The village of Covehithe, in Suffolk, is a place where the coastline is unfortunately crumbling into the sea at a rate faster than anywhere else in the UK.  A couple of hundred yards back from the cliffs lies the skeletal structure of the (mostly) abandoned St Andrew's Church, a striking landmark on this wild part of the East Coast.  Down on the beach are the gnarly, bleached remains of trees that have tumbled off the cliffs above as they've been eroded by the north sea storms.  It was the church and the gnarly trees that I hoped would make attractive foregrounds for some nightscape shots, and especially with the Milky Way core rising in the early hours to the south east.

Unfortunately the reality of the night was very different to the expectations I had.  For some reason I just struggled to get into the groove.  Maybe it was because I was trying to do too much (cameras, vlogging, and I was also there with some friends who I constantly felt like I was neglecting!), or maybe it was because we arrived a bit late and couldn't actually locate the gnarly trees.  Or maybe that's just how life is sometimes!!

But I did manage to get a few shots, including these startrails around the ruins of the church. I love the way the stars shine through the stone arches.