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Crows, Lobster Pots, and Cold Seas Photography at Poole Quay UK
Life is simple, just add water
I spent a week in England by Poole Quay Harbour. In summer, it’s a tourist attraction, now it’s November, the streets are free for the locals to freely wander without the crowds.
I did ask myself what on earth I was doing by going to a rainy, windy, chilly England in November, but the results were well worth the trip.
It rained each day, apart from one. I managed a few shots along the harbour, where a mixture of fishing vessels and tourist boats were shored up for the winter.
If you’re not careful, a seagull will swoop in and steal your fish and chips straight from your fingers — regardless of causing injury. It seemed to me that they’ve given up on this game for the winter.
I saw seagulls sitting around, looking bored, and crows swoop down, grab a nut between their beak, flutter upwards then drop the nut onto the concrete; they were trying to crack the nut.
Below, the infamous bench at sunrise shot. I keep trying. One day, I’ll figure out why I find the light and shadows of park benches so…
