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Spectacular sea stacks at Mangersta, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides

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The Great Pollet Sea Arch

The Great Pollet Sea Arch is a real hidden gem of Fanad in County Donegal.

It is a spectacular natural sea arch and a fantastic example of marine erosion. It is located on a totally unspoilt stretch of coastline and has a lovely pebble beach adjoining it. This beautiful landmark is much photographed and a quick internet search will bring up many fabulous images for you. It is a steep hike down to the beach from the road but you wont be disappointed!

With very minimal signage, it is not the easiest place for the visitor to find so be sure to check your directions in advance (Google maps or the good old fashioned OS map will not let you down) and don sensible and sturdy footwear to tackle the steep track down which is not for the infirm, the unfit or the high heeled!

There are plenty more bays, sandy beaches and loughs to discover around the Fanad peninsula, from attractive coves, to surfing strands, and of course the pebble beeches too. You're also not far from excellent golf courses, horse riding, hill walking, fishing and water sports. Several scenic drives are signposted locally including the Fanad Drive - the most recent is the Mulroy Drive around the lovely Mulroy Bay.

On the other hand you may find the relaxation, views and tranquility of Great Arch Cottage difficult to leave!

Visit Fanad and enjoy!

Link: irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/visiting/great-pollet-sea-arch

Mangersta Sea Stacks on the West Coast of Lewis.

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Vik: Reynisdrangar Seastacks.

Lunga esposizione ai piedi dell'arco di pietra eseguita grazie alla bassa marea.

Filtri ND 1000 Haida + Polarizzatore + GND Lee 0.9 soft

Another shot of Barrika at sunset with the impressive green colors over the rocks that appear on spring.

The dragon. Ayer a pesar del tiempo bajamos a Barrika, el cielo nos premio con un un ratito de luz en este dragón tan solicitado y en un sitio que un amigo me habia enseñado.

Long exposure shot in Barrika.

Vik Sea Stacks at Sunset.

This day was had been an absolute washout, sheet rain all day, and thick cloud, not a hope of shooting anything, at sunset it was still horrible but we walked out to the beach at Vik to try and get some dramatic weather shots of the waves around the sea stacks, after 30 mins I'd given up as the winds were whipping up all the sand and I ended curled up in a ball on the beach it was that bad, pebbles bouncing off my knuckles while holding my hood down!! errr balls to this!!

With the weather from hell seemingly never ending we retreated back inland to shoot the church up high, no sooner had we left the beach this scene just broke out of absolutely nothing! had to leg it up the hill and set up really quickly with the long lens to grab this unfolding dramatic sunset, weirdly it was the best one we had all week, you can't turn your back on anything in this Country for 5 minutes, if you do you will miss something. After this had died off the grey drabness came back again before breaking once more into a huge afterburn of purple and red (pics to follow)

Check out the 5 people stood watching it on the beach adding scale

Nikon D850 Nikon 70-200 f/4 @ 145mm f/11 IS0 64 1/2 second

No filters Fotopro T74-C tripod Fotopro LG-9R ballhead

Lots more images from this trip can be found on my website here - updating regularly

Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides

Thank you for your visits, comments and awards - very much appreciated

Olympus digital camera

Escapade de 10 jours en Islande mars 2016

The Great Pollet Sea Arch

The Great Pollet Sea Arch is a real hidden gem of Fanad in County Donegal.

It is a spectacular natural sea arch and a fantastic example of marine erosion. It is located on a totally unspoilt stretch of coastline and has a lovely pebble beach adjoining it. This beautiful landmark is much photographed and a quick internet search will bring up many fabulous images for you. It is a steep hike down to the beach from the road but you wont be disappointed!

With very minimal signage, it is not the easiest place for the visitor to find so be sure to check your directions in advance (Google maps or the good old fashioned OS map will not let you down) and don sensible and sturdy footwear to tackle the steep track down which is not for the infirm, the unfit or the high heeled!

There are plenty more bays, sandy beaches and loughs to discover around the Fanad peninsula, from attractive coves, to surfing strands, and of course the pebble beeches too. You're also not far from excellent golf courses, horse riding, hill walking, fishing and water sports. Several scenic drives are signposted locally including the Fanad Drive - the most recent is the Mulroy Drive around the lovely Mulroy Bay.

On the other hand you may find the relaxation, views and tranquility of Great Arch Cottage difficult to leave!

Visit Fanad and enjoy!

Link: irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/visiting/great-pollet-sea-arch

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Taken in Barrika at sunset

Hora azul.

El dragón de Barrika

Conocida playa de la costa vasca, uno de lo lugares donde se puede observar la formación geológica llamada flysch.

Sunset in Meñakoz-Bizkaia. Sumando olas con la multi-exposición. ISO 64, 14 mm, f/14, 10segx10

I wanted to emphasize the wild sea around Reynisdrangar and so decided to stack several frames. Hope that you like the result! ;-)

It was super windy at the black sand beach in Vik when I shot this image. The sand hitting my face was tough to deal with. It was a very cloudy day with some drizzle. There was no color at the scene and so ended up converting this image to B&W.

la grande grotte

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Te levantas bien temprano, miras por la ventana, no ves nada pero intuyes algo de lo que puede pasar pero siempre queda la incognita aunque tienes toda la esperanza que ese puede ser el día y lo mejor cuando tienes la mejor compañia.

Wide-angle view of Callella de Palafrugell and several of its small and delightful coves with the boats beached in June at sunset with pink reflections contrasting with the green and rocky background.

Otra vista de esta conocida playa donde se aprecia el flysch.

Ir a esta playa era un deseo de hace mucho, no tuvimos el mejor cielo pero disfrutamos igual, ademas esta playa es tan bonita que no necesita mucho.

Looking to the Caldera of Santorini in early morning light. In the foreground you can see the Old Castle Oia or what is left from it.

Sunset in The Silence. Asturias