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Aberlady
Ed view
1152 x 864
220K |
A beautiful, desolate landscape, just
begging to be photographed. If you walk from the wooden foot-bridge
near the nature reserve carpark, then this is your first good look
at the seashore and the view beyond, across Aberlady Bay towards the
Pentland Hills and Arthur's Seat. |
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Aberlady
Ed view 01
1152 x 864
215K |
Further east along the shore is this
similar view, but with the foreground dramatically changed. Fine dry
sand is being blown across damp sand. The camera is zoomed in slightly
to reveal more of the Pentland Hills, Arthur's Seat and Edinburgh.
This is my personal favourite at the moment and I'm using it for my
desktop. |
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Aberlady
Ed view 03
1152 x 864
112K |
At the far end of the first bay, still
looking back west. The strong west wind is blowing low, broken cloud
rapidly along. The light is constantly changing. The low tide reveals
a vast expanse of sand, soon to be covered again. |
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Gullane
Bay 00
1152 x 864
137K |
Further east at Gullane, the wind-blown
wet beach reflects the sky. On top of the cliffs can be seen concrete
blocks left since WW2, designed to repel German tanks or landing craft. |
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EL
Ed view
1152 x 864
108K |
Further east still, nearer Yellowcraigs.
The sky is looking quite dramatic with heavy clouds looming across.
The hills to the south of Edinburgh are illuminated by shafts of faint
sunshine. The distinctive profile of Arthur's Seat is plainly visible,
as is Edinburgh Castle. The sea's surface is whipped up by the
wind. |
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Aberlady
Bay
(March 2002)
1152 x 864
151K |
Sunnier weather. The tide is out exposing
lots of sandy beach. Beyond the breakwater, on the left horizon, the
familiar outline of the Pentland Hills and Arthur's Seat can be seen. |
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Aberlady
Bay jl
1152 x 864
106K |
Low water mark and little waves lap
gently against the beach. The blue sky is complemented by the the
line of clouds lingering over the Fife hills. |
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Aberlady
Bay Jim
1152 x 864
138K |
A more turbulent sky in this photo.
A solitary figure gives a sense of scale. |
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Aberlady
Bay
Peffer Burn
724 x 864
116K |
Photographed from the wooden footbridge
from the nature reserve carpark. The Peffer Burn flows out across
the flat expanse of sand. |
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A field beside Ware road from Dirleton to Yellowcraigs. |
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A long lens view towards Cockenzie Power Station. Silhouetted
against the glittering waves are two people paddling at the water's edge. |
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A bee emphasises just how small these plants are, growing
amongst the sand dunes. |
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More people paddling. |
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This little creature was floundering in a rock pool until
I plucked it from the surface and set it down on a rock to dry out its
wings. |
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Edinburgh's familiar skyline can clearly be made out
in this view across the waves. |
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Arthur's Seat's profile is obvious on the right of the
picture. The hill on the left is Torphin at the other side of Edinburgh. |