Marquee peaks...

It has been almost two weeks since I've been out with a camera: my energies have been spent engaged in other activities - some more pressing than others - so it was a welcome change to be out before dawn, hell-bent on shootring something.
The weather has also been less than spectacular over the past week - a stark contrast to the mini-heatwave experienced by the UK last weekend - but today the winds have dropped and the rain clouds have dispersed.

The sixteen mile ride could well have proved fruitless but for the chance discovery of the marquees erected on Sandbanks beach, Dorset, for the Beach Volleyball Tournament over the next two days; part of the Sandbanks Beach Festival 2010.
Straight away I'm drawn to the play of light on the canvas and stop to make a number of images at 5:55am, using a super-telephoto lens to isolate specific elements of the scene.

300mm f/4 AF-S Nikkor. 1/1600 second at f/4. -0.33 EV compensation. ISO 200.

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