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Sunday 19th April Photo Session.

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Up at 0200 hrs drive to my friends house and depart his place at 0300. 2.5hrs later we arrive just before pre dawn at Portland Bill in Dorset…Later on that day we drove to nearby Weymouth for a walk along the beach and harbour.

O5:57 hrs…Just made it in time. 16×9 aspect ratio.

06:00…Subtle change of light and composition. 3×2 aspect ratio.
Personally I prefer this one because of the foreground rocks and you can see the obelisk thats perched on the edge.
https://www.portlandbilllighthouse.co.uk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_House_Obelisk

06:21…I have the rising sun at my back.

06:37…Walking further away from the Lighthouse reveals other elements on the Bill.

08:30…If you stand with the Obelisk at your back this is the view towards the Lighthouse.

Huts and boats perched on the Bill.

Going wide with the 14-24mm lens.

Although it looks bright and sunny the wind was brisk and the morning air was quite cold.

Old lighthouse, now a bird observatory.


The side of a building at the bottom of the lighthouse.

Pulpit Rock…At the end of the bill are some short cliffs and large ledges where the sea crashes into the land.
Not a place to fall or slip…However there was no real drama in the sea. Long exposure shot..So so on this occasion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulpit_Rock,_Portland

Leaving Portland Bill you pass St Georges Church. 17th Century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Church,_Portland

Weymouth beach….the time is about midday, its quite warm compared to the early morning…People are out enjoying the spring sunshine.

Weymouth Harbour.

Weymouth Harbour.

PH326 is called Moby Dick…The name is painted on the stern of the boat.

Weymouth Harbour.

Weymouth Harbour…Between the two large blue and white boats on the side of the building is a very large RNLI mural.

Heading back to the car…We took the row boat across the harbour. £2 per person.

Helter Skelter.

Reading a book and soaking up the rays…Weymouth Beach.
All images taken with the Nikon Z8 and mainly 24-70 lens.

2026…English Lake District.

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A spur of the moment discussion over the phone and the decision made…Lets hit the Lake District for a couple of
nights. The weather forecast was for cold and clear. Setting off in the wee hours, after a 6hrs drive we arrived in Keswick. Below you can see a few photos of that trip.
I used the Nikon Z5ii with the following 2x lenses 24/70 f2.8 & 100/400 f4.5 to 5.6. Principally because this set up
gives very versatile focal range. Plus my handy Fuji X100vi take anywhere camera.

You may think ? Well that’s not very pretty…Yep, sure enough it is a very practical location to rest, refuel, and do
the necessary things that humans do enroute on the M6 motorway…. I could not resist the high contrast lighting.

We caught some of the last light on Derwentwater when we arrived.
Catbells on the left and Causey Pike on the right. A quick grab shot with the Fuji X100vi.

Fitz Park football pitch, Keswick.
Fuji X100vi.

Same again, different angle this time.

The Langdale Pikes.
Nikon Z5ii & 100/400 lens.

Single track road leading to Wasdale Head, Wastwater.
Fuji X100vi.

Wastwater looking towards Wasdale Head and the Cumbrian mountains.
Yewbarrow Fell is centre left, Great Gable in the centre, Scafell Pike on the right.
Nikon Z5ii & 24/70 with a 6 stop filter to smooth the water out.

Rusty old hut on the Cumbrian coast (Drigg sand dunes and beach).
Nikon Z5ii & 24/70.

This time looking at the sea.
Fuji X100vi.

Back in Keswick for some last light over Derwentwater again.
Fuji X100vi using the built in ND filter to smooth the water.

St Johns in the Vale. White farmhouse illuminated by the sun coming into the valley.
Helvellyn at the top with a dusting of snow.
Nikon Z5ii & 100/400.

Abstract boat reflection on Ullswater.
Nikon Z5ii & 100/400.

Light and shadow revealing the different layers of the fells. Ullswater area.
Nikon Z5ii & 100/400.

Green tips of the trees. Ullswater.
Nikon Z5ii & 100/400.

Blencathra, the sun revealing Sharp Edge a very popular route to the summit.
If you follow the Edge towards the summit the dark line is the path. There is a small figure just visible.
Nikon Z5ii & 100/400.

Finishing off with another shot of Derwentwater in portrait mode.
Nikon Z5ii & 24/70.