It's the autumn equinox - a day later than usual because it's a leap year - and the glorious weather has me out on my bike and heading west. Taking the chain ferry that crosses the mouth of Poole harbour, I ride to Black Heath on the Isle of Purbeck specifically to photograph Agglestone Rock.
Also known locally as the Devil's Anvil (he gets about a bit, doesn't he?), it is estimated to weigh 400 tonnes, and takes its name from the old Dorset dialect: "Aggle" meaning "to wobble". The chalk cliffs of the Isle of Wight can be seen on the horizon, 21 miles distant.
70-200mm f/2.8D Apo EX Sigma lens. 1/640 second at f/5.6. Matrix metering. ISO 160
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