Long exposure by the seaside

I have had some Lee Filters sitting in my camera bag for some time which I have failed to use profitably, so yesterday when we went to visit an old friend in West Mersea for lunch I put them in the car and managed to escape for 40 minutes at high tide/sunset.  I realise that I still have lots to learn, but here are my attempts:

Studio photography

Yesterday three of us from Cambridge Camera Club went to a studio in Newmarket to try out one of their open studio evenings as a possible precursor to moving the CCC portrait group's monthly meeting to this venue.  I have never worked with professional models before and I can only say that I was delighted to find how well it went.  There were four models available and we were divided into groups of 4 or 5 who each spent 40-45 minutes with each model.  The models were able to cope with complete beginners like myself as well as people who had done a lot of Studio work in the past and were more demanding.  All of the lights were set up before we arrived the whole evening was orchestrated by the proprietor, Vic who was always close by to provide advice and guidance. 10/10

White - and another tree

This afternoon whilst walking in the gardens at Anglesey Abbey, I decided to have a go at taking a shot for a Cambridge Camera Club project which is themed White.  Towards the end of our walk is the grove of silver birches which has been photographed many many times, but I thought that I'd have a go at a rather different shot. A couple of minutes after the birches I came across another tree with paper-like bark, but this time deep red which also made a pleasing shot