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Black and White Facebook Challenge Day 3
December 11, 2017 By  Roydon With  0 Comment
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Looking over Shoulder

Looking Backwards

Where is the Super Moon? Its behind me. Well not quite. I had ventured to the sea front to photograph the Super Moon rise over the Isle of White as many other people had. I must have passed two dozen tripods set up and I don’t know how many people with phone cameras all out waiting as I walked to where I wanted to be, I am guessing that it was due to all the hype and coverage in the media over the previous days.

Once set up and waiting, I unlike many of the others that were so focused on one event took time to look around and it was at this point that I realised that the Sun and Clouds were having their own stunning show to the west where no one was looking. After a quick reset I started to capture images that many were missing.  The black and white captures the stunning cloud formation over Swanage without the distraction of the amazing oranges and reds produced by the sun bouncing off as it set.

 

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Black and White Clock Tower
Black and White Facebook Challenge Day 2
December 9, 2017 By  Roydon With  0 Comment
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Black and white facebook challenge day 1. Simple challenge was the first thought. What makes a black and white picture special? here is day one of the Black and White facebook challenge. If you wander down to the boat park in Swanage or make your way down to Pevril Point along the coast path you will find this old clock tower, minus any clock.This clock tower is known as the Wellington Clock Tower and was originally a monument to the Duke of Wellington, and bought from London as parts (probably as ballast) and reconstructed in 1867.

This capture was late in the summer when the sun was heading to bed behind the clouds. Just shortly before that we were lucky enough to be treated to a small crack in the grey clouds which lit up the sky with beautiful rays of sunlight.

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Black and White Facebook Challenge Day 1
December 9, 2017 By  Roydon With  0 Comment
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Two Piers Swanage Bay


Facebook can be a wonderful place. I have recently been challenged to the 7 day Black and White Photography Challenge. The concept is to post to Facebook a black and white picture that does not contain people and has no explanation about the picture followed by a nomination for another photographer to take up the process. Great to see so many stunning B+W photographs on Facebook and posting here allows the rules to be stretched with an explanation and not have to nominate.

“Day 1 of the black and white challenge. 7 photos in 7 days, no explanations, no people. Today I nominate:”

This is the first of my 7 photos. It captures both of the Piers in Swanage Bay looking towards Ballard Down and the famous Old Harry Rocks. Both the Old Pier and Old Harry are very popular with all the local photographers as well as the visitors.

The sky never fails to deliver. From moody grey to textured clouds through to stunning colours at sunrise.

I look forward to posting more over the coming days.

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Cold Sunrise Peveril Point Swanage
November 27, 2017 By  Roydon With  0 Comment
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Sunrise Peveril Point Swanage

Sunrise Peveril Point Swanage Sunday 26th November – Early morning alarm call for a sunrise down at Peveril Point. The good thing about late November is the alarm call is not so early the only draw back is the temperature has dropped so :- Hat, Scarf, Gloves and several layers of coats and Jumpers. The sea was calm from slow moving waters of a neap tide on the ebb and next to no breeze over the Ledges so a longer exposure was used to just make the water a little smoother.  The band of cloud across the horizon reflected the suns rays upwards to give a strong display of colours starting with pinks followed by the warm golden colours that chased away the early morning chill down at Peveril Ledge.

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Red Arrows Display
Red Arrows Display Swanage Carnival 2017
September 8, 2017 By  Roydon With  0 Comment
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Red Arrows Swanage Carnival. 2017 saw the Red Arrows once again doing their stunning acrobatics over Swanage. A major display for Swanage Carnival 2017.

For further pictures please check out the collection here. Red Arrow Collection 2017

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Milky Way Priests Way
August 16, 2017 By  Roydon With  0 Comment
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Milky Way Priests Way Swanage

Milky Way Priests Way Swanage.

Milky Way Priests Way Swanage. Nights drawing in makes it easier on a clear night to photograph the milky way while it is visible. The only real challenge is not to capture the flashing lights of a planes because of the many flights from the UK airports.  This capture during an evening walk along the Priests Way near Swanage in Dorset.

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Seeing Corfe Castle a New Way
July 24, 2017 By  Roydon With  0 Comment
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corfe castle

Stunning sunset with a new view on Corfe Castle. East and West Hill where most sit and take the Corfe pictures either by morn or eve but this has all three.

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Storm Sunset Swanage is not all about Sea Scapes
June 6, 2017 By  Roydon With  0 Comment
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Plans for going out for a June sunset stopped by the rain. So guess I will have to post something from a little stroll walking the camera assistant, Indie Dog (photographers assistant and #dogsofinstagram) last night when the sky was on fire between the threatening storm clouds.

 

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Three Shouts in under 24 Hours
May 25, 2017 By  Roydon With  0 Comment
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Three shouts. The Swanage ALB Lifeboat was tasked again today at lunch time to assist a sailing vessel that had gone aground on the Kimmeridge Ledges with a falling tide so things would only get worse for the vessel. This was the third time the Lifeboat crew had been out in under 24 hours. Having managed to get a crewman aboard the sailing vessel progress could be made to help resolve the situation.

Swanage ALB Lifeboat On Scene

Sailing Vessel aground on Kimmeridge Ledges

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Change of Plans 24 May 2017
May 25, 2017 By  Roydon With  0 Comment
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The day, another Wednesday. Cafe by day and then the escape of Swanage Lifeboat exercise in the evening. Plan was that if not on the boat for training I would go take a sunset picture and then possible star trails as the sky looked to be clear. Just as I was closing the cafe, clearing up still to be done the pager went off. A quick trip to the station and onto the boat for a 20 Nm ride to a boat mid channel for a yacht in difficulty. Once the boat was secured and under tow we had a long trip towing them back to Poole. No Exercise and No Sunset shot. Oh no the sun did set and we were treated to a fantastic display  as it set over the Jurassic coast some miles away. Ashore by 23.30 and still had work to do and finishing the working day at 1.20 meant it had been a long day but still time for a quick look at the pictures and sitting here the pager goes off again. “Launch ILB” Just gone 2 am 

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