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A cut and paste of something I did for another forum which might be useful if you're in Pembrokeshire and looking for a decent coast-hugging location.
Westdale Bay, South Pembrokeshire, Wales
Almost a couple of years ago, I read an article in Outdoor Photography magazine by a regular contributor Rupert Heath concerning Westdale Bay. I went to an exhibition of his and saw a rather fab large format shot of the rocks taken in the blue light of dawn.
The bay is on the west side of Dale. Dale has it's own eastern bay but it's flat and is used mainly for boats. Here's the location:
and a link to
Google Maps.
Dale is in essence a one way system. You can park along Blue Anchor Way or there's a small car park between Blue Anchor and Castle Way (the latter is residents only). Alternatively drive up the little road by the church (marked A), park at B and walk down the hill:
There's a fairly steep path down to the bay which sweeps out the north. My missus looking "outdoorsey" on the path at the top of the bay:
The rocks, the earth and the sand surrounding the bay are very red and the larger rocks are graduated. In this shot, the tops of the rocks are in shadow from the fairly hefty cliffs over my left shoulder.
If you can catch the tide being a way out, many rocks are revealed:
An incoming tide is good for abstracts:
and these rocks are about 10-12 feet high:
and the beach is good for wave sweeps:
Skokholm Island is in the distance.
As Rupert Heath said, it's very difficult to capture the essence of the bay.
David
Westdale Bay, South Pembrokeshire, Wales
Almost a couple of years ago, I read an article in Outdoor Photography magazine by a regular contributor Rupert Heath concerning Westdale Bay. I went to an exhibition of his and saw a rather fab large format shot of the rocks taken in the blue light of dawn.
The bay is on the west side of Dale. Dale has it's own eastern bay but it's flat and is used mainly for boats. Here's the location:
and a link to
Google Maps.
Dale is in essence a one way system. You can park along Blue Anchor Way or there's a small car park between Blue Anchor and Castle Way (the latter is residents only). Alternatively drive up the little road by the church (marked A), park at B and walk down the hill:
There's a fairly steep path down to the bay which sweeps out the north. My missus looking "outdoorsey" on the path at the top of the bay:
The rocks, the earth and the sand surrounding the bay are very red and the larger rocks are graduated. In this shot, the tops of the rocks are in shadow from the fairly hefty cliffs over my left shoulder.
If you can catch the tide being a way out, many rocks are revealed:
An incoming tide is good for abstracts:
and these rocks are about 10-12 feet high:
and the beach is good for wave sweeps:
Skokholm Island is in the distance.
As Rupert Heath said, it's very difficult to capture the essence of the bay.
David
