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2009 (coming soon)
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- One of 47 entries in the i3m blog (38 before this & 8 since).
Sunrise on Harting Down – Part1
- May 31, 2009, 11:30 am
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The A272 offers some fantastic locations.
The Boeing 737 clawed its way into the sky this morning. Tonnes of metal and electronics climbing away from London Gatwick, undoubtedly packed full of so many expectations of escape and adventure. Unfortunately we were not on it! An early morning start (4am!) for the chance to photograph herds of wild deer seen around the valleys surrounding Harting Down (approximately 4 miles east of Petersfield on the Hampshire/West Sussex border) and the promise of a hot and sunny day meant the bonus of some sunrise shots too.
But photographing deer in the South Downs country park is about as far removed from commercial air travel as you can get. So to explain, at i3m we regularly work with some major airlines, delivering software and media projects around Gatwick and Heathrow. This weekend we needed to be at Gatwick early so were kind of in ‘the neighbourhood’. If you’ve not realised yet though, an early start always gives us the excuse to take in a few sights on the way at times of day that when most people are asleep.
With a no show for the deer and the sun rapidly appearing to the East we left Harting Down and headed into the sunrise, following the A272, which runs through Petersfield, from Winchester and ambles out to Billingshurst and Haywards Heath. Well the road itself ambles but unfortunately its traffic doesn’t! It’s one of those roads that’s heavily used and suffers as a result. However, if you leave enough time on an airport run and it’s the right time of the day, it will be quiet and we can recommend some more locations for some stunning Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex photography. On this particular day it was so quite that the officious morning Rooks were still patrolling the tarmac while this year’s crop of doe eyed baby bunnies adorned the side of every turn mile of the carriageway.
Some stunning locations between Petersfield and Crawley on the A272 (lit beautifully at sunrise may we add):
Midhurst
Cowdray Park at sunrise….
Petworth
Beautiful location. Very old England complete with stunning panoramic views and Petworth House.
Wisborough Green
The village pond by the church (Complete with Heron and Ducklings at this time of year!)
Gatwick itself
Without having your collar felt, proving a nuisance or having to explain yourself to people in uniform the site of commercial airliners leaving and departing at first light makes for some stunning photography.
This list is far from comprehensive but offers merely a taste. However, all of these locations will be included in our 2009 location July round up. So be sure to bookmark and sign up to the RSS to keep up to date!- The excuse to get out early and catch some first light, sunrise, photography
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