Dorset Landscape Photography: Sunrise over Lyme Regis
07th October 2012
Dorset Landscape Photography
Sunrise over Lyme Regis
I was planning on getting up this morning to see the mists lying across the valleys around West Dorset & Somerset, but as I drove through, there was very little, so always with a Plan B, I headed off to Lyme Regis; a place I haven't been to for sunrise for a long time, so it was due for a revisit.
As i arrived, I wanted to capture the sunrise over the boats in the harbour, so I setup and started capturing the scene. The clouds were OK at this point, about 45 mins before sunrise, but as time went by, the clouds started to glow and turn a fabulous dusky pink, through to orange and golden as the sun rose.
Seeing this change in the clouds, I ran down the Cobb to capture the iconic pier in all its glory, against this amazing sky..... only to meet a couple of other Togs there already, happily capturing the moment too. Good morning to Peter and Bri.... who came up with some cracking shots of the sunrise too.
It was one of those sunrises that made you glad to be alive, glad that you got out of bed at silly-o'clock (although not too bad this time of year) and glad to welcome in the dawn of a new day. It was stunning!
The clouds really took on the colour of sunrise, with the rising into cloud, the area around the sun was glowing a warm, golden colour, whilst the clouds higher in the skies were a warm dusky pinky blue colour. During the sunrise too, an area of the sky went almost red, which was amazing to see .... so amazing I stood and watch and forgot to press the shutter for a couple of minutes!
A wonderful morning. Hope you enjoyed it too, but here's a reminder for those who stayed in bed.
Sunrise over Lyme Regis
I was planning on getting up this morning to see the mists lying across the valleys around West Dorset & Somerset, but as I drove through, there was very little, so always with a Plan B, I headed off to Lyme Regis; a place I haven't been to for sunrise for a long time, so it was due for a revisit.
As i arrived, I wanted to capture the sunrise over the boats in the harbour, so I setup and started capturing the scene. The clouds were OK at this point, about 45 mins before sunrise, but as time went by, the clouds started to glow and turn a fabulous dusky pink, through to orange and golden as the sun rose.
Seeing this change in the clouds, I ran down the Cobb to capture the iconic pier in all its glory, against this amazing sky..... only to meet a couple of other Togs there already, happily capturing the moment too. Good morning to Peter and Bri.... who came up with some cracking shots of the sunrise too.
It was one of those sunrises that made you glad to be alive, glad that you got out of bed at silly-o'clock (although not too bad this time of year) and glad to welcome in the dawn of a new day. It was stunning!
The clouds really took on the colour of sunrise, with the rising into cloud, the area around the sun was glowing a warm, golden colour, whilst the clouds higher in the skies were a warm dusky pinky blue colour. During the sunrise too, an area of the sky went almost red, which was amazing to see .... so amazing I stood and watch and forgot to press the shutter for a couple of minutes!
A wonderful morning. Hope you enjoyed it too, but here's a reminder for those who stayed in bed.