Photo Three cliffs cove by ric alexander

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Three cliffs cove

photographer:

ric alexander add to favorites

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categories:

landscape

tags:

water

notes:

one of the coves in my local area, one of approximately 16 beaches in the gower penninsula in gower, south wales.
I am lucky having such places on my doorstep yet i dont feel i am good enough to capture them yet. However, i am trying and this is one attempt made recently.
This area was popular for wreckers, people who used to hold lanterns in the night to lure shipping in close to the rocks, once run aground, the crews would be killed for the brandy or goods on board the vessel. This area has the second biggest rise and fall tide in the world, and is regarded as one of the most notourious for shipwrecks. hope you enjoy

published:

Thu 1 Feb 2007 00:07

equipment:

digital camera Canon EOS 20D

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mircea grumaz #1 Thu 1 Feb 2007 00:10

excellent shot in perspective... congrats and regards

Natalia Goryaeva Seregina #2 Thu 1 Feb 2007 00:18

Wonderful!!! And the water is so clean!

silvia marmori #3 Thu 1 Feb 2007 00:34

such an attempt, Ric!.. wonderful shot.. light, composition.. mood!
so interesting story.. dangerous and beautiful!

Rich Read #4 Thu 1 Feb 2007 00:58

Rugged and beautiful. I like the way you have captured the light on the rocks in the forground it gives a point of interest before looking off into the distance.

Dumitru Alexandru #5 Thu 1 Feb 2007 00:59

fantastic rocks texture, great light and tones.
Regards

Yuriy MS #6 Thu 1 Feb 2007 01:16

The darkened and lightened tones are beautiful !!
Great capture. Warm regards

Rosa Maria Fiuza Sciullo Faria #7 Thu 1 Feb 2007 01:27

nice angle
beautiful place.

Cameron Fielding #8 Thu 1 Feb 2007 02:24

Cracking shot Ric. Nice perspective with the pool and stones in the foreground. The rock looks very different to what we have here.

In the Channel Islands, we also get big tides, the biggest usually in the Autumn. A range of up to 10 metres high to low. We get up to 9 metres on springs for the rest of the year.

The wreckers of old used to do the same thing here. Luring ships to run aground, then plundering the cargo. In more recent times, they don't actually do the luring..... just plunder the cargo, which is maybe a little more civilised. laugh

Happy hunting !