Sunday, November 27, 2011

Grey-Day Landscapes

My visit to Rhossili in my previous post was marked by grey and dreary weather, with barely a hint of sunshine, so the day was not ideal for landscape photography, to say the least. However, I did take a few snaps, which may be even more dull than my usual efforts!
Here's the view from the base of the cliffs where I was photographing the Purple Sandpipers, looking back towards Rhossili Down:


Looking towards Worm's Head:


 Worm's Head again, with a barnacle-covered ship's anchor in the foreground:


A couple of shipwrecks. I'm not sure which ships they are, but I think Adam Tilt might know:



As I began walking back, the wind got up, blowing sand in horizontal streaks across the open beach:


Rhossili Down, with the Old Rectory:


The wreck of 'The Helvetia', with the small island of Burry Holms in the distance:


And the same wreck with Worm's Head as a backdrop:



Trudging up to Rhossili village, I looked back towards 'The Worm':




Finally, a shot of Rhossili Down:


Apparantly, a Snow Bunting was seen atop Rhossili Down on that day, so perhaps I should have gone up there!

10 comments:

  1. Wonderful shots, probably because of the weather.
    The blowing sand is a bonus.

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  2. BEAUTIFUL pictures with lovely colors and good compositions....very nice done Jeremy.

    greetings, Joop

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  3. Beautiful images Jeremy... you have a wonderful stretch of coast to visit.

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  4. Wooow! What for beautiful landscapes. I can't say which is the best. I like all pictures.
    Have a nice sunday!
    Greetings
    Angela

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  5. These are really some very beautiful images and the colours, while subdued, are quite refreshing to view... Nice series

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  6. Some beautiful landscape images there Jeremy. Enjoyed viewing them.

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  7. Lovely images. There is a PATH down to the beach now??! In the 1960's when I visited every year on holiday it was a scramble down a very rough cliff path. Your photos brought back happy memories :-)

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  8. Hi Sian,
    Thanks for your comments. I must have first visited Rhossili in the early '90s, and there has always been a path down there since then!

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