The Harbour of Fécamp and Soft Light at Yport
Travelling along the coast of France due west towards Le Havre you come across the lively port of Fécamp. Looking towards the west you can see a shingle beach, backed by the white chalk cliffs. Again there is that wonderful soft light typical of this shoreline. Hettie giving it some on the beach East is the town of Fécamp, with it's lighthouse and hundreds of bobbing boats. Here are some Lensbaby shots of the views from the wooden piers Our journey was taking us to Étretat, a haunt of many painters including Monet. We stopped for some lunch in Yport, a little town depicted by Renoir and Corot, amongst others. There was a row of distinctive beach huts. And the white cliffs appeared opalescent. Here you can really see the source of inspiration to those painters.