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Nov 13, 2021 09:12:16   #
magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK
 
A beautiful view across to Old Harry rocks from the back of middle beach, Studland, UK - for me, spoiled only by somebody’s rubbish! Your critique is always welcome.


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Nov 13, 2021 09:22:31   #
photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA
 
magnetoman wrote:
A beautiful view across to Old Harry rocks from the back of middle beach, Studland, UK - for me, spoiled only by somebody’s rubbish! Your critique is always welcome.


I like the view.

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Nov 13, 2021 09:26:46   #
magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK
 
photophile wrote:
I like the view.


It is lovely isn’t it? Unfortunately it’s recent erosion that now forces folk to walk around the back of the beach to get to the cafe, but this view is compensation. Thanks for commenting.

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Nov 13, 2021 12:18:13   #
Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona
 
magnetoman wrote:
It is lovely isn’t it? Unfortunately it’s recent erosion that now forces folk to walk around the back of the beach to get to the cafe, but this view is compensation. Thanks for commenting.


Beautiful shot. That's what beaches do. Erode, change, build back in different configurations. Ever changing at the will of the sea

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Nov 13, 2021 12:36:53   #
R.G. Loc: Scotland
 
magnetoman wrote:
Spot the Rubbish.


I think it must be that bottle (?) stuck to the side of the tree. Well it's not nearly enough to spoil my enjoyment of the view.

It's interesting that Studland is described as being on the Isle of Purbeck. It looks decidedly landlocked to me .

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Nov 13, 2021 14:12:35   #
magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK
 
Curmudgeon wrote:
Beautiful shot. That's what beaches do. Erode, change, build back in different configurations. Ever changing at the will of the sea


Not so sure it’s going to be building back though Curmudgeon - there are four beaches that pretty much join each other and two cafes. The National Trust (which owns the land) has calculated the shoreline will move to the roadside by about 2080 and take both cafes with it. At present they don’t propose fighting nature.

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Nov 13, 2021 14:21:22   #
magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK
 
R.G. wrote:
I think it must be that bottle (?) stuck to the side of the tree. Well it's not nearly enough to spoil my enjoyment of the view.

It's interesting that Studland is described as being on the Isle of Purbeck. It looks decidedly landlocked to me .


I’m not certain what it is RG but, yes, you’re on it. Glad it didn’t spoil the view for you.
And you’re not alone in your struggle to recognise the Isle but, as one who lives there, I can say the main routes in offer either a trip over the North causeway or the South, not that you’d notice either for certain, but you will have crossed one of two rivers. It seems to have a climate of its own too, rather like South Hams in Devon.

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Nov 14, 2021 08:04:33   #
sb Loc: Florida's East Coast
 
It looks like a very lovely spot for a relaxing walk or picnic.

When I lived in Maine in the late 70's they started a bottle/can deposit program. You paid a nickel for any bottle or can when you bought beverages, and got it back when you returned the empty. A few years later the bottling companies had a state referendum to get rid of it ("because we needed a comprehensive program, not just a piecemeal approach" - which may have been true, but the goal clearly was to get rid of the deposit program). Maine voters rejected this effort to get rid of the program by something like 92%. The highways and beaches became free of cans and bottles within a year. It is estimated that 90% of all cans and bottles sold in Maine are returned.

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Nov 14, 2021 12:01:25   #
Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area
 
magnetoman wrote:
A beautiful view across to Old Harry rocks from the back of middle beach, Studland, UK - for me, spoiled only by somebody’s rubbish! Your critique is always welcome.

Very nice image! I had to struggle for quite some time to find the rubbish, and it definitely doesn’t spoil the image.
My only suggestion would be to straighten the horizon. The water line is slightly lower on the left side.

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Nov 14, 2021 16:04:47   #
magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK
 
sb wrote:
It looks like a very lovely spot for a relaxing walk or picnic.

When I lived in Maine in the late 70's they started a bottle/can deposit program. You paid a nickel for any bottle or can when you bought beverages, and got it back when you returned the empty. A few years later the bottling companies had a state referendum to get rid of it ("because we needed a comprehensive program, not just a piecemeal approach" - which may have been true, but the goal clearly was to get rid of the deposit program). Maine voters rejected this effort to get rid of the program by something like 92%. The highways and beaches became free of cans and bottles within a year. It is estimated that 90% of all cans and bottles sold in Maine are returned.
It looks like a very lovely spot for a relaxing wa... (show quote)


Sounds to be the way to go. No doubt about it, we need some sort of incentive over here. Thanks for your comments.

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Nov 14, 2021 16:07:06   #
magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK
 
Fredrick wrote:
Very nice image! I had to struggle for quite some time to find the rubbish, and it definitely doesn’t spoil the image.
My only suggestion would be to straighten the horizon. The water line is slightly lower on the left side.


Thanks Fredrick, glad you enjoyed the view. Funnily enough, I’d tipped the horizon that way to counteract the curve of the bay, which had made it look to tilt right!

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Nov 17, 2021 21:22:44   #
MattPhox Loc: Rhode Island
 
It is a very nice shot and I didn't even see the bottle until it was mentioned. Your eyes are not drawn to it.

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Nov 18, 2021 03:49:04   #
magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK
 
MattPhox wrote:
It is a very nice shot and I didn't even see the bottle until it was mentioned. Your eyes are not drawn to it.


Thanks Matt. You’re probably right but if I do any more with the shot the junk will have to go, once seen…

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Apr 22, 2022 08:42:45   #
Howard5252 Loc: New York / Florida (now)
 
It looks like a soda can to me. Overall, a well done pastoral-like scene. Very nice.

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Apr 22, 2022 09:54:39   #
magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK
 
Howard5252 wrote:
It looks like a soda can to me. Overall, a well done pastoral-like scene. Very nice.


I did take another look when I went back, it’s a poundage with rubbish in it Howard. I’ll remove it before I take another shot, Glad you like it.

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