Framedlight

By the time we arrived at the coast it had started to rain - torrentially. We pulled in by the estuary at Grand-Fort-Philippe, around 10 miles from the port of Dunkerque intending to go for a walk, but I only managed a couple of pictures from the car of sodden mud banks. We had something to eat in the van and made our way to the embarkation area. In Dunkerque this is surrounded by wire fencing which makes you feel a little as if you are in a prison camp, so I thought it worthy of a shot or two, especially as the rain had stopped leaving a moody sky. We arrived in Dover at 9.00pm, in good time to get home for bed.

Leaving England in the fog there were a few hardy souls up on deck who proved good subjects for monochrome photography. The fog made a great softbox and gave wonderful lighting conditions. As we approached France the sun started to burn through and as you can see the last picture had much more contrast.

Last weekend we made a flying visit to Paris in the camper van. We took the 10.00am ferry from Dover to Dunkerque and left in a thick sea fog. I have made this crossing many times but never under these conditions and it was quite eerie.