Hopefully will find time in the next few days to work through yesterday's shoot on Portland. The tides are very low at the moment and plenty of opportunities to get to areas normally too dangerous to access or covered with water. Always inspired by this lump of rock and can rely on something good in all weathers. Having lived in Weymouth until I was 24, Portland was always a favourite for family visits, and was a natural start to my photographic journey in the B/W film days which I began at the age of 17.
In those days my inspiration came from Ansel Adams and I studied his zone system technique, and spent many hours in the darkroom. Portland is so easy to shoot in B/W with the detail in the rock and such a moody bleak landscape sometimes, but now in the digital age I try to capture it in colour to show it's true beauty and it really is a magical place to spend a sunrise with endless possibilities.
I'll post images soon when I pull my finger out, but being half-term week it's time for a break with the family.
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