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Yacht #6

Yacht approaching Penmon Point, Anglesey, North Wales

The story behind this image

A solitary yacht makes its way out of the Menai Straits in the late afternoon light before turning north to round Penmon Point on the island of Anglesey, just off the North Wales coast.

Penmon Point is a fascinating combination of light, sea and rock that has been a favourite photographic beauty spot of mine for years now.

On this occasion I was looking south across the mouth on the Menai Straits to the mountains beyond when this yacht appeared under sail in the moderate breeze.

Of course I photographed it, taking several shots of which this one gave the best combination of wave and cloud action to set the scene.

Image data


Filename - yacht 06.jpg

Camera - Canon 5D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 28mm

Exposure - 1/5sec @ f11, ISO100

Location - Penmon Point, Anglesey, North Wales

This image - 800x600px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - ND grad filter used to balance exposure.