Portland Bill Photo

Photographer’s Note

This was shot at Portland Bill, a rocky and hilly peninsula which lies at the end of Chesil Beach - the longest shingle spit in Europe. Most of Portland Bill consists of a town, a prison and a naval port but right at the far end a little of the area's original wildness may still be seen. The rocks here are Portland limestone which has been pounded, shattered and eroded by the sea. A magnet for photographers, in other words.

This small boat was pulled up above the tide line for the night when I came across it at sunrise. What drew e to this composition was the way the curve of the boat was mirrored in the clouds....

maglex, XOTAELE, Barkan, Dpbours, derek3755, lightsensor has marked this note useful

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romanaa (2551) 2008-07-23 10:09

Hello Julian,
great sunset shot, great to put that boat in the foreground, not only that it gives very interesting curves and emphasises the space and above all the golden light line on the sides of the boat is wonderful.
best regards
Romana

maglex (1562) 2008-07-23 10:13

An excellent composition from this PoV, Julian. I like how the texture and color of the boat was captured. TFS...Alex

batalay (20876) 2008-07-23 10:31

Hello Julian,

What an extraordinary scene. You've presented the weathered boat against the backdrop of a lovely sunset. The light management is very very good despite the backlit scene, and the note is useful to inform the post. Thank for letting us all be there vicariously,

Bulent

XOTAELE (476) 2008-07-23 10:41

Hola Julian.
Una original imagen.
Buenos detalles y colores.
Un cordial saludo, JL.

polpo56 (7928) 2008-07-23 10:47

Hi Jiulian,
the vertical frame, in this case, gives more depht to the scene.
Fantstic colors in your shot, with good contrast and sharpness.
Bravo!
Ciao
Ludo

Wandering_Dan (3213) 2008-07-23 10:49

Hi, Julian -

Lovely sunset shot indeed. (It is sunset, right?) Your balance of land and sky works well, even though the horizon is close to the halfway point. Great combination of colors, too. I think the boat is just a bit too close to the right edge, though.

Regards,
Dan

Barkan (342) 2008-07-23 11:04

Hello Julian,
This is a great sunset photo. It is a vertical one but the boat heading the sinking sun and your colour management are awesome. Tfs.
Regards,
Barkan

estan (1279) 2008-07-23 12:24

Hi Julian,
Very nice conposition. The sky is really interresting. And I love the way you centred your photography.
See you
Pascal

Dpbours (220) 2008-07-24 1:12

Hi Julian,

Did you have to pay Mr. Ian Lloyd for the use of his boat in the composition? ;-)
The good old times. And I'm not referring to the Portland limestone as a building material, but to your equipment and the use of Velvia and ND Grads on a film camera :-). My compliments!! Wonderfully exposed, good detail, pleasant light and very well scanned and prepared for upload. Nice work!!

Greetings,
Dennis

BoisBarb (9335) 2008-08-08 11:15

Très beau cadrage sur fond de soleil couchant qui met parfaitement en valeur la barque du 1er plan
BoisBarb

derek3755 (2341) 2008-08-18 1:00

Hi Julian

wonderful composition with the boat in the foreground, and what a wonderful sunset behind, great stuff!

Regards
Derek

pazufferey (2474) 2008-09-17 12:12

Bonsoir Julian,
Le cadrage est ajusté, les lumières sont splendides, un ciel
grandiose. Une composition très agréable.
Salutation
Patrick

deud (1841) 2008-11-03 2:38

beautiful image! great colors, dof, perspectives!

very well done.

tfs

lightsensor (721) 2008-11-16 23:11

hi, Julian,
it is wonderful sunrise photo here! i like u move the boat a little bit so that we can see a better come out of this photo. didn't see the setting of it, but it is good setting on this one, nice work!

J-P,

saim123 (247) 2009-08-17 13:09