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Llandudno West Shore #1

Red marker post at the West Shore at Llandudno, North Wales coast

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The story behind this image

The West Shore at Llandudno on the North Wales coast is a great place to go for an afternoon's stroll in the sun.

With views out over the Conwy estuary and Irish Sea to the headlands of Penmaenmawr and Llanfairfechan, and with a huge tidal range you never see the same scene twice.

On this occasion the tide was in, lapping up against the end of an outflow pipe, vividly marked with a red warning post that drew my attention from quite a distance.

I love including the colour red in a photograph.

Just a little, and set against a complimentary colour such as blue or green, the colour red acts like a pinch of chilli in a bowl of stew, enlivening and adding a piquant touch that brings a dish (and a photograph) to life.

If the post had been a different colour this image wouldn't have anywhere near the impact, or give as much visual pleasure as it does.

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Image data

Filename - llandudno west shore 01.jpg

Camera - Canon EOS 6D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 24mm

Exposure - 1/15 sec @ f11, ISO100

Location - Llandudno West Shore, North Wales

This image - 800x450px JPEG

Conversion - Adobe Lightroom

Comments - Polarising filter used to enhance colours