We're well into this third lockdown now and it's easy to feel despair at times.

Many of us are missing our family and friends desperately and sometimes the days drag.

But members of the Dorset Echo Camera Club are busying themselves taking gorgeous photos of the area.

Some are new to photography while others have been doing it for years.

They've captured the county of Dorset looking truly beautiful in these images.

Click here to join the camera club and scroll down to see the stunning pictures.

Christchurch Priory Peregrine - Tim Burdock

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Compton Abbas - Ben Todd Photography

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Durlston Country park - Tan Calm

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Gold Hill before lockdown - Nicky Wicks

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HM Coastguard over Weymouth Bay - Peter Harriman

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Jimmy the harvest mouse - Tracy Whincup

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Mist in North Dorset - Timothy Orman

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Robin at RSPB Lodmoor - Sharin Trevelyan

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Snowdrop at Minterne Gardens Picture Gillian Thomas Photography

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Sunrise near Sherborne - Jana Hounsel

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Valentine’s Day at Wimborne Minster - Steve Hawker

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Winfrith sunrise - Rod Hughes

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