SS Nornen - Battling the tide
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Photographing the SS Nornen - Battling the tide. In this video, I battle against mother nature - Guess who won?
Last week I travelled to Burnham on Sean to shoot a couple of locations, one of which was the famous wreck of the SS Nornen. I wasn't disappointed. The wreck was much bigger than I had imagined. Despite the rain, I soon hatched a plan to photograph the wreck at sunset. It's more of a sunset shot but if I calculated my timings right I could potentially have a cracking shot on my hands. So how did I fair?...
The SS Nornen is a Norwegian Barque which foundered around the 3rd March 1897
The rescue of ten crewmembers from the stricken ship was recalled at a history meeting on Friday night (March 3rd), exactly 120 years to the day when it ran aground.
Burnham historian John Strickland recounted how during the early part of March 1897 a howling south-westerly gale swept up the Bristol Channel, bringing with it high seas, driving snow and sleet.
Many ships soon found themselves in distress, among them the Norwegian barque SS Nornen which had tried out to ride out the storm in the lee of the Lundy Roads but had found her anchors dragging.
The ship was being driven towards Berrow’s mud flats, and the crew desperately tied to save her but were fighting a losing cause.
In the early hours of the morning on March 3rd, the crippled ship was spotted just off Gore Sands, her sails blown to rags by the gale.
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I can relate to the tripod sinking feeling, was while taking a shot of a different shipwreck. Knee deep in a wave didn't help me either. I still got my other shots in and had a great time.
Great video Gary, thanks.
Cheers John, really glad you enjoyed it. Knee deep certainly wouldn't have helped lol
Reminds me of the Peter Iredale shipwreck on the Oregon coast. It’s nothing but a rusty skeleton now that is slowly diminishing in it’s battle with the ravages of saltwater and sand. Tricky photographing and filming conditions did not deter you from getting some nice images and a very entertaining vlog. Well done Gary! Cheers!
Thank you John 👍👍
Great video Gary. I shot the Nornen a couple of years ago in similar conditions, so vowed to return. You've motivated me to do so. Gotta watch those tides, they are very dangerous. A lot of people get caught out and have to be rescued (and worse) I waited for the tide too, and was paranoid the whole time I was shooting.
Cheers Peter. Yes, it's a little unnerving. I was trying to vlog at the same time :)
Enjoyed this eventful landscape photography moments! Great shots,
Cheers Rod 👍👍
Glad you survived Gary....we have a similarly dangerous beach not far from me (Camber) where the water curls around behind you in channels and on big spring tides it outruns people (tragically 7 died a couple of summers ago)...good to see you highlighting the dangers...and also of course and importantly..JAFFA CAKES..YES!...the food of the Gods !!
Welcome to the Bristol Channel, Gary. I live on the other side near the Gower and the tides catch so many people out. There is a caravan park not far from me and when there is a high tide it scares the hell out of the visitors as the tide sweeps right in and cuts off access to the park.
Scary stuff. A mad tide indeed. It made for a fun shoot though 👍👍
@@GaryGough At least it means you to be creative with the conditions.
Thomas Heaton's trick is to use old CD's as tripod leg coasters to stop them from sinking into soft sand.
Great battle with the elements Gary. Excellent video.
Cheers Nick 👍👍
Hi, Gary, I live about 12 miles from that shipwreck and have tried it many times. But it still surprises me that so many people don't realise that the Severn Estuary has the second highest tidal range in the world! I nearly lost my camera bag and it's contents to an incoming tide at Kilve (about 20 miles down the coast) a couple of years ago. It's better to shoot the coast around here as you follow the tide out.....and safer too.
Cheers Andy. Totally agree :)
I've just been watching this from Minehead further down the coast and I'm shouting at the vlog for you to get off the beach quickly as the tide comes in so fast and high!
Hi Gary, your patience payed off and as a bonus you didn't become another ship wreck, thanks for sharing.
All the best..........Peter.
lol Cheers Peter 👍👍
"It's absolutely massive"..!! (That's what she said.. !!!!)
Nice work, Gary,..
:) Not to me, she didn't say that 😁😁😁
@@GaryGough She said it to me..!! LOL!
Great video Gary, enjoyed the tension and the shots were great.
Thank you Darrel
A great video, Gary! I didn't know about this wreck at all. Congratulations on the 35,000 subscribers. I will have to check it out some time. I'm not sure when you were there, but you might do well on spring tides (full moon and new moon and a few days either side) when the tides will go out much further, but also come in much higher. And in somewhere as flat as that, the tides will move even quicker than normal during spring tides, so you have to consider your own personal safety apart from anything else. But at any time, the approaches to the Severn estuary have one of the strongest tidal currents and fastest moving tides in the world and, as Andy Roberts points out, has the second largest tidal range in the world.
Yes, it was mental. A lot of fun though. Thank you
I think the long exposures that was spoiled by your sinking tripod might have potential as an abstract.
i actually liked the dud... great shots as always great fun too
Cheers Joseph
Ha ha ha I was ready to write about the cds!!!! Loved the afternoon images, the two long exposures of the wreck and the first two of the "sticks". Thank you too Mr. Gough!!!
Cheers Nek 👍👍
brilliant vlog gary, it's a beautifull place, after living in Weston super mare for twenty years(now living in Gloucester)I know that it's the second highest tide fall in the world so you will always be racing it. stunning images of the SSnornen
I can vouch for that :) Thank you as always Jim 👍👍
Gary, what I like about your videos, is you never to serious and always laughing and at the end of the day, you come up with some great shots. Cheers
Life is too short for being serious. Thanks for saying 👍👍
Not what Gary would regard as a successful shoot but the enthusiasm shone through to make it a great watch. We've all been there and you just have to go again. I know that sense of excitement at a new location. Enjoyed it Gary.
Exciting it certainly was :) Cheers Phil
Really enjoyed the episode. You got some good shots out of it too.
Thank you 👍👍
Gary,
If you stick it out, it's liable to get wet!
What a great bit of history that also provides a striking visual opportunity. Your initial shots look like the ribs of a long-deceased leviathan telling an intriguing story.
I very much appreciate your recounting the history of SS Nornen and stating that he crew all survived. As a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a PADI Divemaster, I am always aware that wrecks may actually be gravesites and should be treated with appropriate reverence. It's good to know this is not the case with the Nornen.
Thank-You,
Mike
Cheers Mike. I think I sounded a little disappointed that people hadn't died on that shipwreck which was very insensitive of me. Sorry about that.
Gary,
You didn't convey disappointment in any way. I am very pleased that you emphasized that all survived. You are always a first-class act!
Thank-You,
Mike
Loved latest vlog great images thanks for sharing
Thank you Stephen
Loving your positive attitude Gary, even with the tide coming in so quickly, tripod sinking into wet sand etc., you still keep smiling and stay determined to get 'the shot', always an entertaining and worthwhile watch :-)
Cheers Steve, Life is too short for being serious. Thanks for saying 👍👍
Nice video, looks like great fun 👍
Fun indeed :) Cheers again
Well, that was exciting 'edge of the seat' stuff. The pictures you created are beautiful. Great work. Congratulations on 35,000 subs ... and rising - like the tide!
Thank you :) 👍
Well done on getting the shots Gary , very challenging
Cheers David
Great shots Gary, Get yourself a ledlenser torch, a bit of light painting would have brought the colour out on the Wreck 👍
It was too bright for any kind of LED torch. A touch of flash maybe :)
Love this spot at Brean, often take my dogs down for a beach walk or drive our campervan onto the beach. Not sure how familiar you are with the area but there is a great beach light house just around the corner. There is also Brean Down Fort at the other end of the beach. Love living in the South West, glad you could visit us Bary
Hi Jenny. It's amazing that you can actually drive onto the beach. I vlogged the lighthouse which will be out soon. Thank you
Great video mate, that tide really was coming in fast
I have used them Gary, when I visit Norfolk. Similar situation as you were in in this video. The Wash at Hunstanton is very soft sand. Just give them a few seconds to settle. You can use old CDs also, as I think Thomas Heaton does. Good luck anyway. Look forward to your next video.
Allan Marshall - thanks for the recommendations. I’ll try them next week in Skye 👍🏻
Gorgeous images 👍
Cheers Neil
Great - landscape photography as white knuckle surf dodging -lovely!
lol Yeah it was crazy. A fun shoot. Thank you as always.
Nice work Gary!
Cheers Darrel
Another great video, good to challenge yourself.
Thank you Lynette 👍👍👍
always loved your energy Gary. Really, incredible and incredible place! Cheers.
Great to see how you planned the shots, exciting stuff, lucky you have your five a day eh? thanks for sharing some really nice shots, quite like the moving sand shot funny enough
It's all about the five a day Trev :) Cheers
Love your enthusiasm. The B&W shot was my favorite.
Thank you 👍
As usual Gary you made the best of the situation, great images and well worth the effort I'd say. Cheers.
Thank you 👍👍
Awesome video Gary, awesome images as always. I'm with @DC Allan I like the camera movement, it gives it a bit of an ethereal look. A true master at work. Thanks for sharing!!. When is the next PhotoNerds video going to be? I miss you three chewing the fat!!
Sage advice and another great video from you. Really appreciate your work and your photos.
Cheers David
Hi Gary. WOW - "intense" indeed ! I'd never heard about this wreck but I'll be paying a visit now I've seen your video. Love the images - can't believe you managed so many in the circumstances to be honest. Really enjoyable video Gary. Many thanks for sharing. P.S. There's nothing worse than an ugly groyne ;)
lol ugly and smelly :)
I didn't think so much of those really long exposures, but your's were great. Nice work Gary.
Cheers Dennis 👍👍
I really like the one where the camera moved it adds something to the story of the ship sinking
lol a few people liked that one :)
Another fantastic vlog Gary thanks again!
Cheers Andy
Pandemonium, what a mad shoot that turned out to be. No time to do much thinking, but as ever Mr Gough you pulled it off. Amazing.
And as always, thank you very much xxx
Such an inspiration that you are!
Thank you Gary
On my doorstep (almost) and I’ve never been, must change that! Great images as always, great to see the enthusiasm, and I’m pleased you didn’t try to pass that blurred shot off as intentional camera movement. Looking forward to Skye see you then, and rest assured I’ll bring lots more of your 5 a day.
Cheers Gary. See you there xx
Definitely worth the wait those are outstanding photos.
Very kind, Peter. Thank you 👍👍
Very interesting location Gary...
Great shots!
Thanks for sharing
Thank you 👍👍
Being from South Wales I would have assumed you would be familiar with the Severn tidal system? Saying that I actually got caught out myself at the very same location....had my tripod jammed between the bow of the boat for a different perspective... there is a permanent puddle in front og the bow and you have to step around it.. I miscalculated and had to step into what I thought was the puddle - good job I was holding the tripod & camera above my head - I was waist high when I stepped into the puddle! You still managed to come away with a few good images and I am sure like myself you will be wary of that tide next time :) Good vlog.
That had to be very frustrating, but I'd say persistence paid off there, Gary. Lovely shot of the wreck.It's amazing how much the tripod sank just in those few seconds. Nice shot of the groynes too.
35K now :)
Cheers Dave. The sand felt gloopy and soft even on the dry bits :)
Your channel just keeps getting better and better Gary .......... Now at 35K subs mate
I'm blown away, to be honest. Thank you
Great video, Gary, beautiful images and drama on the high seas!
I could have ended up as a wreck myself :)
Awesome images, including the sinking camera. 35k well deserved sir.
Very kind Mark, thank you
You put a good fight there Gary to get your images which were great. A very entertaining episode
Cheers Scotty. It was quite a bit of fun too 👍
Brilliant vlog Gary and congrats on the 35k subscribers, Casey Neistat better watch out......
Fantastic collection of pics and for ugly groynes those blue hour shots are brilliant. Always great to see your enthusiasm for getting a great pic and how it pays off, great work.
Many thanks
John
Thank you John. Casey probably generates 35k subs per day :) I must admit, I do like his channel though
Gary, another cool vlog... I've subscribed and like accordingly... Waiting for the next... Really cool!
Thanks Alex, very kind
hey that was exciting.... this is my fave..love the movement in the sky & great colours 16:11
Thank you xxx
Nicely done Gary, very nice images you did with the challenge you had. Congrats on your 35K, i'm behind not to far at 47 Subs! LOL
Thank you Bernard. I had 47 at one time. Keep making the videos and that will increase.
I bloody love your vlogs so much fun. You really enjoy your job. What a place I seen some wrecks but that’s wicked.
Congratulations on the 35k subs. your vlogs are always so entertaining and your pictures are soo good
Thank you 👍👍
nice one gary love the enthusiasm its why we do it well done
Thank you :)
Nice images Gary, as they say 'timing is everything', glad it worked out
It was a bit of making in the end. Cheers
@@GaryGough Nothing like a bit of jeopardy 😂👍
Wow, amazing images and now 35 subs, well done Gary.
Thank you Charles. Just 3 more years for my 100k :)
Willy Weather... or your alternate, makes it stupidly easy to see the sunrise and set times relative to the tide
I'll take a look, thank you
Great stuff Gary, really enjoyed that 👍👍
Well done Gary, we can always count on you to get something positive even when conditions aren't the ideal. And the added bonus of diet tips, 5 a day covered by 5 Jaffa cakes! YES, GET IN! all the best, Del
lol I have a confession to make. I think I over-dosed on fruit that day, I ate the whole box. Fruit is so good for you so why would you lol I could feel the weight just falling off 😁😁
Gary Gough You be careful the last thing we need is you fading away by fruit overdose!😝
Great video.
Loved that Gary given me inspiration for something near to me. Shhhhhh 😀
Thank you
It looks large to a photographer but imagine spending days, weeks, months on that with other sailors...I have a feeling it would start to feel cramped very quickly!
Ha ha 😂 nice one Gary. Looks like you had a great time there!!
It was quite a bit of fun. It' made it a little challenging but hey ho :)
Photo at 11:50 is fantastic,
Thank you Chris
Gary, I actually like the "ugly" groyne shots best! Way to hang in there. Congrats on 35k subs.
Cheers Jack
Very entertaining as ever Gary. That was a mighty fast tide. My wife also tries to convince me that Jaffa Cakes are healthy due to their orange content.
She's right Mike, you need to listen to her and embrace the orange fruit 😁😁😁😁
@@GaryGough I always listen to her Gary 😁.....I value life 😁😁
Good vid! We don't have the sticks but other than that,,, Welcome to the Oregon coast!
Sounds like an amazing place too. Thank you
Well done
Cheers Barry
Nice vlog again. Thnx
Thank Paulus 👍
Really enjoyed this one! You are crazy ( in a good way)
None taken :) Cheers John Thank you 👍👍
Interesting vlog Gary, had the same with the photo we discussed on FB (black `n white sunset wit 2 exposures). Nearly lost my camera bag when the tide rushed in. Landscape photographers should be skilled meteorologist as well :) Glad to see it happens to the pro`s as well..
I was shocked by how fast the damn tide came in, it certainly caught me off guard. It was quite a fun vlog to make
Thanks Gary... A 122 year old shipwreck & still there. I got a history lesson out of this too boot! Great shots btw... Love the hat, looks like you have a 3rd eye.
Curious if there has been any discussion on conserving this ship before it disappears altogether.
Thanks again,
Bill... :~)
I've not looked into its conservation. It'll probably just fade away like most of the wrecks around the world. Cheers again Bill 👍👍
Beauty!
I'm not sure the health police had 5 jaffa cakes in mind when suggesting five a day.. Were you shooting with a Lee ten stop Gary? The blue cast reminds me of my own copy though it works well in this location
Of course Jaffa Cakes are part of your 5 a day. I was a good boy and ate about 10 of them :) Yes it was a Lee 10-stopper. I actually like the blue cast :)
Absolutely loved this video, Gary. The way your passion comes across really made the video enjoyable and you built the suspense brilliantly. The pictures were great. What app did you use for the sunset? I've always wondered if there was a way to predict if there would be a good sunset or not? Simon.
Hi Simon, thank you. The Ap is called Sky Candy
Thanks Gary, I'll check it out.
Well done getting to 35K Subs! I have tried the CD trick under the tripod legs too, I ended up with 3 CD's covered in wet sand and a sunken tripod :)
Manfrotto Snow feet Gary ...worth their weight in gold for situations like that 👍 Cracking wreck though 👌
I think I should have just set up further back with my 200mm lens like I had planned too :) It was a fun shoot though
I was just going to say that you inspired me to get some and I love them! Deffo worth £22
Hi Gary , great vlog , which sunset app do you use ? many thanks
Hilarious! And great images. Great things come out of adversity. Jam also countrs as one of your 5 a day and so does chocolate according to my daughter....
Your daughter is obviously right :) Cheers Jerry
I saw Thomas Heaton use CD's under his tripod legs when he was shooting in the water on a beach. You think that'd work for the wet sand or the tide coming in around your tripod legs Gary?
Don´t you mind the plates fot tripod ?,and some cds could you put too
Naaa CD's are useless. Thank you
Gary can I ask what the app you mention is please
It's called Sky Candy. Cheers Chris
Nice vlog, on a silly point, I bet you could not create that ditched image again if you wanted to, I quite liked it lol.
lol you're definitely right Dave. You can have it :)
Incredible
Thank you
@@GaryGough you're welcome! That tide was mind blowing!
Great Gary,
thanks for the Video.
All the Best from Germany.
Maik
Thank you Maik, very kind. I used to live in Germany. I lived in Gütersloh for 3 years whilst in the RAF. Awesome place
Hi Gary
Great vlog, did you do a vlog from the lighthouse as well?
Hi Andrew, I did indeed. I wanted a tide-in shot but the high tide didn't come in as high as I wanted so I was disappointed in the end. I'll still put the vlog out though.
Exciting to say the least. Enjoyed it as usual. Not wanting to teach you to suck eggs, but if you stand your tripod on 3 old CD's or disc's it will stop your tripod from sinking into the sand so much.
When is the next podcast going up? :)
Jaffa cakes definitely count ))
Chocolate Oranges too 👍👍
cringed when the lens was rubbed with that cloth
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I didn't know Jaffa Cakes counted as part of your 5 a day :-)
I think they do if you have 5 of them.
Fruit is good for you. Embrace the fruit Phil 😁😁
@@GaryGough will do, just had all my 5 a day and don't feel well
Hard work, as for the groins, bit like Marmite. lol
It was a fun shoot though. Cheers Graham