes, looking for a nice clearing where I could setup my big camera and make an image. Unfortunately I didn\u2019t manage to find anywhere suitable and perhaps that\u2019s down to my new camera setup which takes a while to setup so I\u2019m perhaps less inclined to just snap away. That\u2019s what my iPhone is for in these moments. Simply making snaps to evaluate the composition prior to committing, I like the fact my new camera setup slows me down, I want to be more considered with my image making. Take less but more considered.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Looking north to Blackpool<\/p><\/div>\r\n

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The best of the light was definitely over towards Blackpool. I knew I needed to head that way and should have followed my instinct upon arrival and headed into the dunes north of the entrance when the light was more dramatic. It appears to be fading a bit now.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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South to Liverpool and North Wales<\/p><\/div>\r\n

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The dunes appear too messy tonight, kids footprints everywhere. Rain marks and litter. It\u2019s not how I remember this place or how I want to capture it. I\u2019m not going to better my previous attempt and so I decide to move on. To accept that the image I shot previously is the shot that satisfies me most from here. It captures my thoughts and feelings perfectly and tonight I can let go of trying to relive that moment and recapture it. It\u2019s gone. It\u2019s time to look for something new. An alternative composition that will lead to a new direction. But first I\u2019m going to revisit the lifeguard station down on the beach. If you follow my vlogs<\/a> you\u2019ll have seen my attempts to shoot that last year. I\u2019ll include the vlogs from those shoot below in my Sefton Coast vlog series.<\/p>\r\n

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