2am at Durdle Door, Dorset
THREE DAY DORSET WORKSHOP
25th-27th September 2017 £595
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Taken during my first and recent visit to Dorset last month. One of the most frustrating challenges I face as a full-time, professional landscape photographer is trying to capture an iconic location differently and uniquely. Durdle Door is arguably the jewel in the Dorset crown (actually I prefer Castle Corfe) and it has been photographed a million times by a million people but how to photograph it differently.
This is what I settled on. Arriving at 1am one calm, warm morning late September this year, I sat halfway down the steps and just took in the view. Weymouth in the distance providing some lovely warm light and the sound of the waves gently crashing up against the pebbled beach which produced that high pitched and empty clattering sound of pebble on pebble action as the water ruffled them up on the outstroke.
I wanted to use my amazing LED Lenser head torch to illuminate the landscape and after a few goes, I settled on lighting the mainland areas and the rock face to the left of Durdle Door for twenty-five seconds followed by holding the torch downwards from above my head for just five seconds. The quality and power generated from the £60 torch is quite remarkable. I am very happy with what I have achieved here, not least because it's a little out of the ordinary.
What do you think of it? Hit or miss?
Canon 5Ds
Samyang 14mm f2.8
f4
30 seconds
ISO800
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
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2am at Durdle Door, Dorset
THREE DAY DORSET WORKSHOP
25th-27th September 2017 £595
www.melvinnicholsonphotography.co.uk/product/dorset-works...
Taken during my first and recent visit to Dorset last month. One of the most frustrating challenges I face as a full-time, professional landscape photographer is trying to capture an iconic location differently and uniquely. Durdle Door is arguably the jewel in the Dorset crown (actually I prefer Castle Corfe) and it has been photographed a million times by a million people but how to photograph it differently.
This is what I settled on. Arriving at 1am one calm, warm morning late September this year, I sat halfway down the steps and just took in the view. Weymouth in the distance providing some lovely warm light and the sound of the waves gently crashing up against the pebbled beach which produced that high pitched and empty clattering sound of pebble on pebble action as the water ruffled them up on the outstroke.
I wanted to use my amazing LED Lenser head torch to illuminate the landscape and after a few goes, I settled on lighting the mainland areas and the rock face to the left of Durdle Door for twenty-five seconds followed by holding the torch downwards from above my head for just five seconds. The quality and power generated from the £60 torch is quite remarkable. I am very happy with what I have achieved here, not least because it's a little out of the ordinary.
What do you think of it? Hit or miss?
Canon 5Ds
Samyang 14mm f2.8
f4
30 seconds
ISO800
Gitzo GT3542XLS Tripod
Manfrotto 410 Tripod Geared Head
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
UK & Iceland Landscape Photography Workshops, 1-2-1 Private Tuition, print sales and camera club lectures available
website: www.melvinnicholson.co.uk
email: info@melvinnicholson.co.uk
facebook: www.facebook.com/melvinnicholsonphotography
flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/melvin_nicholson
youtube: www.youtube.com/c/melvinnicholsonphotographycom
tripadvisor: Search for Melvin Nicholson Photography
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