Yachts on Weymouth Bay

The shot above was taken with the camera's lens at its maximum magnification. I took it because I spotted the solitary yacht with the pink/purple sails among two classes of smaller yachts that seemed to be sailing in groups or engaged in some kind of competition. The dash of colour was essential for what would otherwise have been a quite boring composition. Shooting into the sun gave the sea a very monochrome look which accentuated the overall lack of colour and made the coloured sails more prominent.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2

Seafront at Weymouth

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As the placename suggest, Weymouth in Dorset is a town at the mouth of the River Wey. In fact, the Wey discharges through the harbour into Weymouth Bay and consequently the town has two focal points - the harbour and the seafront on the bay. Today's photograph is a 16:9 shot, larger than usual so click on the image, of part of the town's seafront seen from the northern spit of land where the Wey enters the bay from the harbour. It was taken just after the tide had turned and was on its way out.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2