Birling Gap + Belle Tout Lighthouse 

Thanks Chris, it was a lovely calm morning. I am making more of a effort this year to get to the location earlier, and in this instance I think that pre-sunrise offers a lot of opportunity. I returned earlier this week to Birling Gap and the sun is already rising in-land.

Thanks Paul - its a lovely location. But it is best during the winter when the sun is rising and setting over the sea.

Thanks Paul, its a lovely location. I actually returned this morning - low tide collided with sunrise again. There is a new crack appearing in the cliff, I think that the rain and freezing has created some fresh movement!

Always looking out for your best interests Pablo :-) Thank you for sharing the images - yes definitely heading back when the conditions are right!

Thank you Bob for the correction on how to pronounce it - it was pretty confident I was getting it wrong. Enjoy the rest of my videos and I have more coming soon.

I’d pronounce it bell toot

I was! I went back this morning in search of clouds for some long exposures! The problem is aligning low tide with sunrise and the right season so that the sun rises in the sea and not behind the cliffs.

Thanks Jon, its also a good reason to go out with others when you can. See how others shoot. I often go out with other well versed photographers and think, I cant see a composition here, I am intrigued to see what he can get . Then I see the image and it is great, I just didn’t see it at the time. It’s all a learning experience isn’t it!

Hey Jim, that’s great to hear. I live in the coast, so I am lucky. Some have to travel quite far to enjoy the ocean and the beach. I find myself gravitating toward the beach whenever I need some escapism. I bet your beach in Scotland are lovely! I look forward to seeing the results. The sunrise time is creeping up on us already. Spring is on the way!

That’s great. I saw Thomas Heaton promote the use of CDs on one of his videos years ago. I keep them in my bag but never use them (I think I went for some old PC games from the 90’s!). On the bag cover, I also carry around a fold up plastic sheet that is actually a table cloth BUT the problem is that it get covered in sand a sea water and I cant put it back in my bag....so I end up carrying it and I regret it instantly! Is there a solution for this, other than not putting your bag down?

The drone certainly saves going near the edge - it is sketchy there right now. The recent cold weather seems to have created some fresh cracks quite set back from the edge.

Especially with Pablo, he is a bit of a wizard when it comes to Astro.

Hi Steve. I have only used the polar pro filters on my DJI Mavic and my Osmo Pocket. For my larger lenses I use Freewell magnetic ND filters. BUT if I was starting afresh and I was only interested in screw filter NDs then I would certainly look at polar pro, especially since they have different strength variable NDs. I hope this helps. Gerald Undone did a great review of all the variable ND’s and the polar pros were at the top if I remember correctly.

@@benharveyphotography thanks Ben!!!!! they are quite expensive. so, i didn't want to throw my hard earned money out the widow. i'll ck out his review

Ben...Cheeky ask...I am using Gobe screw on filters but would like to change them...I shoot Canon, I have a 24-105 as my go to lens...plus a 10-18 for ultra wide..I only have a 400mm fixed prime which ive not tried for long exposure yet...What are your go to filters please? Obviously a 10 and 6 stopper? Thanks. Spike

Hi Spike, I just replied to your other comments on my latest video. Regarding filters, you have different filter thread sizes to deal with, I believe that the 10-18 is 67mm tread and the 24-105 is 77mm, not sure what the 40mm is. So whatever system you go with you are going to need some step up rings or adaptors to fit the filter system to your various lenses. I do really enjoy using the magnetic filter system, but the circular ones don’t work with grad filters. If you need to use grad filters then I think you will be better off using a traditional filter system like the Lee or the Hitech 100mm system. I use the Hitech. Like in my Newhaven video that I just released, sometimes you can get away with just using long exposure filters, then the magnetic circular ones are quick and easy. If you want to see the systems that I use then watch these videos , ‘Seven Sisters part 3’ for Hitech, ‘freewelll magnetic filters review’ and ‘photographing cliche landmarks’ for the H&Y magnetic filter system I have on loan. Hopefully this is helpful! Ben

@@benharveyphotography Appreciate you taking the time to reply...Took your advice and watched your freewell vid on Brighton beach, will look at your blog also...I like what you said about grad filters...which leads me to think the Hitech system might be best value. Maybe you should do part-time 1-2-1 tuition !! I'd pay for that!