Shingle Shot

It's that old boat and shingle cliche again. 

OK, let's get it over with then. Take a nice colourful fishing boat, add a shingle beach then place Aldeburgh in the background to add context.

There you go: A standard seaside image.







Oh dear, its the old rusty machinery and shingle cliche this time. 

What is this thing doing? Is it keeping the tides back, like Canute? Anyway, I thought it deserved a picture. I adopted a low angle to have it intersect the skyline, but an acceptable alternative would have been an overhead shot with an ultrawide angle lens. However (hint) taking a step ladder onto a shingle beach can only end in tears.





Finally here is the sea fishing rods and shingle cliche to complete the set. The fishermen are optional in this particular cliche, and in this case I left them out.



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