These pictures are still from Little Eye looking towards Hilbre Island. The islands are at the point where the River Dee flows into Liverpool Bay. To the left is the North Wales coast and then there is the Irish Sea.
In most places across to the islands the sand is firm and quite safe but in places there are patches of quick sand so great care is needed. As the tide was just going out the sand and the silt beneath it was still waterlogged. As I made my way towards the main island I stayed close to the rocks expecting this to be the firmer ground but at one point I sank into the mud almost to my knees which was a bit of a shock.
More pictures from by the shore. Again I have chosen to shoot in black and white because I think the sun reflecting off the silt is more effective in black and white than in colour.
I Iove boats and I love being by the sea. I have been lucky because nearly all my life I have lived close to the sea and I love the smell of sea air in the morning.
#Sunset #BoatsAtRest #Wirral #NorthWales
I don't normally post pictures of people on my blog, in fact this might be the first time.
I had gone down to the sea shore to take pictures of the sea birds and waders however as the tide was going out most of the birds were a long way out following the receding waterline.
As it was a nice evening there were a number of people out walking dogs or playing on the beach (its not much of a beach to be honest, its mostly silt) and I took these shots of a few random people. I chose to shoot in black and white to add a bit of atmosphere.
#B&W #StuckInTheMud #WalkingTheDog #OnTheSeashore
