Determined to take a few photographs of one of the beaches I go to collect driftwood, and other objects left by the sea, I ended up reaching the beach off of Rock a Nore in Hastings after the sun had set. I had lost the light, but I persevered with my camera and ended up taking one or two OK shots, capturing the atmosphere of the early evening.
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| Looking over towards Fairlight. |
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| Rock a Nore beach, catching the fading light. |
Along the beach I started to see bits of driftwood, a fantastic surprise, as Hastings beach is not that good for driftwood. So in the fading light I took photographs of these pieces, and collected them as I went. To begin with I could see the wood clearly, but as I was retreating to my car, the light had faded so much I didn't have a clue what I was picking up! At least, I knew it was wood ;) This really added to the experience of searching for wood to carve...it was exciting to open up my bag the next day to see what I had picked up!
Now the fun of looking for the wood, and becoming more aware of the beach surrounding, becomes part of the process of creating the finished piece.
