Early light at 'dragon's teeth', Abbotsbury (4440) by Chris Spracklen

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14.1.09	Chris Spracklen

Early light at 'dragon's teeth', Abbotsbury (4440)

The Fleet, Abbotsbury, Dorset

These so-called 'Dragon's teeth' are anti-tank obstacles placed in double rows across Chesil Beach in 1940 to hinder an invasion if it came. The concrete cubes are 3½ feet high and 4 feet apart and presented a formidable barrier to any invader!

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6g IF-ED AF-S DX VR

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goelsamuel		16-Apr-2014 17:29
Incredibly beautiful! V!

samikosemi		17-May-2013 21:07
Wow, great colors ! Sami ! V

Mark Chambers ARPS AFIAP CPAGB BPE3		17-May-2013 20:11
Great lead in lines, colours. V

Bill Klein		12-Oct-2012 15:52
Outstanding! BV!

Buba Jafarli		09-Oct-2012 13:06
Wonderful lighting, colours and composition! V.

Marc Vermeulen		19-Aug-2012 22:57
Great work chris! Fantastic light and colors!

sylvie jacques		05-Aug-2012 00:08
Amazing light! Beautiful!

godro		01-Aug-2012 16:24
Beautiful compo and light bravo!!!

Range View		07-Jul-2012 22:02
Fantastic composition with great DOF. Wonderful light and colour tones. V Barbara

Dan Greenberg		12-Jun-2012 22:52
Sensational capture of the lighting and color in a very nicely composed view. ~VVV~

Alexander Kazakov		18-May-2012 18:52
Very well done! V

Yiannis Pavlis		11-May-2012 12:22
Wonderful image, fantastic tones .Excellent photograph.Great work Chris.V

Marina Arimany		30-Jan-2012 22:45
A real masterpiece. You captured a very beautiful light. V

bluebirdstar		23-Jan-2012 01:06
Amazing in every way! V

Zolt�n Balogh		19-Nov-2011 14:23
Truly beautiful Chris, no wonder why there are so many kind comments here!:) V

Ken Chambers ARPS		18-Nov-2011 19:14
I wonder when they installed these Blocks in 1940. The workmen thought for one moment, that they one day would become a Work of Art .

norbi		18-Nov-2011 13:44
Beautiful warm and golden light lets forget the function of "dragon's teeth". A great capture, Chris. v. norbi

Nestor Derkach		05-Nov-2011 13:56
Exposure and image detail superb. Light is beautiful as is the composition. Perfect image entrance and a good candidate for a painting. Vote10+

Ren� Gysi		24-Sep-2011 09:01
Wonderful golden light and beautiful colors. V

PauloCGama		21-Sep-2011 14:34
I'm back here, this is just awesome!!

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		13-Sep-2011 15:18
Nice exposure and great detail ! VVV Paolo

MarcViskens		12-Aug-2011 07:09
excellent shot Chris nice composed and beautiful light very very well done Marc

Guest		11-Aug-2011 19:25
Absolutely spectacular!

Gerard Koehl		08-Aug-2011 16:12
Une pure merveille.... Et ce succès est bien mérité. V

gerard belbeoch		27-Mar-2011 18:27
v Wonderful colour

Marina Arimany		19-Aug-2010 12:59
Incredible light and mood! V

Ian Dalgliesh		20-Aug-2009 03:10
I'll be in Dorset next week,on my holidays,if I could take,just one shot as good as this,I'd be happy.A wonderful shot,full of interest,colour,good use of light and a glorious sky,to boot.V+++.

Guest		20-Jul-2009 20:10
I really like the wonderful mood and tone, the light captured on this image is simply divine! Well done Chris! BV

Jean D		07-Jul-2009 02:01
Excellent scene of this gorgeous countryside, Chris! Thanks for the captioned info. ~V~

Kim		16-Jun-2009 22:26
Beautiful landscape composition! V

Bartosz Kotulski		09-Jun-2009 09:40
absolute amazing composition with stunning light and beautiful morning mood. like balance here.Happy day:)

endre novak		24-May-2009 15:45
lovely mood here.

Carol Rollins		23-Mar-2009 12:35
A very beautiful and interesting image Chris. ~

regi olbrechts		07-Mar-2009 20:38
Superb colours and feel.

Buz Kiefer		03-Mar-2009 18:02
Beautiful light and a super composition Chris. Well done. Vote

Yi Feng		26-Feb-2009 04:18
Spectacular shot Chris. Amazing lighting and colors. V

bill friedlander		23-Feb-2009 21:20
Beautifully done. Nice how the cubes and shore draw the eye up and across the image. V

Larry Grace		18-Feb-2009 02:19
Excellent, some of the best HDR work I have seen. V

XiaoBernard99		17-Feb-2009 07:31
Belle lumiere matinale. By chance no invasion. This area is splendid Well composed

Simon Chandler		16-Feb-2009 23:52
Wow, marvelous. Excellent composition rich in contents. Love the wonderful mood and tone. v

Yiannis Pavlis		14-Feb-2009 13:36
You have composed the perfectly. A wonderful photo..Excellent work Chris.V

larose forest photos		01-Feb-2009 00:47
Love the lighting in this, and the colours... V.

Steve Morris		27-Jan-2009 19:31
Great scene Chris with fabulous lighting. I enjoyed the story but wonder why the tanks wouldn't drive around them (maybe there was a lot more at one time!!)!! The composition and perspective is up to your usual high standard Chris!!BV

Paula Krugerud		27-Jan-2009 14:50
Outstanding, gorgeous light, supberb comp!

Mark Krauss		23-Jan-2009 20:32
Absolutely amazing light! Great image! ~V~

Sue Robertson		21-Jan-2009 21:20
Well what a shot.. beautiful work. v

Fong Lam		20-Jan-2009 12:37
Breathtaking tranquil landscape scene, Chris. The warm light and details are just awesome!! Big vote!!

Alain Boussac		20-Jan-2009 07:17
Sweet and delicate colors, superb light. Excellent picture ! BV.

alfredo camba jr.		20-Jan-2009 01:44
Simply beautiful!! Wonderful colours, lighting and composition!! V

Pat Shawyer		19-Jan-2009 08:30
Another wonderful scene Chris !

Guest		18-Jan-2009 13:40
Stunning capture, Chris, The composition and light are outstanding. BV

Andre Fontaine		18-Jan-2009 13:38
fantastic pose ! v

Kevin Chester		18-Jan-2009 08:06
Another fantastic shot Chris. There was a program on CH4 last night all about these defences. Uncanny that I should stumble on this today.

Robert Charity		17-Jan-2009 13:56
the light is wonderful, v

CM Kwan		17-Jan-2009 07:07
Perfect in everyway, Chris! Very impressive! V

Randy Adams		17-Jan-2009 04:40
wow...incredible work Chris!! I'm speechless! V

PauloCGama		17-Jan-2009 03:46
amazing. magical light and fabulous scene. huge v cheers

dane		17-Jan-2009 02:36
warm light...

Jean Chiasson		16-Jan-2009 23:31
Stunning image vote

Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography		16-Jan-2009 19:50
Very beautiful, fabulous light, Vote !

Marco Valk		16-Jan-2009 14:40
Beautiful!! v

Yi Feng		16-Jan-2009 03:17
Amazing light and color!

globalgadabout		16-Jan-2009 02:37
heavenly light on this tremendous scene...with some unexpected edge from those tank-stoppers

markf		15-Jan-2009 23:34
Superb pictur Chris - Looking at the date I'm sure it wasn't as warm as it looks!

mart senior		15-Jan-2009 20:10
great pic, beautiful light.....v

Doug Cruden		15-Jan-2009 18:53
My! That's warm and gorgeous!! It looks more like a late summer's evening than early morning in January! The eye-line is so strong it makes me want to rush down the beach and jump into the water!! Great shot, Chris, and thanks to your narrative for putting it in context. V

Char		15-Jan-2009 17:32
A fabulous capture of this scene Chris! Great colours and interesting information about the blocks. \/

Walter Otto Koenig		15-Jan-2009 16:53
Amazing light in this beautiful landscape. The colors are wonderful! "V"

Katie Chew		15-Jan-2009 16:27
Beautiful color!

Guest		15-Jan-2009 15:44
Wow, such a peaceful morning scene, with such a "warfare" information behind :) V

Barbara Read and Fred Schaad		15-Jan-2009 15:11
Fantastic photo, Chris. Love the rich warm colour and tones, the comp is wonderful, it is all good. Voted

Guest		15-Jan-2009 14:21
a nice shot with beautiful tones in sky and water

Lise Trempe		15-Jan-2009 12:44
Outstanding capture, light and colors are exceptionnal, and the composition is excellent.

Renee Lockett		15-Jan-2009 12:24
An absolutely stunning landscape with amazing light. ~V~

Patricia Kay		15-Jan-2009 12:04
You have captured the pure beauty of Dorset....I was there many moons ago and thank you for stirring my memories! BV

Guest		15-Jan-2009 11:37
Gosh,this is beautiful, Chris! So many elements in this composition brought together beautifully and the golden tones are gorgeous!

Victoria		15-Jan-2009 09:27
Remarkable, fantastic view , awesome colours !!!!

shatterbug		15-Jan-2009 05:42
Early rising handsomely rewarded...gorgeous light!

Hank Vander Velde		15-Jan-2009 03:27
Beautiful scene with nice golden glow/light Chris.

Guest		15-Jan-2009 02:51
What a beauty! V

Michel Jasmin		15-Jan-2009 02:31
Beautiful place, very well done

Toney Smith		15-Jan-2009 02:21
An outstanding capture Chris, Beautiful!

Jay Levin		15-Jan-2009 01:25
Wonderful lighting and composition, Chris. A beautiful scene. Vote

lou_rozensteins		15-Jan-2009 01:06
Interesting! The light and composition are beautiful too. Well done.

Earl Misanchuk		15-Jan-2009 01:05
Lovely light, Chris. Oops, now that I read the other comments, I guess I'm being a bit redundant.

poetry666		15-Jan-2009 01:02
Beautiful warm lighting. The wonderful colours in the sky and landscape. Bit of history here too! Well done Chris, another outstanding shot...BV

Jola Dziubinska		15-Jan-2009 00:50
The light is outstanding. Warmm, golden tones and the composition make the photo a masterpiece. Congratulations, Chris and vote.

Marcia Rules		15-Jan-2009 00:15
divine light you have over there, Chris!! V

nige50		14-Jan-2009 23:35
Wonderful colour.

Susanne v. Schroeder		14-Jan-2009 23:27
Beautiful golden light!!

monil		14-Jan-2009 23:06
The lighting is superb. Always beautifull on yours photos. The colors are soft and delicate. v

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