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This very simple composition relies for its impact and meaning on the difference in colour temperature between the warm orange dusk sky at the horizon, still lit by the recently set sun, and the cool blue twilight tones of the sea, reflecting the deep blue of the sky overhead. The line of groynes add a static element to the scene that contrasts nicely with the moving water and transient sky detail, providing an anchor for the composition.
Liz and I were on our way home, driving along the A55 having been over to LLandudno for a stroll along the promenade and to watch the sunset from the West Shore. We noticed the sky out to sea getting redder and redder as the twilight deepened so we decided to pull off at the turning for Llandulas, knowing that a car park and viewpoint were readily available just a few yards from the junction.
Local knowledge certainly helps in these 'wow look at that' situations.
In the end we must have spent about 30 minutes there watching and photographing as the colour gradually leached from the sky and it was finally time to resume our journey home.
Well worth staying out late for!
Filename - groynes 10.jpg
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens - 100-400mm zoom @ 135mm
Exposure - 15secs @ f32, ISO100
Location - Llanddulas, North Wales
This image - 800x450px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - Long exposure used to blur waves.
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