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Sant Elm, Mallorca #1

Limestone rock on the shoreline at Sant Elm, Mallorca

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On the south western tip of the Mediterranean island of Mallorca lies the seaside town of Sant Elm.

My wife Liz and I spent a few hours there during our tour of the island, during which time we found this rocky cove, under unusually cloudy skies.

I was glad of the clouds, as the reduced brightness and contrast compared with a sunny sky meant I could take this photo showing all the lovely textures and colours of the rocks without dense shadows spoiling what I wanted to show.

In the end I took around half a dozen photos of this scene, with this one being my favourite due the the gentle wave break just adding a highlight detail and delineating the interface between land and sea.

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Image data

Filename - mallorca sant elm 01.jpg

Camera - Canon EOS 6D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 24mm

Exposure - 1/80 sec @ f11, ISO100

Location - Sant Elm, Mallorca

This image - 533x800px JPEG

Conversion - Adobe Lightroom

Comments - Polarising filter used to enhance colours