The coast is a place of constant change, some of it fast and noticeable like tide and weather, while some is not so immediately apparent, like the erosion of rocks along the tidal zone where the constant action of the sea effects changes in the topology that can be most photogenic.
Such is the case here at Penmon Point on the island of Anglesey just off the North Wales coast.
Most photographs taken here feature the lighthouse, which is an obvious subject. But swing your camera through 180º and a whole new set of opportunities present themselves.
For this photo I used a fantastically eroded section of rock as a foregound, with the gullies carved in the limestone pointing towards the coastguard station up on the headland.
Wonderfully dramatic clouds overhead completed the composition, and a conversion to monochrome with a faint sepia tint helped to convey the drama of the scene more fully that I could achieve in colour.
What an amazing place, I'm really looking forward to my next visit!
Filename - house rocks 02.jpg
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens - 17-40mm zoom @ 17mm
Exposure - 1/13sec @ f16, ISO50
Location - Penmon Point, Anglesey
This image - 640x800px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - ND grad filter used to balance exposure.
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