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Who doesn't like walking on a deserted beach in the sunshine?
Especially when sunny days are the exception rather than the rule, which was certainly the case during the week long break that my wife Liz and I took on the southwest coast of Ireland.
Staying at Youghal in County Cork, we ventured up and down this stretch of wild Atlantic coast, but the nicest beach we found was right on our doorstep at Youghal itself.
So a break in the cloudy weather was all the excuse we needed to head down to Youghal beach for a couple of hours stroll along the shoreline.
We had the beach pretty much to ourselves, and I was soon revelling in the photographic opportunities laid out before me.
This row of dilapidated old groynes was particularly attractive, given my predeliction to find beauty in decay, and a low viewpoint set them off very nicely against the background littoral as the eroded wood glowed in the warm light of the afternoon sun.
Filename - youghal beach 04.jpg
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 50mm
Exposure - 1/30 sec @ f16, ISO100
Filters - Polarising filter used to enhance colours.
Location - Youghal, County Cork, Ireland
This image - 800x533px JPEG
Conversion - Adobe Lightroom and PhotoShop CC
Comments - Handheld exposure with lens stabilisation
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