Category: Kent

Stormy Seas – Competition successes!

By cpadmin

Stormy Seas – Competition successes! These three images have just received prizes in the same international competition. The theme of the competition was “Capture the Wind”. With storm Dennis which is here today, these images will resonate. The one with the hooked wave came 11th out of 500 and the other one came 74th out of 500. The wave rolling in came 200th out of 500!

The first image was captured at Ramsgate on the first Sunday of January 2018. The weather had been bad. I was fed up of being cooped up inside, I definitely needed to get out. The south coast was my destination. The sea along the beach at Ramsgate was foaming. In addition, when I got to the harbour around lunchtime there were some giant waves. Very dramatic!

The power of the sea, Ramsgate
The power of the sea

Broardstairs is the location for the second image. It’s not far from Ramsgate. People had parked cars on the quay whilst the tide was out and as it came in, the tide washed the cards. I have often wondered if the cars started after their soaking. Some daft folk were also dodging in and out of the spray.

Stormy seas
Washing the cars at Broadstairs!

The third image shows a wave at Dunbar in Scotland last year. It is one of a burst of seven images. It was windy and the wind was blowing against the spray and driving it back over the waves. I spent quite a few minutes capturing shots here.

Windy waves at Dunbar
Windy waves at Dunbar

Hope you like “Stormy Seas – Competition successes!” See images at the Compass Photography Website. WWW.Compassphotography.co.uk

Images of the Kent seaside

By cpadmin

Images of the Kent seaside

On one of the hottest days of the year I captured some great images of the Kent seaside. The sun shone without a break as I travelled from Cape le Ferne in the east to Dungeness.

Capel le Ferne is white cliffs of Dover country. It has a great café on the top of the cliffs. The Lees at Folkestone looked almost tropical in the images captured from there. Sandygate roasted in the sun. Behind Waitrose at Hythe I found some welcome shade along the calmness of the Royal Military Canal. Dymchurch was busy and it was extremely hot driving the steam engines at the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway so I was told!).

The beach at Greatstone had lots of people on it and pebbles reflected in the sunlight. Dungeness looked as special as it always does, perhaps more so in the sun. A yacht passed by near to the shore and provided a nice opportunity to photograph it in the blue sea against the yellow pebbles.

View more of the images from this day by going to the Compass Photography Website

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    Sailing by at the tip of Dungeness
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    Patterns in the sand – Folkstone
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    Dungeness – The boardwalk looking back to the road
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    Welcome shade – Royal Military Canal at Hythe
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    Pulling out at RHDR

Looking out down river!

By cpadmin

Image of the week – Looking out down river!

Looking out down river is the statue of Lord Nelson. The statue is in Greenwich, outside the Trafalgar pub and well worth a visit. From this position Nelson gets to see all of the boats travelling up and down the Thames. It is as if he is watching over the comings and goings. The traffic on the river is much less than it used to be though. Less traffic does allow you to see the sweeps of the river as it snakes around and back again. In the distance you can see the Millennium Dome. On the left of the image is Canary Wharf.

The statue was erected in 2005 to mark the 200th anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar. The Nelson statue was created by sculptor Lesley Pover after being commissioned by Trafalgar owner Frank Dowling.

The pub has great views over the river from the bar. Lots of people like to have their photograph taken with Nelson and he usually obliges without a grumble! Find out more about the statue using this link

Equipment: Sony SLT-A65V

Settings f6.3, 1/320, ISO 100

Looking out down river!

Visit to Hever Castle home of Anne Boleyn

By cpadmin

Visit to Hever Castle the home of Anne Boleyn

Visit to Hever Castle home of Anne Boleyn. Shru visited the childhood home of Anne Boleyn during the tulip season on a bright still day.

Visit to Hever Castle the home of Anne Boleyn
Hever Castle the home of Anne Boleyn on a bright spring day

Two moats

Captured from the outer moat of the castle, this shot shows the topiary reflected in the outer moat. Hever castle has two moats and two drawbridges. The water in the foreground sweeps the eye in and the viewers’ attention is led over the first wooden bridge. We are then lead and onto the castle forecourt and over the drawbridge, where the draw chains are visible. Eventually we arrive at the caste door where the portcullis is ready to drop on us!

A green image

There is lots of “green” in Shru’s early spring image, provided by the topiary, the bushes and the climbers. There are soft clouds overhead which highlight the stern crenelated yellow brickwork of the castle itself. The topiary designed by the gardeners also brings softness and humour.

This was a great visit that I would recommend it to you.

Equipment

Canon EOS 7D Mark II EF-S 18-135mm IS STM

F5.6   1/200 ISO 100