Another Saturday, another opportunity to get out and capture a sunset. I decided to go to Moddergat again and see if I could get some different shots there. The tide was low and as I saw another photographer far out on the mud, I had a go at that too. I didn’t really feel that comfortable. The mud was sometimes hard, sometimes soft and sometimes extremely soft. I was afraid I would sink in too deep and get stuck but fortunately this didn’t happen.
Once I was out there I had a blast. The sun had set, the light was beautiful and I was there capturing it all. I had to take care though, the water would return and I wouldn’t want to get stuck on my little island of mud, knowing that the tide would engulf that too at some time. During one long exposure, the water reached my tripod which had not been the case at the beginning of the exposure. Time to leave… That proved to be somewhat difficult. Not because of the water, but because it was now almost completely dark.
When I returned to the dike the water was slowly rising again, but it didn’t matter. I had my shots and enjoyed a cup of tea and a preview on my camera when I had returned to my car. Below some more photos of today’s shoot. Tomorrow it my mother’s birthday. Happy birthday mom, we’ll be there and celebrate with you!
