Marloes Sands - part 1
 

I still have a huge backlog of photos to post on my website. So having posted lots of garden bird photos taken this year, it's time to return to my 3 day trip to Pembrokeshire last year. Those who read my blog regularly, will recall that I travelled all the way to Pembrokeshire last year to find that the boat to Skomer Island had been cancelled because of high winds. So I pitched my tent and then travelled in land to photograph Red Kites at Gigrin Farm - please see previous posts and the Owls & Raptors gallery for these images.
 

It was early evening when I finished at Gigrin Farm, having had a great afternoon. I had always planned to try and get some sunset photos in the evening, so I travelled back to the coast - after all my tent was there and I still planned to go to Skomer the next day.  I love taking sunset photos and a visit to Pembrokeshire seemed likely to provide some great opportunities - after all it faces west. So I decided to visit Marloes Sands, not far from my campsite. 
 

When taking any kind of landscape photo, you are obviously reliant on the weather. And when you visit a new location you never really know what you are going to get until you great there (although prior investigation using maps, the internet etc can help). And when photographing coastal sunsets you are also reliant on the tides doing the right thing.
 

My overall memory of my evening on Marloes Sands is mixed. The sun started to disappear behind a big bank of cloud as soon as I arrived, and from my position on the beach, seemed like it would set behind the islands just off the coast anyway. But there is something very relaxing about being on a secluded beach as the sun goes down. And whilst there was no stunning sunset, there was quite a lot of interesting cloud in the sky, and a lot of interesting rock formations on the beach. And the light as the sun set had a lovely blue hue to it - so overall I am very pleased with the photos I took - with nearly 70 images that will appear on this website.
 

These first set of images shows the beach in early evening light, whilst the sun's rays were still hitting the beach.         
 

Marloes LightMarloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Marloes LightMarloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Marloes LightMarloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Marloes LightMarloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

As the sun set , the light gained a lovely colour to it.
 

Marloes LightMarloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales  
 

Marloes LightMarloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Marloes LightMarloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Marloes LightMarloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, Wales
 

Lots more images coming soon.