At last, some light worth shooting! High pressure over the UK is producing crisp winter weather: low temperatures, and enough cloud breaks to make the light interesting.
I start the day before sunrise, cycling along the coast towards the Sandbanks peninsula, Dorset, which is where the first photograph was shot. There were a number of large vessels leaving Poole Harbour, and I opt to shoot into the light for a more dramatic effect.
The blue plaque, mounted on a gate post at Haven Point, commemorates the work of Guglielmo Marconi in the Sandbanks area. I include it here as today is the anniversary of his first transatlantic transmission from Cornwall (UK) to Newfoundland (now part of Canada) in 1901.
The afternoon is spent riding along local country lanes near the Dorset Stour. The recent flooding has subsided and the air is full of evocative sounds and smells. My last stop before the light goes is Throop Mill. There has been a mill on this site since the 11th century (it's mentioned in the Doomsday Book), but the current Grade II listed building dates from the 19th century. It ceased production in 1972 but still retains much of its machinery.
Restoration work, announced in September, is to transform the building into a heritage centre.
Top: 70-200 f/2.8 Sigma lens. 1/800 second at f/8. -0.33EV. ISO 250
Middle: 70-200 f/2.8 Sigma lens. 1/160 second at f/5.6. -0.33 EV. ISO 250
Bottom: 24-70 f/2.8 EX Sigma lens. 1/640 second at f/8. -1 stop EV. ISO 400
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