Kimmeridge shale
Several small streams run off the Purbeck Hills into Kimmeridge Bay. Further west, one runs over flat rock before dissipating into the pebbles whereas the one on the east side of the bay forms a dramatic waterfall. However, it was this one, in the middle, which most interested me. The geometric patterns it has cut in the cross-bedded shale just cried out to be photographed. By the time I returned to this spot after exploring further along the cliffs, the sun had fully set and the consequent exposure of some 14 seconds caused the chaotic flow of the stream to be simplified into smoky wisps.
Location: Kimmeridge, Dorset, UK
Date: 12.2009
Medium: Full-frame digital capture