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Llandudno Shelter #1

Shelter on the North Shore promenade at Llandudno, North Wales coast

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One of my wife Liz's and my favourite walks is the stroll along the North Shore promenade at Llandudno on the North Wales coast.

At regular intervals along the promenade you'll find one of these shelters.

They're not the most ornate or pretty examples of seaside architecture, but they've been there since time immemorial, defying all that the weather and tide can throw at them.

So I have a soft spot for these utilitarian concrete shells, and I'll often stop to photograph one as we saunter past.

I photographed this one just as the sun was about to set to the northwest, with the soft, golden light giving a momentary beauty to the face of an old friend.

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Image data

Filename - llandudno shelter 01.jpg

Camera - Canon EOS 6D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 32mm

Exposure - 1/200 sec @ f11, ISO100

Location - Alwen Reservoir, North Wales

This image - 800x533px JPEG

Conversion - Adobe Lightroom

Comments - -0.3ev exposure compensation used to preserve highlights