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Abersoch Sunrise #1

Abersoch beach at sunrise with groynes, Llyn Peninsula, Wales

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Why is it only mad photographers and dog walkers are to be found on beaches at 5.20am on a beautiful morning such as this?

Standing on the beach as the sun rises, with only the mournful cry of the gulls for company is, for me, one of life's rich pleasures, and I thank God that I'm able to enjoy experiences like this on a regular basis.

This particular beach is at Abersoch, on the Llyn Peninsula, and my wife Liz and I were there spending the weekend in the company of our family on a local caravan site.

A twenty minute walk got me from the caravan to this spot well before sunrise, and here I stayed for about an hour and a half, shooting stills for my timelapse video, of which this image was one.

I got back to the caravan just in time for breakfast, refreshed in body, mind and soul after my early morning excursion, ready to face the more 'normal' family beach activities.

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Filename - abersoch sunrise 01.jpg

Camera - Canon EOS 5D

Lens - 17-40mm zoom @ 19mm

Exposure - 1/15sec @ f22, ISO100

Location - Abersoch, Llyn Peninsula, Wales

This image - 800x450px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - Tripod and remote release used to prevent camera movement.