Sunset walk, St Aldhelm's Head

[puddleshark]

Set off along the chalk track to St Aldhelm's Head, just as the sun was setting. In the distance, impressive ranks of rainclouds, which fortunately decided to stay out over the sea.


Accompanied on my walk by the half moon.


St Aldhelm's Quarry.


Gulls wheeling through the sunset sky.





Nearing the sea, St Aldhelm's Chapel and the old coastguard cottages.




Sat for a while on the cliffs, watching for the flash of light from Portland Bill lighthouse.

Headed back along the chalk track with darkness falling. First Saturn appeared beside the half moon, then the constellations gradually revealing themselves: Cassiopeia overhead, Ursa Major along the northern horizon.

Comments

[house_wren]

Thanks for the photos, which I very much enjoyed. I remembered when I lived near the sea and often walked down to the cliffs to watch what was happening over the water at the end of the day.

[puddleshark]

You're welcome!

Yes. It's lovely to stand by the sea at night, seeing distant lights, and the stars coming out.

[kaishin108]

I have read too many mysteries, it looks scary to me, LOL.

[puddleshark]

Heh!

The sinister clouds weren't helping with the atmosphere!

But it's actually quite a pleasant walk. You can't lose your way, because the pale chalk track is easily visible in the darkness.

[heleninwales]

Those are very dramatic photos. My cameras can't cope with such low light conditions unless I use long exposure and tripod.

[puddleshark]

Thank you!

I was too lazy to take a tripod yesterday, so I'm surprised that so many of the pictures came out. The Canon isn't usually very good at high ISO shots, and some of the shots were taken at ISO1600 to ISO4000.