The Jurassic Coast, Southern England
MartinW

The Jurassic Coast, Southern England

April 2021

I know this location very well, and you have caught this brilliantly with this shot. Love the long exposure and the way that the clouds show movement. The colour of the sky is amazing. The V in the rocks helps lead your eye into the shot. Very nicely done :-)

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Astrophotography has always been something that fascinates me. I love the way that we can pick out these details in the sky with longer exposures. The arm of the crane is duplicated with the trail in the sky, which is very pleasing. Well done on a great shot :-)

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There were a few shots like this in the competition, but this one stood out to me. I like the colours in the water and the way that the movement has been captured. Good interest in the sky and I like the sun poking over the rocks. Well done on a great shot :-)

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This is an amazingly moody and powerful image. The jagged rocks definitely add to this, and the way that you have only included a small section of sky makes this stand out more. The conversion to black and white is pleasing and seems to bring out more details that I don't think you would see if this was in colour. Well done :-)

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There is something special about this image, and the more that you look at it, the more that you pick out. The colours are pleasing and the long exposure with the movement in the water is great. I like the moon in the sky, as well at the pools of water in the FG. Very nicely done :-)

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I like the way that you have tried something a bit different with this shot, with zooming in on a smaller section of the Durdle Door. You have caught some nice movement in the waves hitting the rocks, and the conversion to black and white works nicely. Well done on a nice shot and also thinking outside the box :-)

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I know this location well, and you have captured this well. The sky is amazing, and I bet that it was special to see. The FG of the boats is good and I like the way that the fence leads the eye into the shot. Well done on a great image :-)

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Crowd
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Love the colours, as well as the drama in this shot with the crashing waves. The pools of water in the FG mimic the colours in the sky, which make for a very pleasing and balanced image. The 2 people in the shot is a nice addition. Well done on a great shot :-)

Judge
winner

I love the long exposure used here and the convert to black and white really sets the mood. I like the way that the rocks in the FG lead your eye into the photo to the silhouetted cliffs in the BG. Movement in the clouds is pleasing, and the way that the light is picked out on the wet rocks in the FG is spot on. Well done on taking First Place :-)

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Meet the judge

This could be the cover of a book. I think that it shows mystery and I lover the muted colours in the FG and rocks in the distance, but the way that the sky pops. It almost looks like it's been colour popped. The figure at the end of the rocks is pleasing and you can make up a million stories to what they are doing out there. Well done on a great shot :-)

Brief

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The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. It stretches from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset, a distance of nearly 100 miles. In this contest I would like to see your best photos from the area of the Jurassic Coast. Images in colour or black and white are welcomed, as well as stitched panoramic images of more than one shot.

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