On a few of the  days I did some early morning photography before breakfast.  Our day always started with a lecture and then we had our nearby morning outings.  After lunch we had to pick a few photos to be critiqued before the group met again later in the afternoon.

20140819_France_0014 1.  A few of us walked to the beach before sunrise  and found this great spot for photographing the village.  We stayed in the same place for awhile  watching the light change.  

20140819_France_0016 2.  After breakfast on the second day,  I was in the group that went exploring the village and beach with Andre.  This was a panning shot of the water converted to black and white.  

20140819_France_0017 3.  Andre was showing us how to do the "Nike swirl" with the camera.   This was a difficult technique to master but it was fun to practice.    Basically you move the camera just a little bit  while you are taking the photo.  It sounds easier than it was to come up with interesting shots.   

20140819_France_0020 4.  I had taken a similar shot the first day I walked here but now the tide  and lighting was different.

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5.  Another view from a slightly different spot.

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6.  Another fun shot using the Nike swirl. 

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7.   You can see the lighthouse in the village  in the distance.  

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8.  Rocks on the beach.

20140820_France_0001 9.  On the third morning, the whole group went to explore a different beach about ten or fifteen minutes from the Inn.  

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10.  A rainbow. 

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