Lyme Regis and Charmouth
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The harbour for Lyme Regis is called the Cobb. No satisfactory explanation of the name exists but a man-made construction has served as a refuge here since at least 1313. The earliest known drawing, made in 1539, shows a basic shape similar to the present construction, and this was built after the westerly gales breached the breakwater in 1824. There have been additions since that date but the major part of the Cobb dates from then. It was connected to the mainland in 1756 and the North Wall was built in 1823.
Another shot from yesterday's venture to Lyme Regis. A more traditional Landscape shot, this was taken a few minutes after my photo from yesterday. I really loved how the rising sun gave The Cobb a gorgeous golden glow.
We visited Lyme Regis again at the weekend to catch the sunrise. The sky was great but it started to rain quite heavily. However after looking behind me I saw a magical full rainbow over the harbour. It's a shame I didn't have a wide angle lens to capture the whole thing but such is life!
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The photo literate of you will recognise Lyme Regis iconic breakwater/harbour wall. But when you are stood there waiting for a sunrise, with no other photographers in sight, it gets you thinking. Why is it called the Cobb. The answer is still a mystery to me. The word cob can mean a building material and as this structure was first mentioned in writing in the 13th century, it might be linked. Cobb often refers to round things, think cob loaves, crusty cob rolls, think corn on the cob or cob nuts. People named cob may have a forebear who was rotund or corpulent. Was the structure named after a patron or an architect? Lyme had royal patronage and thus attracts the Regis to its name.
The photo was taken in the blue hour and has been colour corrected. We are looking east but the cloud covered any sunrise colour.
Oh and those not sure of the title to have a "cob on" is to be moody or petulant!
Made my first visit to the Cobb last week with my camera! Been down there a few times with the family but not with camera....
light and sun was pants so went for a different approach..... long exposure...... 10 stop Lee stopper and 601 seconds later .......
As much as I'd like to be posting a nice snowy photo of Dartmoor today I have to disappoint you. There's been no snow photos for me this week, I've not been able to get up the moors and the area where I live isn't very exciting for photography and I was at work when the best of the snow was around. Yesterday was far too dangerous to go out after we got sent home so it wasn't worth risking getting into an accident on the roads.
I'm supposed to be driving up to Wales tomorrow but it looks like I'll have to postpone my trip for a few days until the roads are back to normal.
So here's another shot from my morning at Lyme Regis a few weekends ago. This is a 30 second exposure taken before the amazing colour we got in the sky, I've given this shot a bit of a dreamy feel to it by lowering the clarity in the sky to match the silky water.
Have a great weekend, I hope everyone stays safe in this weather!!
The Cobb situated in Lyme Bay. Long exposure using the firecrest 16stop nd filter. Captured just after sunrise and the conversion to black and white.
A crazy early start for this day's hiking & shooting the other month with my photography partner on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset.
On September 8th a photo excursion was operated from Scranton, Pa. to Tobyhanna, Pa. over the Delaware lackawanna trackage with an ABA set of Lackawanna F3s. The trip was operated by the ARHS during their 2018 convention. Thanks goes out to everyone who made this trip possible, it was very well organized.
A quick visit to Lyme Regis and the Cobb at sunrise and the very last photo to be taken on my "Very Old" K5II.
These are the trails in Cobbs Hill Park, the area is called Washington Grove and this is also the spot where the water tanks with beautiful art are.
On September 8th a photo excursion was operated from Scranton, Pa. to Tobyhanna, Pa. over the Delaware lackawanna trackage with an ABA set of Lackawanna F3s. The trip was operated by the ARHS during their 2018 convention. Thanks goes out to everyone who made this trip possible, it was very well organized.
Continuing with the chase of the Mass Bay RRE's 'Covered Wagons In The Snow' special on the Conway Scenic's ex Maine Central Mountain Sub behind the matched pair of circa 1949 F7s, Boston and Maine 4266 and 4268. After shooting them at Sawyers River they stopped at Cobb Farm road at the second of five runby locations where they let off riders and did four passes. After grabbing the shot of them on the Second Iron bridge over the Saco we joined the friendly crowd for some simple 3/4 wedge shots. I like this one as a gust of wind sent some big flakes swirling about in a snowy scene as they approach the crossing headed east here at about MP 72.3.
For the full details of the day and some history of the line and the locomotives check out the long form caption with my favorite shot of the day: flic.kr/p/2oaPCXQ
Bartlett, New Hampshire
Saturday January 7, 2023
The clouds seem to follow the curve of the breakwater, taken before the sun breached the horizon. A little breezy and chilly but worth it :-)
I felt sorry for the tog next to me as his camera took a nose dive lens first, when he turned to get something from his bag, camera survived, lens wasn't so lucky....
The sun did not show up at sunrise in Lyme Regis this morning, just a thick bank of cloud on the horizon. Some nice deep dark clouds though which gave some contrast to curve of The Cobb.
This is a few minutes walk from home and I have made photographs of it on numerous occasions. It's look changes with the light. I would love to go back in time and see it in use.
The harbour for Lyme Regis is called the Cobb. No satisfactory explanation of the name exists but a man made construction has served as a refuge here since at least 1313. The earliest known drawing, made in 1539, shows a basic shape similar to the present construction, and this was built after the westerly gales breached the breakwater in 1824. There have been additions since that date but the major part of the Cobb dates from then.
This about the best I got from a trip to Lyme Regis this morning with Kelvin Bell.
The sunrise did not come to much again hey ho.