Another grey day out in the North East of England. This day we visited Blyth, Seaton Sluice and St Mary’s Island, a little north of Whitley Bay.

We only stopped in one place in Blyth, the North Spit above the River Blyth. There’s a big car park here and a great location wander around to take industrial photographs.

I particularly liked this factory with moss growing in the walls of the building against the grey sky,

Moving a little further down the coast the pretty town of Seaton Sluice is a great spot for coastal photographs. The beach and river area are very photogenic.

This one needed a lot of work in DarkTable because it was a dull hazy day and the ships were far out at sea. I really wanted to get the effect that the boats were tiny boats floating on the sea defences.

The final destination this day was St Mary’s Lighthouse just north of Whitley Bay. There’s a causeway that disappears below the sea when the tide is in. I’ve always had an interest in these causeways since visiting Holy Island and seeing the access road to the island disappearing under the North Sea. They also make for great photographs.

Even on a grey day the lighthouse and island are striking. I could decide whether things looked better in colour or black and white and with or without people.