Sunrise Sea Fret at Steetley Pier, Hartlepool

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Sunrise Sea Fret at Steetley Pier, Hartlepool

 

Last Monday, on day 33 of my 33 day road trip around the UK, I dragged myself out of bed at 3.45am and ventured down to the hugely photogenic (not to mention huge), Steetley Pier in Hartlepool for sunrise.

 

On arrival, the colours on the horizon were wonderful and vibrant and a decent sunrise was promised. However with just ten minutes to go before the sun was due to rise at the end of the pier, mass amounts of sea fret rolled in to completely obscure the view of any detail.

 

I stood there and looked at Lee, my photography buddy I met down there, and said, "What the hell has just happened?" "Where's the sunrise gone?" Lee laughed, and I eventually did as I realised that it is rarer to photograph the pier in heavy sea fret (sea fog) than it is during a decent sunrise. There was also a high tide, which allowed the pier to be completely isolated from everything.

 

So here is an image of Steetley Pier that was as captured in camera. Nothing has been cloned out and I especially love the inclusion of the slightly blurred birds that sat on top of the large circular tubes on either side of the pier.

 

Canon R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm

f/8

30"

ISO100

Kase 10 Stop ND Filter

 

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