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The Pembrokeshire National Park, Wales, is mostly all about the coastline.
With dramatic cliffs, pristine beaches and turbulent seas, set against a backdrop of somewhat variable weather conditions, Liz and I spent a lot our our time during our mini-break here enjoying the stark beauty of the many coves and inlets adorning the coast.
One beach we spent a time exploring was Newgale at the top of St Brides Bay, a favourite haunt of surfers enjoying its west facing aspect and big rollers.
Liz and I also enjoyed the west facing aspect of Newgale beach, but without getting too wet as we walked along the dunes in the stiff onshore breeze in the weak autumn afternoon sun.
Normally photographing into the sun yields disappointing results, as the extreme contrast renders most of the image either completely black or completely white.
But on this occasion, as we walked along, the sun was diffused behind a layer of high cloud, taking the edge off its brightness but still allowing enough directional light to shine through and reflect off the sea and wet sand below us.
So I paused took a few hand held photos, eventaully settling on this composition showing both the diffused sun and its reflection.
I'm glad I carried my camera with me, as you never know when such an opportunity will strike.
Filename - newgale beach 01.jpg
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 50mm
Exposure - 1/400 sec @ f22, ISO100
Filters - Three stop neutral density filter used to darken the sky.
Location - Newgale, Pembrokeshire, Wales
This image - 533x800pxpx JPEG
Conversion - Adobe Lightroom
Comments - -1ev exposure compensation used to preserve highlights
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