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Llandudno West Shore Sunset #1

Sunset next to the Great Orme at the West Shore at Llandudno, North Wales coast

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The North Wales coast is a great place to catch a magnificent sunset or sunrise out over the Irish Sea during the summer months, when sunrise is to the northeast and sunset is to the northwest.

But a flat expanse of sea can be a bit boring, even with a lovely sunset, and an interesting coastline can certainly trun a so so sunset photo into something a bit more special.

Cue the West Shore at Llandudno, with views out over the Conwy estuary to the headland of Penmaenmawr to the southwest, great for a winter sunset, and bounded the the limestone headland of the Great Orme to the northwest, equally great for a summer sunset.

This photo is of a sunset in mid-May, with the sun setting just off the Great Orme as delicate clouds float by overhead.

Just a lovely, lovely scene.

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Image data

Filename - llandudno west shore sunset 01.jpg

Camera - Canon EOS 6D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 24mm

Exposure - 1/60 sec @ f4, ISO100

Location - Llandudno West Shore, North Wales

This image - 800x450px JPEG

Conversion - Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop CC

Comments - Neutral density graduated filter used to darken the sky