Posts about beach
The beach from the past
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Revisiting my childhood holiday destination on a beautiful summer’s day.
Talisker Bay
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Walking out to the photogenic and surprisingly empty beach on the west coast of the Isle of Skye.
Oronsay Island
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A picturesque dog walk to the tidal island of Oronsay, off the coast of the Isle of Skye.
Dobby’s Grave
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The final resting place of a beloved character from the Harry Potter series of books and films.
Some photos are no good for Instagram
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Instagram is where the audience is, but not every photo is suitable for Instagram. Highly-detailed images get lost amongst the pouting girls and gaudy sunsets. These photos deserve to be viewed larger.
Sandbanks peninsula, Dorset
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A small community on the British coast, near Poole in Dorset, is a prime piece of land. Measuring just eighty-eight metres at its narrowest point, the peninsula is amongst the most expensive pieces of real estate in the world, after cities like London and Tokyo.
Smugglers’ Island
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Burgh Island, off the coast of Devon, was re-christened by Agatha Christie in 1941 for her famous Hercule Poirot novel “Evil Under The Sun”.
Tourist tips for south west Pembrokeshire
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A friend from Switzerland appreciated the area through my photos last year and asked for some tips of some “must-see” places to visit on a short summer trip. After emailing details at the time, it’s taken me a while to get the tips into shape for a blog post… but here it is, at last!
Childhood holidays
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With hindsight, one of the things which drew me to the home where we now live is how many little details of it are similar to where I spent childhood holidays. Not the mountains, but the sweep of a shore line, the little houses dotted across the hillside, the wild grasses waving in the breeze,…
Quick and subtle painterly effect in Lightroom
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Using an excessive amount of noise reduction in Lightroom produces a lovely, subtle, painterly effect.
