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The Prayer...

            I have finally reached 100 uploads! Something I never thought I will, but it has taken close to 5 years of intermittent activity. Still I feel glad that I stuck with it as I have learnt a lot in terms of places to visit, composition and techniques from a lot of people here for which I am very thankful...

Coming to this one, when I reached the Lands End, as luck would have it, the whole day was bright and sunny and as dusk neared, the rain started and to be honest it was almost incessant and torrential as well. I was told that in the UK, if the rain is pouring down like there is no tomorrow in summer, two things can happen. It would either continue to pour down or it would start clearing...

I always knew I would not visit this place again and as it was raining, there was a small shed nearby this spot where I took shelter. I literally went down on my knees and started praying for the rain to relent because this is such a beautiful place that I did not want to go back empty handed...Now I am not saying all my prayers get answered, but in about half an hour, the clouds started moving easterly as the breeze picked up. 

I got about 20 mins to complete my shoot after which the clouds engulfed the area completely and it rained well into the night. I could not do much of experimentation as the clouds were building up all around me. So I unpacked, got a few shots and ran back to the room. Even in this shot, you can see that it is raining in the horizon. One of my favourite shoots as it not only involved a gorgeous location, but getting a shot of this place was an adventure in itself...The first of the rock formation is known as the Enys Dodnan and the one farther than that is the Armed Knight.

Thanks for viewing and have a nice weekend everyone!

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Lands End (show map)

Taken on: August 7, 2009

Tags:

Lands End

Enys Dodnan

Cornwall

England

Sea Stacks

Stacks

Natural Arch

Sea Arch

Cliff

Clouds

Sea

Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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Sets appears in: • England • Waterscapes

Camera: Nikon D90, f/13.0, 60 sec, 14mm (=21mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D90
Lens:	11.0-16.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/13.0
Exposure Time:	60
Focal Length:	14mm (35mm equivalent: 21mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Macintosh
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