Full moon at the spring equinox in 2022 meant one thing on the North Wales coast- high tides - the highest tides of the year in fact.
This is the only time in the year (apart from the autumn equinox, that is) that the sea manages to rise across the acres of silted up salt marsh on the river Dee estuary and touch the walls of Flint castle.
This medieval ruin, built by King Edward the First to keep the unruly welsh in order, was right next to the open water when it was built back in the twelfth century, but now it's only a couple of times a year that the castle walls get wet.
And I was on hand to enjoy and film the spectacle over the course of an hour or so, watching as the undulating salt marsh surrounding the castle slowly filled with water, creating this lovely time lapse in the mixed lighting conditions.
I can think of worse ways of whiling away a morning!
Filename - flint tide timelapse 04
Camera - Canon EOS 6DMK2
Lens (1st clip)- 17-40mm zoom @ 17mm
Lens (2nd clip)- 17-40mm zoom @ 29mm
Exposure (start of sequence) - 1/640 sec @ f4, ISO100
Exposure (end of sequence) - 1/640 sec @ f4, ISO100
Filters - 2 stop neutral density graduated filter used to reduce the brightness of the sky.
Shooting interval - 4 seconds
Location - Flint Castle, North Wales
This clip - HD 720p, 30fps (4K and 1080p HD formats also available)
Clip duration - 41 seconds
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