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This is the surfer's paradise of Hell's Mouth at the tip of the Llyn Peninsula on the welsh coast.
Funnily enough, there were no surfers in evidence on this particular evening in early January when myself, my son-in-law and a couple of grandchildren decided in a moment of madness to spend an hour there as night fell, braving the strong onshore breeze and freezing drizzle in the process.
Not wanting to waste the opportunity, I heaved most of my camera gear over fences and soaked fields to capture some moody seascapes while my younger relatives played chicken with the rather large waves rolling in up the beach.
In the end I'm glad we made the effort to get there, as the wave patterns on the beach were very graphic, accentuated by the chiaroscuro lighting effects from the partially overcast sky.
Mind you, I paid for my art on this occasion, as a particularly large wave swept up the beach and over my legs as I clung to my tripod to stop it being swept over!
Filename - hells mouth 02.jpg
Camera - Canon EOS 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 24mm
Exposure - 1.6 secs @ f8, ISO100
Location - Hell's Mouth, Llyn Peninsula, Wales
This image - 800x574px JPEG
Conversion - Adobe Lightroom
Comments - Long shutter speed used to blur movement
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