I pay an early morning visit to the site of the Boscombe surf reef, this time to photograph progress with the sand being stockpiled to the east of the pier. The loads from the dump trucks are being consolidated into several large piles by excavators (photo) for grading. The refinement is achieved by sifting the material on an industrial scale to remove sharp objects that may damage the geo-textile bags that give the reef its shape.
Whilst the large scale workings were all too obvious there were a number of lesser projects that largely went ignored, but are essential nonetheless. One such undertaking was maintenance of the local beach huts (bottom image) for the forthcoming summer season. These seaside cabins need to be kept in good condition by their owners, as prices are soaring. Nine of these 8ft by 11ft huts, that have no electricity or running water, have recently been snapped up by buyers, paying £40,000 for a 25 year lease. The huts do, however, command an uninterupted view of Poole bay.
Lens: Both images - 85mm f/1.4 Nikkor.
Top image: 1/640 second at f/6.3. +0.33EV. ISO 320. +0.9 ND Grey graduated filter.
Bottom image: 1/2000 second at f/4.5. ISO 200.
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