Sunday, March 25, 2012

Evening at Three Cliffs Bay

A few shots from a walk along Pennard Cliffs to Three Cliffs Bay on Saturday evening. Whilst heading towards the bay, I heard my second Chiffchaff of the year calling from a hedgerow (the first was at Rumney Great Wharf near Cardiff on Thursday). The sky was colouring up quite nicely; but, by the time I got in place for a picture, the colours were fading, and I had to make do with this shot:


Unlike on my previous visit, it was high tide, enabling a couple of long-exposures of the tide as it rushed in to the bay:



It was a clear and starry night, so I decided to stay around for a star-trail shot. It was a slightly unnerving experience sitting on the cliff-edge in almost total darkness for one hour waiting for the exposure to complete. As it turned out, the final image was a bit dark, so I've had to increase the exposure in post-processing, which has increased the noise somewhat:


I'll definitely be heading back there for more star-trails, as it's a fairly remote location, and so not so bedevilled by light pollution as the city.

15 comments:

  1. Now I can see this cliffs full of water. How much "Tidehub" (in German) (= the differnce between ebb and flow) is there.
    The light is fantastic, so blue.
    Have a nice sunday.
    Kind regards
    Angela

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  2. All of your photos are stunning! These cliffs look like such an amazing place to visit!!

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  3. The fantastic place, views and beautiful photographs. I am greeting

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  4. Amazing shots Jeremy, this is such a classy blog and a treat every time I look in.

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  5. That's a very kind comment, Jerry. Thanks, all, for your comments!

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  6. Jeremy, those are beautiful landscapes!!

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  7. Great shots Jeremy. I've never been to three cliffs at high tide - definitely on my to do list.

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  8. They are stupendous, beautiful images.

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  9. They are stupendous, beautiful images.

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  10. your 2nd and 3rd shots are just stunning! SO beautiful!

    thanks for stopping by my blog today and leaving a comment! really appreciate it! :)

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  11. Your blog is a beautiful one. I certainly will return.
    gr. Marijke

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  12. Beautiful images, looks like a heavenly place to walk.

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  13. Oh my goodness, it's so beautiful! =)

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  14. Fantastic photos. This view and your photos are adorable !
    Kind regards, Synnöve

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