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Evening light, Solva
Evening light, Solva - by David Swann ©

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Evening light, Solva

Solva is a village situated on the northern side of St.Bride's Bay in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Geographically, the anchorage is a good example of a valley flooded by the sea, known as a 'ria'. In June 2014 the location was used for the filming of Dylan Thomas's 'Under Milkwood'. Offshore is a dangerous reef called The Smalls: the original lighthouse for the reef was built out of wood in Solva in 1776 and towed out by a barge. The lighthouse had two keepers but in 1801 one died in a freak accident. Afraid of being accused of murder the survivor tied the body to the structure to keep it until the next relief boat arrived. From that time on there had to be three lighthouse keepers on lighthouses.
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Photographer: © David Swann (Gallery)Premier Member! Click for more info..(30th March 2015)

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Comment by Dave John(30th March 2015)

Very well saturated colours help this image David, and very good reading too

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Comment by Vince Hawthorn(30th March 2015)

Beautiful shot David, the depth of the colours and the way all the boats point in the same direction by the ebb and flow make a great shot. Needless to say another very useful text.

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Comment by Colin Jones(2nd April 2015)

Stunning image well done

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Comment by Martin Humphreys(2nd April 2015)

Similar to a few shots I took at Noss Mayo last year. Nice one David

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Comment by Brian Gudgeon(2nd April 2015)

Terrific shot, David. Colours just beautiful.

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Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure Program: Manual, Focal length: 32 mm, Aperture: f 6.3, ISO: 160, Exposure time: 1/320 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Exposure Mode: 1,
ImageID:1195774, Image size: 3120 x 2080 pixels

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