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A late spring evening found my wife Liz and myself enjoying the last of the sunshine at Llanfairfechan on the North Wales coast.
Llanfairfechan is one of those charming welsh seaside resorts that it seems that time has forgotten, and we often go there at the close of the day for a walk along the coastal path, enjoying the sights, smells and sounds of the sea.
The coastline here is particularly stunning, with a dramatic headland close by and the huge limestone lump of the Great Orme on the horizon.
But what drew my photographic eye on this occasion were the lines of decaying groynes and breakwaters, marching down from the sea wall, across the beach and into the sea.
Lit by the last rays of the setting sun, the beach and groynes were bathed in a red hued light, forming a lovely colour contrast with the blue of the sea and sky.
I only managed a few exposures in and around the groynes before the light faded, and to maximise the impact of those lovely colours I used a six stop neutral density filter to blur the wavelets and remove distracting detail from the water.
This image has a lovely quiet feel to it that reflects how Llanfairfechan feels at the end of the day.
Filename - llanfairfechan groynes 02.jpg
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 28mm
Exposure - 30 secs @ f11, ISO100
Location - Llanfairfechan, North Wales
This image - 800x450px JPEG
Conversion - Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop CC
Comments - Tripod, mirror lock up and cable release used to prevent camera movement
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