Sunburst through arch. Durdle Door.

[Merc]

Finally we had a bit of decent weather this morning. There has been a landslide at Durdle Door and the stairs to the beach have gone. It made for a very precarious descent down a very muddy/slippery cliff.


Durdle Door. by Mark A Jones *, on Flickr

 

[mini0ne]

wow stunning every time i visit its raining

like to see a closer shot without the beach ?

 

[mrgas]

Brilliant stuff

Love the rays on the sunburst

 

[terrysphotoz]

Nice pic Merc, I have been to Durdle Door many times, struggled up and down that same cliff with a wet suit and a diving bottle, quite a climb.

 

[gramps]

Nice different aspect to this much photographed scene ... but please be careful, it's a bit of a dangerous area to be scrabbling around ATM!

 

[PCPhil]

Very, very nice.

 

[davekiddle]

Superb mark, just superb

 

[pooma]

lovely shot

 

[Just Dave]

Fabulous Mark

 

[optimist5]

Love it! What time were you there?

 

[Delta Skies]

Great timing to get the sun in just the right place. Lovely shot.

 

[hunter20ga]

Congratulations, Mark...great capture. Not only were you up at the crack of dawn to get the shot, but this shot must only be possible for a short while each year near the winter solstice.

 

[Kevin O'Brian]

Great execution Mark.....stunning.

 

[Ed T]

Cracking shot.

The stairs were also missing back in November when I was there and Lulworth Cove was shut due to Brad Pitt being filmed there the following day.

 

[Scrubdog]

Really lovely shot. Also like the movement in the sea.

 

[benny the jet]

Wonderful, well timed shot. Love it

 

[Trappe]

Brilliant shot and perfect timing

 

[NHN]

Nice pic, look at that sky colour, stunning.

 

[User.30879]

well done great shot, like that a lot

 

[Gremlin]

Just one word ...........WOW

 

[pwynn-mackenzie]

Awesome shot! Saw this on flickr and loved it

 

[posiview]

Oft photographed but I've not seen this before.

Great timing and really warm colours.

Cheers.

 

[SLRUser]

Excellent photo.

 

[viv1969]

Corker. Absolutely love it.

 

[Merc]

Thanks very much for taking the time to comment all.

 

[Les McLean]

This is good, I particularly like how you have used the shore line to invite you in and gently lead you round to the arch.
I'm pleased you haven't tried to bleach out the shadows on the rocks, the deep rich tones with a hint of detail help make this image.

 

[taxi]

Nicely done and well done on making your way down in dodgy conditions.

 

[kimo]

Excellent shot. I'm off to Durdle Door tomorrow and hoping the weather will play ball.

 

[tman]

Stunning Mark
what time of day was this ?

 

[Merc]

Thanks Les and Gerald.

Excellent shot. I'm off to Durdle Door tomorrow and hoping the weather will play ball.

Hope it worked out for you.

Stunning Mark
what time of day was this ?

It was about 08-10. Which made climbing down the cliff in the dark even more fun.

 

[gad-westy]

This is just superb. Well worth the effort. Out of interest, I'm really impressed with the exposure control, were you using as grad on the sky?

 

[milster]

I commented on this on Flickr a few days ago but this is a cracking image and somewhere I may very well visit this year I think.

 

[Merc]

Thanks Gary.

This is just superb. Well worth the effort. Out of interest, I'm really impressed with the exposure control, were you using as grad on the sky?

I used a Lee 3 stop neutral density, a Lee 2 stop soft graduated neutral density and a Lee 1 stop hard graduated neutral density. This is pretty much my normal set up for seascapes. Hope that helps.

 

[andydajo]

Stunning shot, exposure time spot on with just enough movement in the tide.

 

[gad-westy]

Thanks Gary.



I used a Lee 3 stop neutral density, a Lee 2 stop soft graduated neutral density and a Lee 1 stop hard graduated neutral density. This is pretty much my normal set up for seascapes. Hope that helps.

Cheers. Certainly did the trick here!

 

[Jjm]

Great shot the hassle getting there was certainly worth the effort

 

[Peter_Hartland]

That is a stunning image