Mermaid Street - Rye

After a very slow morning and an even slower drive down to Rye, we arrived around 2.30. The sun was shining with hardly any clouds in the sky.

This was our first trip we'd had taken since Ronnie had bought his new Sony A7III and he was very excited to use it.

We parked at the bottom of the hill and climbed the uneven steps up in to the town. I'm pretty certain this was the first time I'd ever been to Rye, and what a lovely place it is. Cobbled streets, hanging baskets, laughter from little country pubs, a really nice place to be on a sunny afternoon.

We began shooting straight away as the whole town is very picturesque. Ronnie was spotting 'leading lines', reminding himself about ISO, aperture and composition the whole time. It made me stop and think about what I was shooting rather than just picking out all the obvious things as soon as I saw them.

We came across Mermaid Street and immediately saw why people make special trips to Rye. What a beautiful little street, it was like something straight out of a book. The golden sun falling across the the ivy covered cottages, the window boxes full of bursts of colour and the sound of glasses clinking could be heard in the distance.

After an hour or so of wondering down the street capturing different angles and admiring the little details making each cottage unique, we reached the bottom where we came across a whole array of pubs and antique shops, a photographers treasure trove!

When we were finished perusing the shops for hidden gems, we decided to rest our feet at The Ship Inn right on the dock. Ronnie noticed a nicely textured wall and made me pose while he tried his hand at portrait photography.

After a cold beer and a packet of crisps we headed down to Camber Sands to catch the sunset. We sat on a blanket with the sand between our toes and watched the sun go down, with the grass swaying in the breeze.

Once the light had gone we packed up our gear and looked for somewhere to go for dinner, deciding on a place called Eurasia which had lots of Vegan options.

After we had stuffed ourselves to the brim with all the noodles and tofu we possibly could we made our way back to the car. It was a crisp cold night, I glanced up at the sky and noticed the Milky Way was incredibly clear even to the naked eye. I'd already packed away my tripod so I got my camera out and rested it on top of the car and managed to capture a half decent shot!

It was a long drive back but it was well worth it, Rye is a beautiful town and the sunset at Camber was equally lovely. I would recommend it to anyone, photographer or not.