Jurassic Coast Photography Weekend

We had a fantastic trip to the Jurassic Coast over the weekend. This place never disappoints!

One of the highlights of the trip was photographing Kimmeridge Bay on Saturday during what some people are calling the “tide of the century”: the exceptionally low spring tide was linked to the recent supermoon effect and the solar eclipse on Friday.

Here are a few pictures from the weekend:

Sunset, Lulworth Cove, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK
Sunset, Lulworth Cove, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK
Spring Tide, Kimmeridge Bay, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK
Spring Tide, Kimmeridge Bay, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK

Getting up at 4.30 am and climbing the equivalent of 17 flights of stairs in the cold and pitch dark to position yourself in time for sunrise isn’t everyone’s idea of fun, but there are immense rewards when all the elements occasionally conspire in your favour:

Sunrise, Corfe Castle, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK
Sunrise, Corfe Castle, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK
Sunset, Kimmeridge Bay, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK
Sunset, Kimmeridge Bay, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK

Who says you can’t combine action photography with your landscape work? The trick is to press the shutter just before a big wad of spray hits you (and your camera, lens, filters etc.) in the face:

Sunset, Kimmeridge Bay, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK
Sunset, Kimmeridge Bay, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK