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Beach and fence #1

Beach and fence, Llandudno, North Wales

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The West Shore at Llandudno on the North Wales coast boasts some quite pretty sand dunes, which get quite a battering from the prevailing winds in the area.

To try and prevent the sand from disappearing a series of anti-erosion fences have been installed at strategic locations, made from highly photogenic wooden slats.

From a photographers point of view I really appreciate these pieces of beach architecture as they can act as wonderfully interesting leading lines, and also they catch the low angled evening sun in a very warm and friendly way.

This particular fence was pointing directly at the Great Orme, so including it in the composition was a no-brainer really.

These fences may be highly effective photographic aids, but I doubt they do much good in holding back the migration of the sand. Time will tell.

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Filename - beach fence 01.jpg

Camera - Canon 5D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 28mm

Exposure - 1/15sec @ f16, ISO100

Location - Llandudno, North wales

This image - 800x533px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - Polarising filter used to enhance colours.