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Published: 2008-07-12 08:17:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 772; Favourites: 52; Downloads: 0
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I just had to get out and shoot somthing this morning. I headed out from home in my mothers car (see my journal for where my car is lol), and headed out to Dorset.First I went to Corfe. Nothing. Then to Kimmeridge. Realised the sun was going to rise in the wrong place so went to see if warborough bay was open. Nope. Headed back to corfe and out to Studland.
Last time I was at studland it was uneventful. Flat boring beach. I decided to head back there anyway. This time I walked east and came across a cool turrnt, some bright green algae and some cool rocks so I took a tonne of shots.
This is the first of many!
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I so wish I could get up early and go to the coast, your shots prove that its definitely worth the early start! Fantastic composition and colours.
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thanks again babes 
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you're welcome again! My excuse is that i don't live near the sea!! I will go eventually though, while the weather is nice!
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I drove 200 miles for this shot 
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Oh now i feel lazy!! 200 miles!! what time did you get up?! Ok i will try my hardest to drag myself out of bed on thursday and try and get to the sea!!
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i left the house at 2.30am
last time I went there it was justa boring beach but i headed the other way around this time and found all these rocks and bunker
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oh thats not too bad then, and it wasnt your petrol either!! I have no idea where those places are but it sounds like you have a nice choice of places to shoot. This might sound like a daft question but how do you know where the sun is going to rise?
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it was my petrol, i put £30 in lol.
Ever heard the phrase, rises in the east, sets in the west? Its a good starting point but its not accurate. You can get sunrise/set compasses which are basically a piece of paper that show you were it will rise and set at different times of the year. Their location specific though. I don't have one.
Basically because i'm always in place at LEAST an hour before sunrise, you can see the colour in the sky and that tells you were the sun is coming up
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Oh well not your mileage though
Yeah i know the phrase but i'm not too good with east and west, i'll have to get a compass! Oh yeah i never thought of the colour before the sunrise, im actually not as thick as i sound you know!!
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i'm sure your not
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i'll make sure i take mine with me, im not getting up ridiculously early only to end up in the wrong place for a sunrise!!
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thats all part of it
Really you should scout out areas before you go for a sunrise. I tend to do it as I get there and then go back a couple more times to ensure i get amazing shots. You have a lot of disapointments doing it this way but its nice to be out and no one else around
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I'll probably end up going to a lake near me first because its only about 20 mins away. There are some nice hills around there too. I'll let you know how it goes!!
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look forward to seeing the shots
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I'll try and get to the coast at weekend, I think the nearest place is Southport, not sure how good the coast is there though. There don't seem to be too many beaches around where I live, might have to look at a weekend away so I can go somewhere a bit more interesting!
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yeah you have to drive to the best coastal parts. beaches are boring, you want rocky coastlines with motion in the sea 
Have a look around google for some inspiration - google maps really helps. If you sign up as a fan on my website, I have a gmap setup of all my fave shooting locations
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I signed up to your site yesterday, i'll have a look on there. Thanks Justin!
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Nice. You really are an early bird though but it's worth it for the shots
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fantastic, shot i admire anyone who can get up as earlier as that, but wow arnt the results worth it........
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sunrise and the following hour is the best light of the day. I drove a long way this morning (200 miles in total). I will be doing it more when I get my car back from the garage!
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200 miles eh, sounds like an interesting trip, bet ur waiting for the car to get back on the road now, been fantastic weather out today.
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thanks. i'm glad you like it
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Can't fault this mate - I love it. Really strong shot.
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cheers buddy
I got quite a lot of shots this morning!
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Glad to know you're out n about again
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thanks
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