Date | 19 November 2011 | ||
Location | Newborough, Anglesey | SH 44146 61360; 53.12654°N, 4.33073°W | |
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Abermenai point sits at the end of Braich Abermenai, a sand bar extending out into the Menai Strait from the dunes of Newborough Warren. Shortcuts to the point across the flats of Traeth Abermenai are possible when the tide is out, but the Ordnance Survey map warns of the danger of these public rights of way under tidal conditions. The southwestern entrance to the Menai Strait narrows to a channel 350 metres wide between Abermenai Point on the Anglesey side and the tip of the Dinlle peninsula — location of Fort Belan — on the mainland. Abermenai Point was once the location of a Ferry House. With 12th-century literary references (Life of Gruffudd ap Cynan), this route is possibly the earliest documented Menai ferry service. Abermenai (The Menai Straits 2000 years of history)
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Gosh, that top picture is a real stunner! Beautiful:)
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That top shot is a real beauty! It’s got everything going on, the sand ripples, reflections and a distant view of Snowdonia…Great work!
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Thanks Petra & Iain. I really liked the way the sky was reflected by the expanse of the wet flats.
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Have to agree with the others, the first shot is a belter. Love the textures and the soft colours in the sky.
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Thanks, Andy. It was a cracking day for mid November.
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A beautiful opening shot with a great sense of space. There are all sorts of echos of the mountain skyline in the foreground sand too. I have happy memories of the similar view from Newborough. I spent many summer evenings there trying to capture just this sort of shot, with, I have to say, limited success!
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Thanks, Mark
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Love in the first image, how the foreground textures kind of mimic the mountains in the background. Great catch.
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The top shot is one of the most breathtakingly beautiful shots I have ever seen.
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That’s very kind of you to say so, Lynn.
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