Here are five shots of a Common Gull taken from the cliff tops overlooking Lulworth Cove. Just moments before, I had swapped lenses from my 150 - 600mm zoom to my Canon 24 -105mm. I was slightly frustrated because with the bigger lens I would have been able to get some cracking close ups and not had to crop the images so hard however I think that even at 105 mm these are sharp images with a fair amount of detail so I'm pleased with the results.
It was quite windy and so the bird was using the air currents to stay up without exerting too much energy. I really like the fourth image which shows how it was using its wings, tail and even feet to steer and turn in the air. Gulls get a lot of bad press for stealing food from tourists and leaving a mess on cars but they are still beautiful birds and very graceful in flight.
Here are 5 different views of Lulworth Cove. I know that landscape photos can sometimes look like holiday snaps, and when visiting a place such as this which is a very popular spot I am sure that the cove has been photographed countless times. But the changing sea and sky conditions and the various different vantage points can present new and different images every time. I hope you agree that this is a beautiful spot and worth the effort to capture these lovely shots.
The Dorset coast is known as the Jurassic Coast due the the large number of fossils discovered there. These shots are from Lulworth Cove which is a really popular spot. I didn't find any fossils but I spent some time getting some good photos.
As you can see the water in the cove was really calm but outside it was a bit more choppy. The tide had turned and was on its way out so i think the waves crashing on the rocks were not as spectacular as they could be when the tide is coming in.
