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Beach and Rock #9

Rock with a thin vein of quartz in the sand on the beach at Conway Morfa, North Wales coast

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The story behind this image

I love beaches, especially those near where I live in North Wales.

They're such dynamic environments, constantly being re-shaped by wind and water, and whether you're looking at the large view, or focusing down to just a small detail, there's almost always something interesting to look at and photograph.

Such was my state of mind while strolling along the windswept beach at Conwy Morfa with my wife Liz, taking a battering from the stiff breeze and blowing sand.

But that blowing sand, apart from stinging our exposed skin, was also making some lovely mini-landscapes around the rocks at the upper margin of the beach.

This particular dark rock, with its contrasting white vein of quartz, caught my eye, nestled as it was in a shapely sand ripple.

So a few seconds' pause to compose the shot, a click of the shutter and we were on our way again, looking for the next arrangement of sand and stone to admire.

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Image data

Filename - beach rock 09.jpg

Camera - Nikon D3100

Lens - 18-55mm zoom @ 35mm

Exposure - 1/100 sec @ f8, ISO100

Location - Conwy Morfa, North Wales

This image - 800x533px JPEG

Conversion - Adobe Lightroom

Comments - Hand held exposure.