Staithes at Sunrise.

Four hours sleep and I came very close to turning the alarm off and going back to sleep. I had a quick look out of the curtains and could see a sliver of red on the horizon and some nice clouds that were just beginning to catch some colour.

 

I'd driven over the previous evening having spent sunset at Ferrybridge, before arriving at Staithes in the dark around midnight. Took a couple of attempts driving either side of the Staithe's Beck to find the viewpoint. It's a blink and you'll miss it location alongside a small path of cottages.

 

I wasn't expecting to see anyone else but there was someone already setup taking images. We got chatting and it turned out to be a fellow Flickr user who I follow. She told me about the Staithes group of artists who were active from the arrival of the railways in the late 19th century to the start of WW1 and who were heavily influenced by French impressionism, before later developing their own style. My research had only extended to Captain Cook who lived in Staithes from 1744 before his much heralded maritime adventures. It must've been the week for it because I bumped into three other Flickr users during the next couple of days.

 

We were treated to a super sunrise which was fairly brief in terms of colour. I'd checked where the sun was due to rise and thought it'd be further to the left so was pleasantly surprised to have a clear view.

 

I packed up and walked down the cobbled streets, lined with colourful cottages to the harbour and sat for a few moments watching the sun get higher and light the cliffs up as the village began to come to life.

 

6 shot pano.

Done