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Early January 2020 and despite the freezing wind my wife Liz and I made a determined effort to get out for some fresh air and exercise, our chosen location being the West Shore promenade at Llandudno on the North Wales coast.
It was high tide as we 'enjoyed' our fight with the elements, and with a stiff onshore breeze we weren't the only ones taking some time out at the coast.
The shallow waters were quite crowded with some serious kite surfers and wind surfers, showing off their extreme moves in the howling wind.
The show was too good to pass up photographically speaking, so I braced myself against the weather and proceeded to shoot a few dozen frames using my longest lens at a high shutter speed in order to freeze the action and overcome any gust induced wobble on my part.
With sunbeams shooting across the sky over the Penmaenmawr headland, this solitary wind surfer looked very vulnerable set against the vastness of the sea.
Filename - llandudno wind surfer 04
Lens - 100-400mm Zoom @ 100mm
Exposure - 1/400 sec @ f8, ISO100
Filters - None.
Location - Llandudno West Shore, North Wales
Image enhancements - Adobe Lightroom
Comments - Fast shutter speed used to freeze the action and prevent the effects of camera shake.
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