Trwyn-y-Wytch, a photo from Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

Photographer's Note

A little of the geology of Dunraven Bay. The point sticking out into the Bristol Channel is Trwyn-y-Wytch, The Witch's Nose. This hardy piece of coastline has survived whilst the remaining cliffs are eroded easily by the constant battering of the sea. The main cliffs are made up of sedimentary standstones which are quite soft, but the Witch is volcanic. The outcrop has bent the sandstone strata almost back on itself, such was the violence of the upwelling.

The high tide and the low sun caught the sandstone cliff and foreground rocks, whilst a cloud left the Wytch is threatening shadow.

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falves (1405) 2006-10-06 10:53

Hi Gerwynn,
Nice composition. The colors are great and the clouds in the sky amazing. The water effects resulted here very nice.
Take care
Fred

vvang (30) 2006-10-06 11:01

good composition
and the longer exposure did a great job

MiguelP (14470) 2006-10-06 11:10

What a light here, Gerwyn. This yellow reflected on the rocks gives to the scene a magic touch that I love, also on the rocks at the bottom of the photo. Epic composition. Take care.

superpau (1464) 2006-10-06 11:14

Hi Gerwyn
the view is splendid, the sun, the sea, those clouds, just a beautiful composition.
Keep sharing!
Saludos, Paula.

Denisem (296) 2006-10-06 11:42 [Comment]

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ollie59 (796) 2006-10-06 12:04

great work gerwyn, just love the way the suns rays are catching the rock and sea ,good exposure on the water as well
regards

isabib (1953) 2006-10-06 13:34

Hi Gerwyn,

Nice golden colors and great POV. The reflection of the sky is great against the golden rocks. TFS!

fallan (1860) 2006-10-06 13:44

Very nice. Great light and dof.

Davidh34 (838) 2006-10-06 16:27 [Comment]

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renerob (601) 2006-10-06 16:32

Hi Gerwynn,
Nice shot, and good composition, and nice colours too, I like how the sun light has just court the end off the rocks, well done Gerwynn.
Regards Irene

Emiel_Skyfreak (3002) 2006-10-06 18:44

Great scene, good low POV. I love the warm lights on the rocks in the front and also in the distance. Great details and sharpness, except maybe for the rocky cliff in the distance, it looks a bit weird to me...don't know why, doesn't seem really natural..allthough it should be. I like the effect on the water, nice soft and silky appearance. The composition is good, the rocks in the front are nice. Then there is a diagonal line of highlights going left and into the distance, this creates a nice sense of depth.
Good sky too, one of today's best Europe posts.

jdwyer264 (1084) 2006-10-06 18:59

Good shot, the light in this image I think is perfect, especially against the colour of the cliffs. Very warm and give a great feeling of evening in the summer. The long exposure gives the shot an added bonus of interest.

ekinokswest (2994) 2007-10-29 10:05

Gerwyn
well I suppose in your retirement years you try to stay away from city life as much as possible. I like this photo very much , because of how sun hits the rocks and hill. one person, or a house an object would make a huge positive impact on this shot