Headed out early yesterday morning to photograph sunrise on the coast, with the tail end of the recent storms still hanging around.

The plan was Charmouth, but when we got there not much was happening, so we carried on down to West Bay. Very glad we did.

We (me and my friend Ben Kapur) got ourselves into position knowing where the sun would be coming up. It looked good, but the light was so flat. There were clouds, but the sky was just grey and featureless.

Then, all of a sudden, the sun broke through right at the turn of high tide. We had this amazing glow coming from behind the cliff face, which ws most definitely a reward for the early start 😍

It just goes to show... don't give in, and don't pack your camera away too soon. You never know what's going to happen.

I shot this on the RF 28-70mm f/2. It's not really a landscape lens, but as I've only just changed over to Canon, it's what I had with me. Something like the 70-200mm Ben was using would have been great.

I'm now building up the lenses I need to cover my portraits, seascapes and my wildlife photography.

Next on the list is a 70-200, and I'll probably go for the f/2. I'm also likely to get the 14-35mm f/4 rather than the 15-35mm f/2.8. I'd only ever use it for landscapes, and I'll more than likely be at around f/8 anyway, so I wouldn't benefit from the f/2.8.

Anyway, a fantastic morning.

It felt so good to get out and see the start of the day.

Mornings are definitely my favourite part of the day, especially when a scene like this unfolds in front of you.

Kit Used:
Canon R5 Mark II
Canon RF 28-70mm f/2
NiSi 5-Stop ND (JetMag Pro)

Printed on Fotospeed NST Bright White using my Canon Pro-1100.