Swanage

The sun sets over Swanage, a Dorset town that has been a popular seaside resort since Victorian times. The striking building is the Wellington Clock Tower, which once stood at London Bridge but was moved to Swanage in the 1860s. It must be one of the few clock towers that do not have a clock. For whatever reason that feature – something that would be very useful in a clock tower – never accompanied the tower on its move from London to Swanage.

An extract from a book written in the early years of the 20th century records that the tower, “with the rough stones, drying fishing-nets, and scattered lobsterpots of the beach, forms a highly picturesque foreground for the artist seeking an effective setting for a characteristic sketch of Swanage.”

Exposure of 1.3 seconds at f/18.

Canon EOS 5D and EF 16-35mm lens.