Beginner Can anyone tell me the best TIME of the year to shoot Corfe Castle?

[Parkstone59]

Can anyone tell me the best TIME of the year to shoot Corfe Castle? I've seen topics on here covering locations which are great but i suppose timing has to be perfect.

 

[Stu Meech]

What sort of shot do you want from there? It's a great sunrise location for mist, which is best September/October but you can get mist pretty much any time of the year if the conditions are right.

 

[Parkstone59]

Thanks Stumeech. I guess the only hard thing to do is catch it in just the right weather conditions.
I really would like either a sunrise or sunset image.

 

[Stu Meech]

Like all landscape photography, it'll be a case of going a few times before you get what you want. I've been so many times now and still don't have the mist shot!

 

[jbw]

Like all landscape photography, it'll be a case of going a few times before you get what you want. I've been so many times now and still don't have the mist shot!

I agree - anyway I would suggest you need to go first just to sort out where you need to be and more importantly how you are going to get there.

 

[redfan]

You can use something like the Photographer's Ephemeris to work out the best time of year to have the sun in a particular place given where you might want to be standing, but as has been said, you'll need to go a few, maybe many, times to get the right weather conditions you are looking for.

A quick browse of a site such as Flickr or 500px, may give you an idea of the time of year (and time of day) to get the photo you are looking for.

 

[Mark twiglet]

As said before...... There are two hills! Ones good for set and other good for rise I've been trying for 6 years to get mist! Never have I shot it misty ....

This was sunrise on Boxing Day 2010