Having camped-out on the cliff top and survived an all night storm (my tent caved-in!), just before dawn, I made the considerable (300 feet) decent to the beach...
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Having camped-out on the cliff top and survived an all night storm (my tent caved-in!), just before dawn, I made the considerable (300 feet) decent to the beach and took this 179 second exposure, of the surreal Durdle Door.
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Location
This is the surreal Durdle Door, in Dorset, UK.Time
06:30 in April.Lighting
The sun was rising behind Durdle Door, making the lighting challenging. A balance had to be found to avoid overexposing the sky and underexposing the land. Graduated filters were a must.Equipment
Pentax K-5, Slik Pro tripod, Sigma 10-20mm, a circular Hoya 10-stop ND filter, various square Cokin ND grad filters.Inspiration
Seeing many lovely images of this Jurassic Coast favourite, I was determined to try to do it justice myself! So, having camped-out on the cliff top and survived an all night storm (my tent caved-in!), before dawn, initially in pitch darkness, I made the considerable (300 feet) decent to the beach and took this 179 second exposure.Editing
Lightroom 4 was used to restore contrast, recover some underexposed shadow areas, and adjust sharpening of the RAW image.In my camera bag
These days, a Nikon D750 and Nikkor 70-200 f2.8.Feedback
I advise to check tides when planning to photograph coastal features!