A few from Dorset at the weekend

ranarama · 24 Jan 2006 at 00:10

A selection of the shots I got last weekend on the Dorset coast. I got really lucky with the weather with sunshune on both days. As always comments and criticism welcome.

Chesil Beach from Portland

Portland Bill Lighthouse

And again

Obligatory slow shutter speed sea shot

more to follow...

ranarama · 24 Jan 2006 at 00:13

Man O war rocks at Durdle Door

Stair hole at Lulworth cove

ranarama · 24 Jan 2006 at 00:19

Finally a few at dawn at West Bay near Bridport

not technically the best but better than any other gull shots I tried to take. I never realised exactly how difficult it is to take shots of moving birds. I take my hat off to those that get them sharp.

Another slow shutter speed rock shot. The light was a lot lower so this was much easier to capture. Didn't even have to resort to the ND filter for this one.

Finally I think my favourite of the weekend. I was absoilutely freezing by this point at around -1 with no gloves. I could barely feel the button to take the shot.

Hope you like them

Slime101 · 24 Jan 2006 at 08:59

Nice, the first ones you cant name are Durdle Door, firstly looking over Man O War and then @ durdle dar its self.

The other one you are unsure of is indeed lulworth cove, however its not a pic of the cove its self, its of stair hole which is to the west of lulworth by about 250 yards!

ranarama · 24 Jan 2006 at 09:15

Slime101 said:
Nice, the first ones you cant name are Durdle Door, firstly looking over Man O War and then @ durdle dar its self.

The other one you are unsure of is indeed lulworth cove, however its not a pic of the cove its self, its of stair hole which is to the west of lulworth by about 250 yards!

Thanks, now updated.

dod · 24 Jan 2006 at 13:40

My favourite there is the out of focus lighthouse, twice the interest, clever shot

Gamefreak501 · 24 Jan 2006 at 15:32

Nice shots - numbers two, three and four stand out the most for me!

lee7 · 24 Jan 2006 at 16:58

some great shots there mate, gotta agree with dod about the lighthouse shot, it really caught my eye when i was looking at them.

THE BEAST · 24 Jan 2006 at 17:44

I love the rock strata in number 7 its my fav but i think No1 & No2 are spoiled by the people in them. But there all nice really.

ranarama · 24 Jan 2006 at 18:42

Cheers for the comments guys.

THE BEAST said:
i think No1 & No2 are spoiled by the people in them. But there all nice really.

Yep, you have a point. I kept them in the shot on purpose to give it a bit of scale but looking again it doesn't really need it.

woodsy2k · 24 Jan 2006 at 21:03

Personally mate i really like them all. They are all different (photographically) and each i find really interesting. I cant see anything wrong with them technically. Good work mate.

Reidy · 25 Jan 2006 at 12:51

i like the slow shutter speeds on the water around the rocks.... very ansel adams!!!

GSDog · 25 Jan 2006 at 17:05

Really nice shots, 2, 3, 5 and 9 are my favourite, what lens did you use - out of interest...

ranarama · 25 Jan 2006 at 17:40

Ansel Adams. I wish

Thanks anyway

All the shots were with a Tamron 24-135.