How often do we as photographers consider the subjects we are taking?
I mean in landscapes the History, the Geology etc - to me its an integral part of what I'm trying to capture. In the first of a series I will give a little of the background of the Admiral Von Tromp, you know the wreck we like to capture at Saltwick BaY.
The wreck has its own story of the death of two crew members the following is an extract from the Whitby Lifeboat history: “Silver Medal awarded to Coxswain Robert Allen and the Bronze Medal awarded to Helmsman Richard Robinson for rescuing a survivor of the fishing vessel Admiral Van Tromp, which was wrecked after grounding on the Black Nab Rock in thick fog, an easterly wind, and a heavy breaking sea on 30 September 1976. When a survivor was seen on a rock Helmsman Robinson drove the D class lifeboat in at full speed, onto a ledge, and the man was grabbed just as a large sea broke over the rock and washed the boat back into the sea.”
When I managed to get my image I got my feet wet, and clambered over the remains of the old harbour - now that was spooky! The shail kept falling from the cliff face, a flock of pigeons came out of the old shaft feeding the harbour just as I got close, and there was several large bits of the Von Tromp up against the cliff edge, no doubt placed there by the various high tides in the 32 years since it ran aground.
Saturday, 29 January 2011
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