Starting to swing

Now that the sun is beginning to rise out to sea I'm starting to get into the swing of things - photographically speaking - for the season. Foliage on trees has yet to turn on its autumn display, so I'm concentrating my efforts on the local beaches, in the hope of good light.

Today's weather forecast doesn't appear to offer anything too exciting, but I decide to go anyway. Hedging my bets, I decide to lug a tripod with me, giving me the option of shooting with long exposures should the need arise.

It did. For the first half hour or so I thought I'd drawn a blank, but a hint of pink on the horizon around 6 minutes before sunrise made the trip worthwhile. The 3 second exposure did the rest.

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Shower dodging

Nobody mentioned rain this morning on any weather forecast I saw. Nobody. As a result I'm getting an unexpected soaking on my way to the beach. The rain stops long enough after my arrival to encourage me to start to taking photographs, but it's not long before I'm forced to retreat as an intense shower rolls in from the West.

I'm the only person on the seafront (and no wonder), but once the cloud breaks I'm presented with dramatic skies, lit by the sun that is still below the horizon.

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Shut up 'n post photographs

There have been many occasions when I've struggled to write text to accompany the images I use on this blog, and sometimes it puts a stop to making posts altogether if I can't come up with something interesting.

It wouldn't be for the first time that Nic has told me not to bother with writing and simply post a picture. So, taking Nic's advice, and to paraphrase Frank Zappa: I'll shut up and post photographs (at least for the time being).

Image: Boscombe beach - 07:35 today.

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Right place, right time

                                                               The chance passing of a local pier at low tide.

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Getting started

                                                The first early start of the season: Boscombe Beach, Dorset

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