About the Image(s)

In early September my wife and I visited the Norfolk Broads, which is an area of interconnected waterways that is very popular for boating holidays. Much of the area was originally marshland that had sunk below sea level, but this was drained from the late 17th Century onwards using wind-pumps (not windmills!) that are now a characteristic feature of the landscape. There are only a few locations where the waterways are accessible by road, but this location at Thurne is one of the best, especially when the wind blows a lovely sailing vessel along the river. A couple of days later we returned to this spot to photograph the sunrise, but found it impossible to get a clear view because of all the boats moored up for the night. So a lesson learned is that the best time to photograph the Broads is in winter - out of the boating season.
Technical details: Canon EOS R5 + 28-105mm F4 Lens at 105mm. F9, 1/40sec, ISO100. Tripod mounted and taken in the early evening. Not much editing, just a crop and some warming tones to bring out the early evening feel.