Durdle Door - Sunset
This is a very famous arch formation on the Dorset coast in the UK. It is part of the coast known as the Jurassic Coast and is a World Heritage Site.
Canon 20D
Sigma 10-20MM
f16
Approx. 1/2 second
ISO 100
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kathy s gillen...
stunning capture
WayneD
nice one
igotmeacanon
cracking shot, i love it there
biddumy
Beautiful and atmospheric, Great image!!!
m. nelson
magical…
Ciara(Kevin & ...
great shot , was worth the walk down not to mention the walk back up.
alansmith
Thanks for the comments everyone, much appreciated.
The walk up and down the cliffs is quite a tester and not for the feint of heart.
GerryMac
stunning composition!
TIMKIELY
just beauitful, well done
Sharon Mau
This is a stunning beauty Alan!!
Jonathan Bartlett
Beautiful capture Alan!!
May I ask, how do you like the sigma 10-20? Does it do alright on your Canon. (I have and XSI (450D) and am looking into a wide angle lens and have looked into this one, but trying to get actual user perspectives on it)
Thanks!
alansmith replied
Hi Jonathan,
I think the 10-20mm is an excellent lens and is my favourite landscape lens. The perspective it gives is dramatic and it’s best when there’s an interesting foreground object you can really get close to. The DoF is amazing and if you use hyperfocal distance focussing ( focus approximately a third of the way into your shot ) and f13-f22 then everything from front to back is in acceptable focus.
I have a Canon 20D which has a crop factor of 1.6x so making the lens a 16-32mm equivalent. There are vignetting problems using the Cokin P filter system at 10 and 11mm, but from 12 and above are fine. It’s best to use Cokin Z, Lee or Hitec filters as these are much larger and don’t cause vignetting.
The chromatic abberation is very well controlled with the Sigma and distortion is acceptable. There has recently been a field test in a magazine done by Charlie Waite ( the famous landscape photographer ) and he chose the Sigma as the best of the bunch for overall value, build and image quality. It’s not perfect but the other lenses in this group all have their particular problems too. I would recommend the Sigma and is one of the most widely used landscape lenses on cameras with a crop factor. Your 450D has a 1.6x crop factor and will be no problem at all with the Sigma.
Buy it and enjoy.
Kirbo
Superb!!
x- pose Klaus ...
brilliant shot!
Ralph Olsson
Congratulations, your work has been Featured inNational Parks of the World
mikebov
superb congrats on feature
Greenriver
Well done. Congratulations.
Lisawv
Stunning capture; great composition.
alansmith
Thanks Ralph for the feature and thanks for your comments everyone, much appreciated.
Alan.
Nerida13
Wonderful shot, love the light in the foreground.
Lozzle
i know thereee!!!! i live near it!!! stunning photo, i must say :)
EarthGipsy
Stunning Image! Thought about submitting it to the Natural Heritage Challenge