Early Morning Portland Bill
The weather didn't look good for Sunday morning, so I'm always drawn to Portland which I think that the more dramatic the weather the better, and love this piece of rock. There was no colour to Dawn and sunrise at all, so I focused my attention on the sea, which actually shows it's true colours under a neutral sky. I used a polarizing filter for most of the shoot to help kill reflections off the water and bring out the beautiful blue colours of the sea around this coastline.
The colours in the stone are also enhanced and due to favourable tides I was able to get down onto the ledges which have a lovely rich brown colour as well warn and weathered by the higher tides that pound this rugged coastline.
I'd decided to concentrate on showing the movement of the breaking waves, which is a style I try to capture in all my seascapes. I also tried to keep the lighthouse just visible as a recognisable feature of Portland, and hopefully a different view than the normal postcard.
The colours in the stone are also enhanced and due to favourable tides I was able to get down onto the ledges which have a lovely rich brown colour as well warn and weathered by the higher tides that pound this rugged coastline.
I'd decided to concentrate on showing the movement of the breaking waves, which is a style I try to capture in all my seascapes. I also tried to keep the lighthouse just visible as a recognisable feature of Portland, and hopefully a different view than the normal postcard.