An early morning ride along the coast brought me, once again, to Poole, Dorset, and it's a recently unveiled sculpture that I've come to photograph. Situated in front of the RNLI headquarters, it commemorates the 778 lifesavers who died at sea.
Designed by Sam Holland, it depicts a figure in a small boat pulling another from the water, and was unveiled by the Duke of Kent earlier this month. The sculpture is over 15 feet (4.5 metres) high and carries the family motto of the RNLI's founder, Sir William Hillary: "With courage, nothing is impossible", as well as a list of the names of those volunteers who died trying to save others.
The RNLI charity has saved over 137,000 lives since it's foundation in 1824.
12-24 mm f/4G Nikkor.
Top: 1/1000 second at f/11. -.033 EV. ISO 200.
Below: 1/500 second at f/11. -0.33 EV. ISO 200
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