Gale Force Winds at Penzance (30th October)

 A very windy day for Phil's birthday (last Thursday) - I did manage to get my lighthouse image before the conditions got too bad. The developing storm certainly blew away all the cobwebs and would have taken me with them had a passing man not grabbed me and escorted me to a sheltering wall. 

Erosion at Happisburgh

My last recorded visit to Happisburgh was in 2011 and I was amazed to see how much erosion had taken place in 11 years - the previous sea defences are now a tangle of iron and wooden posts. You can see from the aerial views that a whole section of the cliff, including the houses (as in 4th photo) and steps to the beach, is no longer there and the car park has been relocated. The lighthouse is unchanged though now a bit closer to the sea! These are quick monochrome conversions of the jpeg files from my Sony RX100 IR-converted camera so a bit of haloing etc

Burnham-on -Sea

A few images from a visit to Burnham-on-Sea on my way to Bristol on a very sombre overcast day. Burnham-on-Sea is part of the second longest beach in Europe with the iconic low lighthouse,  the remaining active lighthouse of three Burnham lighthouses  Whilst Burnham has one of the longest expanses of sand, it has the shortest pier in Britain.

 

Dorset 9: Portland - Lighthouses, Huts, Boats, Wildlife and Views!!

A visit to Portland Bill on a perfect summer's day with blue skies and plenty to photograph including the three lighthouses (photographed two of these). In 1716, two lighthouses were built  and these continued to work as a pair until the 20th century. In 1901, the Corporation of Trinity House made the decision to replace the existing lighthouses, which had both been rebuilt in the 1860s, with a single one at Bill Point. The old one shown here is now a Bird Observatory. First Marbled White seen and photographed on Pyramidal Orchid and also a Grey (?) Seal. Lots of views back towards Portland itself, Prison entrance, Weymouth and Chesil Beach

 

Dovercourt in Monochrome

It is difficult to resist converting images of the cast iron etc structures at Dovercourt into black and white images so here a few that I like in different light conditions (all Lightroom conversions).