{"id":1834,"date":"2011-01-30T23:01:45","date_gmt":"2011-01-30T23:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/1834"},"modified":"2013-11-09T19:36:35","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T19:36:35","slug":"a-brief-walk-in-rottingdean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/a-brief-walk-in-rottingdean\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief Walk in Rottingdean"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Sunshine today, and no wind. Perfect for a stroll along the beach at Rottingdean. I don't often focus on them, but they were dominating the cliff face this afternoon and are worth an occasional mention here. They tend to roost alongside the fulmars, and unlike London pigeons have something of an aversion to people; well, to the extent that they don't mob every passing human in the hope of food.
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The fulmars were of course also in their usual mode of skimming the cliff. Just a couple of shots today.
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Down on the shore itself gulls were gathering among the exposed rocks, but it was a larger bird that caught my attention. A pair, in fact. Of little egrets. The shot is terrible! The dark seaweed that covers the rocks creates havoc with exposure settings, especially when the subject is pure white. These are the best of a fairly bad lot!
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The final shot was taken at the village pond, which is a short walk along Rottingdean High Street, opposite Rudyard Kipling's home (now a museum). The light was fading by this time, forcing a slow shutter speed.
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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 200mm f\/2.8L II USM.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[989],"tags":[1160,458,506,59,246],"class_list":["post-1834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-water-birds-birds-2","tag-duck","tag-egret","tag-fulmar","tag-pigeon","tag-rottingdean","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t