The snow hits Dorset

Over night we got hit by a heavy downfall of snow so I set off for sunrise to take some pictures across the area.

I headed down to Hive Beach as I wanted to capture it covered in snow, but by the time I got there, not only were there many sets of footprints in the sand, but the snow covered rocks were beginning to melt. I walked along the beachfront, trying to avoid leaving footprints behind me, to find a spot not already spoilt by others feet.













After getting stuck in the car park for a short while, I headed off to St Catherines Chapel to see if I could repeat my composition from last week, only this time covered in snow. Unfortunatly the light was very grey and flat and I was not that happy with the result.





I tried briefly to head up over the hills towards Dorchester, but the roads were bad and the snow was drifitng across both carriages, so after taking the view across the Bride Valley, I set off back towards Bridport and Burton Bradstock.





After taking a few shots around Burton Bradstock for a clients website, I headed over to Pilsden Pen to watch the sunset from the top of the hill there. A great spot to watch out across the whole of the Marshwood Vale and to watch the light glow golden as the sun set behind the broken clouds.





A busy day, with many closed or icy roads but it was great to see the Dorset countryside covered in snow for a change.