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It was a beautiful sunny afternoon in late March when my wife Liz and I decided to head to our nearest bit of coast at Flint, on the side of the river Dee estuary, to take a look at the imposing castle ruins and have a walk along the North Wales coastal path.
Centuries ago this castle was right by the sea, but over time the estuary silted up and now it's only a few times a year that the tide reaches as far as the castle walls.
But even so, the castle, with its imposing stonework and turrets, makes for a great photographic subject, especially when the heavens above are partly covered in a sheet of white high altitude cloud and the golden castle walls glow in the sun against a deep blue sky.
I hope that this edifice will be around for a long time yet.
Filename - flint castle 04
Camera - Canon EOS 6DMK2 DSLR
Lens - 24-105mm Zoom @ 24mm
Exposure - 1/60 sec @ f/8, ISO100
Filters - Polarising filter used to reduce glare and enhance colours.
Location - Flint, North Wales
Image enhancements - Adobe Lightroom
Comments - Handheld exposure with image stabilisation.
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