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Solva Lime Kilns #1

Decaying lime kilns on the shoreline at Solva harbour in the Pembrokeshire National Park, Wales

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Liz and I spent a few days in the autumn of 2016 at Solva, on the Pembrokeshire coast.

This tiny little community is centred around the tidal harbour, and we enjoyed a couple of lovely walks on the sand at low tide, out beyond the headland.

But we were quite puzzled by these strange, abandoned beehive like structures that had been built right on the shoreline, a little way for the mouth of the estuary.

It was the owner of our holiday apartment that explained what they were - old lime kilns from the town's industrial past.

But industry has long since vanished from this lovely spot, leaving the harbour to the locals' yachts and the occasional tourist like us.

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Image data

Filename - solva lime kiln 01.jpg

Camera - Canon 6D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 32mm

Exposure - 1/8 sec @ f11, ISO400

Filters - Polarising filter used to remove glare.

Location - Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales

This image - 800x450pxpx JPEG

Conversion - Adobe Lightroom

Comments - Tripod, mirror lockup and cable release used to prevent camera movement