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Bamburgh
Nestling on the English Northumberland coast, Bamburgh Castle is an imposing edifice which suddenly appears as you drive through the village of the same name - turning the corner, there it is before you.
Bamburgh Castle is an incredibly popular location with photographers and photographic clubs; while I was there, I saw a number of individual photographers and had the pleasure of chatting with various members of the Doncaster Camera Club, who were there on a day trip.
Beautiful at any time, the castle really comes to life at dawn and at dusk, when the first or last light of the day pours across the stonework and the sand of the beach, making them glow. It wasn't possible for me to be there at dawn, but the light at dusk was incredible, as was the crimson sunset which set the sky on fire at the morth end of the beach, above the tiny Harkness Lighthouse, beyond which the Holy Island of Lindisfarne stands out to sea, at the end of the causeway which is impassable at high tide.
At the southern tip of the beach, the Farne Islands - strongly associated with heroine Grace Darling, who lies buried in the village churchyard - guard the approach from sea and terrorise mariners unlucky enough to flounder on them.
I stood on the beach and watched as the harvest moon rose up out of the sea, arcing through the sky, a creamy pink orb against the deep blue os the sky. It was a stunning sight.
Bamburgh offers a wealth of variety for the photographer - the majesty of the castle, the idyllic beach with it's sand dunes and vibrant grasses, the off-shore islands and the amazing coastal weather in all it's magnificence.
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