Give me grey and day

There’s nothing more boring than a blue sky to us photographers!

So when we got this dramatic sky all day on my last trip to the northeast, it really was a gift.

Pinnacle Bridge, Sunderland

First off we went south to see the new bridge in Sunderland. It’s the tallest thing in town and really is pretty huge – you can easily see it from the A19 as you pass the city.

These are all taken with the 5DIV and the 24mTS-e mark 2 with a polariser.

Penshaw Monument

Just upstream a few miles on the Wear, the Parthenon inspired monument stands on a hill looking over the A1 and A19.

It was a windy day, but when you walked up to the monument, it was blowing a gale!

The best shots were these with the 24mm TS lens, vertical panoramic shots to keep everything nice and square.

This shot is close up with a 16mm lens and 10-stop filter to get the smooth clouds.

South Shields

As we headed north, we went to the mouth of the Tyne to get a few shots of the harbour – the south side is called South Shields.

There is a big red lighthouse type thing on the harbourside which is pretty cool, and the view over to the North Shields Fish Quay was pretty cool with a 10-Stop filter on.

Sunset at Blyth

Not the most famous Northumberland town by a long stretch, but it’s got a couple of great beach hut terraces which always photograph well. There are also views down the coast to St Mary’s Lighthouse.