Vernal equinox...

Spring, like autumn, is a transitional period as nature wakes up from winter, and for me one of the great photographic opportunities of the year. As the daylight hours increase insect life is more prevalent, fruit trees are in blossom and the appearance of wild spring flowers bring some much needed colour. As pale green leaves begin to appear on the trees during the next few weeks it will be time to photograph sunlit woodlands, carpeted with bluebells and wild garlic.

But its Poole harbour that is today's attraction for me. The weekend's "supermoon" has produced some exceptionally low tides, while the clear skies help things along. Ideally, I wanted to shoot scenes of colourful boats left high and dry in the late afternoon sunshine, but they were rather sparse for good compositions as many are still out of the water for the winter. Instead, I elect to photograph a solitary boat, making use of what reflections were available, as the sun sets over Brownsea Island.

Next weekend British Summer Time (BST) begins! 

24-70mm f/2.8G AF-S Nikkor. 1/200 second at f/11. -0.33 EV compensation. ISO 400

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