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Beach, Clouds and Family #2

Photo of the Little Orme taken from the East Shore promenade at Llandudno on the North Wales coast with family on the pebble beach

The story behind this image

This photo of the Little Orme at Llandudno on the North Wales coast shows off one of my favourite lighting conditions, with a heavy sky hanging over a sunlit landscape.

This combination of light and dark only happens rarely, usually on the edge of a weather system or clearing storm, and my photographic pulse quickens every time I experience it.

On this occasion, I decided to widen my view to include this young family who were nicely placed on the pebble beach and gave some human interest to the scene.

They didn't stay there very long - those pebbles aren't that comfortable!

Image data


Filename - beaxh clouds family 02.jpg

Camera - Canon 5D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 85mm

Exposure - 1/160sec @ f8, ISO100

Location - Llandudno, North Wales

This image - 800x533px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - -0.7 stop exposure compensation used to preserve highlights in clouds