Thursday, March 15, 2012

To Three Cliffs Bay and Back

I headed out to Pennard Cliffs on the Gower Peninsula late this afternoon. I was hoping I might chance upon a Dartford Warbler, as I had on my last visit there. No such luck this time, the only birds of note seen being a Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk flying over; a single male Stonechat; and a pair of Choughs, of which this was one:


Walking along the clifftop, I came to Three Cliffs Bay, where a hazy sunset was developing:


 On the left here are the three pinnacles which give the bay its name:


I put my 500mm lens back on for this shot of the sun going down over the rocky outcrop known as Great Tor:


Once I saw a starry night was developing, I thought about staying around to try for a star-trail shot over Three Cliffs Bay, but wimped out as I didn't fancy hanging around after dark in the wilderness.
Instead, on my way home, I stopped off by my favourite tree on Swansea Beach to try another long-exposure effort. There was no moon tonight, so I was able to set a one-hour exposure (for some reason, the long-exposure noise reduction didn't work properly on this, so it looks a little grainy):


As I crossed the adjacent golf course, I came upon the strange sight of about 35 Redshanks scurrying about on the grass only about ten metres from the nearby road.
Rather odd thing to see at 9.30 p.m., I thought.

12 comments:

  1. My friend
    your pictures are a dream.
    Greetings
    Angela

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  2. Beautiful selection and OH MY those bay images, what a gorgeous place, beautifully done Jeremy!

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  3. Hi Jeremy

    Very nice Chough image mate, lovely bird to see, watch and photograph.

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  4. Amazing photos again! The sunset is beautiful, looks like a great place!

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  5. I never cease to be amazed and enchanted with your photos, Jeremy. Just fantastic.

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  6. Thanks you for your kind comments, all!

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  7. Yes, Jeremy, I agree with Angela and Wren. The Chough pic. is magnificent. It's extraordinary how these birds have made a comeback. There was a time not so long ago when I never expected to see one.

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  8. A great set Jeremy.
    Three Cliffs Bay looks a lovely place.
    That Chough is a beauty. I saw my first, in many, many years at Great Orme last year. Lovely birds.

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  9. Great selection of images love the Chough shot and the last two images.

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  10. hi jeremy! just saw you named over at shaun's blog for the versatile blog award. :) and realized you just stopped at my place and left a comment on my drawing.

    love the beautiful shore scenes! really peaceful!

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  11. The Chough flying is best, but I love everything in your blog.

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