Being coastal we don’t see a lot of snow as the proximity of the sea and the prevailing Westerly winds generally keep the temperature too high for snow. Wednesday night was an exception with North and Easterly winds bringing a good couple of inches overnight. Seeing that the sun was rising with dramatic skies I flew the drone to get a good look at the scene and was glad I had batteries charged and ready to go. Seeing a familiar landscape under snow always brings a different dimension, and with amazing light it all made for some pretty unique views of my local spot.
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Abercastle
Some images from an evening on the coast close to Abercastle with the drone and the long lens. A beautiful sunset lit up the coast with a golden glow. I’ve always liked the sea arch here and it was nice to get a new angle on it with the drone. The final sunset shot was an exercise in patience. The sun was rapidly dropping but none of the gulls, returning home to roost, were in the right place until this one obliged!
Porthgain aerial
in Drone
I took the drone over to Porthgain to get some pictures of the harbour. I missed the light as after a sunny morning clouds had spilled in and made the light a little flat, but I liked the results. The coast around Porthgain is one of my favourite areas I think and as always it was interesting to get a different perspective on it. Harbours look great from above, I love seeing the shapes of the sea walls. The bare fields make the landscape seem rather barren but spring will be here soon enough and life will return to the soil.
Porthclais
Some drone shots from Porthclais. Unusually for early January in Pembrokeshire it was calm and still with barely any swell. A true winter colour palette with empty fields and beaten down bracken.
Winter walk at Penycwm
At the North end of Newgale is Penycwm beach. It’s a favourite spot of mine and also quite local to me so I regularly walk there or on the cliffs above. The drone allows a different view of the familiar and is a reminder of what a fantastic stretch of coastline it is that runs from here around towards St Davids. At low tide when the rocks on the beach are exposed it feels like a prehistoric landscape.
