Let me start off by apologising. I know this is now the third blog post in a row to feature Dawlish Warren but because of some not very interesting reasons, it's the only place I've managed to get out to photograph recently. I also have a special blog post from Dawlish Warren to share with you in a couple of weeks time as well! However, I will be mixing things up over the next few weeks. I've got one more blog post on a local location before I head to Scotland for a week of uninterrupted photography, so expect plenty of interesting blog posts, photos and videos from that trip!

After last weeks blog post from Dawlish Warren where I talked about becoming complacent with my compositions, I was determined to try a little harder this time out. I wasn't sure what to make of the weather forecast. One weather forecast was predicting dry conditions and high clouds, while another was saying overcast and showers Regardless of the weather I thought this was going to be my only opportunity to get out with the camera this week so I decided to go for it anyway.

I arrived at Dawlish Warren a little earlier than normal so I sat in my car and enjoyed the cup of coffee that I had bought from the petrol station on the way there. You simply can't beat the feeling of that first cup of coffee in the morning, so as I walked towards the beach I already had a bit of a skip in my step. As I walked along the beach and breathed in the sea air I decided that this was indeed a fantastic place to watch the start of a new day.

Caffeine highs aside the weather was actually a mix of the two forecasts. There were some great looking patches of sky and some big rain clouds kicking about. However, as is often the way, there was a big bank of thick cloud on the horizon where the sun was going to rise. No vibrant morning light for me. Though I knew I probably wasn't going to get any amazing pictures, I thought I would use the time constructively and work on some compositions. This is all good practice. I'd rather work out some new compositions during average light rather than when the conditions are amazing. Better to practice when there is less pressure.

So was this third consecutive trip the most productive? I'm not sure, so I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. Here is the image from this week, plus the other two from the previous weeks.

I personally don't have a favourite. They all have different qualities and minor issues. For me at least, it's only by looking at them all together do they deliver in a completely different way. While no one image is a stand out image, by shooting the same location in 3 slightly different ways under 3 slightly different weather conditions I have increased my working knowledge of this location. I can see from the photographs which style of image works for a certain combination of gryone and weather. This means I can be more effective and efficient for future visits. I can use my knowledge of the location to create a composition that is suited to whichever groyne I'm shooting and the weather. Hopefully, this will result in me capturing better images.

I said at the start of this blog post that I wanted to apologise for the 3rd Dawlish Warren blog post in a row, but by writing this very blog post I've gained a new perspective and that’s something that I didn't expect.

I'll see you next week when I promise you that the blog post won't be about Dawlish Warren.