Misty Sunrise across Durdle Door Bay

March 2012 - A strong sea mist had drifted in by the time I reached Durdle Door, and a few photographers were heading back home telling me "there's nothing to see but mist today". I then sprinted to the beach to get set up in time for the sun going down, as the potential for something special happening in the mist was too much to ignore. The scene in these conditions could almost be from the other side of the world rather than Dorset. This was the first frame I fired after quickly setting up and the next frames had lost the beautiful glow of the sun as it seemed to be quickly extinguished by the bank of mist closing in. The rocks in the bay all have names, starting with 'The Bull' in the foreground, then 'The Blind Cow', 'The Cow' and finally 'The Calf'.
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