{"id":1544,"date":"2019-05-08T08:54:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T08:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/douglaskurn.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1544"},"modified":"2019-06-17T11:57:27","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T11:57:27","slug":"greeting-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/douglaskurn.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1544","title":{"rendered":"Greeting The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why would grown ups get up at 4am, strap some bells to their shins, and head to a hill in Surrey to wave hankies and bash sticks? Probably because they were members of the Ewell St Mary’s Morris Men<\/a> and were participating in their annual dance event to “Greet The Sun” on May Day morning. It was a mixture of intrigue, and a rash promise to a magazine editor, that made me get up even earlier and head to Box Hill<\/a> to capture some portraits of the Morris Men as the sun came up at 5:34<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was pitch black when I arrived to set up my gear, but I had packed a head torch and had done a recc\u00e9 of the hillside a couple of days before to work out the best spot for the portraits. Initially I was alone but then I heard what I thought were goats, only to realise that it was the bell clad Morris Men making their way down from the car park!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was very misty on the day and we were on the shadow side of the hill so the sunlight wasn’t around for long but there were some interesting skies and I was able to get these portraits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And of course what else can you do after an early morning’s dancing apart from head to the pub at 7am for breakfast, a pint and more singing and dancing! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sun must feel well and truly greeted…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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