Just as capable...

It's not very often that I post an image that was not shot on the date of the post itself, but today I feel the need to redress the neglect that Christchurch harbour has suffered in comparison to its nearby neighbour, Poole.

I have read a number of local articles (as well as web searches that have let to this blog) about how the sea at Poole - and in particular the North Haven area, near Sandbanks - has frozen during the current cold snap. Indeed, Poole, with its continued growing economy and development is the more glamourised of the two, but I'm here to give Christchurch a fair crack of the whip and show it is capable of freezing just as much.

The photograph, taken yesterday, shows the extent that the sea has frozen at Mudeford Spit, which runs along the Eastern side, with the much prized beach huts arranged in orderly fashion along the edge. There is great competition to rent one of these huts for the summer season, and the (rare) opportunity to buy one will currently dent your wallet to the tune of £145,000.


24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor. 1/160 at f/11. + 0.67 EV compensation. ISO 200


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