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Copyright: Stephen Wilkinson (wilkinsonsg) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 116 W: 4 N: 162] (3819)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-02
Categories: Nature
Camera: Samsung GX20, Tamron AF 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II LD As
Exposure: f/8, 1/350 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-17 8:13
Viewed: 2718
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Taken on a walk near Port Erin in the Isle of Man.

From Wikipedia.

Port Erin (Manx: Purt Chiarn) is a town in the south of the Isle of Man. Its population is 3,369 according to the 2001 census. The name means either Lord's Port or Iron Port.

It is a friendly seaside resort with a harbour. The harbour is home to a University of Liverpool Marine biology department and the remains of a breakwater, destroyed by a storm in 1884. The Marine Biology lab, however, was closed down in 2006 due to funding issues and the building's future is as yet undecided.

The beach is sandy and sheltered by two headlands. One, Bradda Head, displays a folly - Milner's Tower. The promenade, which is somewhat higher than the seafront, primarily consists of hotels - mostly built in the Victorian era, although due to decreasing numbers of tourists, many of these are being converted into flats and apartments. The town is famed for its views including spectacular sunsets over Port Erin Bay and Bradda Head as well as frequent glimpses of the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland in the distance.

The town is home to an arts centre, the Erin Arts Centre, which hosts the biggest international viola competition in the world and runs over 200 events a year, and a railway museum. The museum is attached to the Port Erin railway station, the western terminus of the Isle of Man steam railway.

The outer breakwater, visible at low tide only, was an abandoned project constructed in 1863 using the Port Erin Breakwater Railway and saw the first steam locomotive used on the island; a severe storm later destroyed the breakwater and it was never rebuilt. Today, a marker buoy shows the extent of the breakwater and the land end is still clearly discernible.

One of the more famous residents in recent years was racing driver Nigel Mansell.

The 2006 film Stormbreaker was filmed on Port Erin beach.
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wilkinsonsg,

a stunning coastline and you have captured it perfectly. the textures and colours are very good. your pov is also excellent.

regards c.d.

Hi Stephen,
beautiful landscape, excellent colours and the sky is wonderful. TFS
Gabriella

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  • Adri Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 520 W: 26 N: 1877] (12221)
  • [2008-07-17 11:19]

Hello Stephen,
Beautiful photo with great colours, contrast and pov.
Greetings from Netherland,
Adri

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  • lele Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 796 W: 48 N: 1708] (11179)
  • [2008-07-17 13:51]

ciao stephen...bellissimo soggetto...complimenti...
ottimo pov...grande composizione...molto particolare..complimenti
lele

You have captured wonderful light here Stephen, great composition too.

Love the clouds and the lead in lines. But can't get over the clarity of the light.

Would like to carry this light around with me as its perfect for Landscapes.

Peter

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