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	West Shore Llandudno
	West Shore Llandudno, a photo by Helen in Wales on Flickr. 45/52 for the group 52 of Twenty Eleven This week's theme: Before and after The SOOC of this shot is shown below. I waited until Friday to take the shots for this week, but I was sadly disappointed with the light. This was taken at 3 in the afternoon! Yes, I know it's mid-November, but it shouldn't be this dark. Anyway, I cropped the shot and cloned out the swans. I used the dodge and burn tool to add the slight vignetting. I upped the saturation a little to make the reflected light stand out better and painted in a touch of colour on the horizon where it had burned out to white. This is the un-retouched original. Tags: 52 weeks, photo-a-week, photography

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	From: lil_shepherd	Date: November 12th, 2011 06:32 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Oh, I like this photo. It's almost a watercolour... a study in horizontal lines.

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	From: heleninwales	Date: November 12th, 2011 06:56 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Thanks. Considering the drear light -- if the word "drear" didn't already exist, I would have had to invent it! -- it didn't come out too badly.

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	From: gillo	Date: November 12th, 2011 06:34 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Nice one. Is that the paddling pool in the foreground?

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	From: heleninwales	Date: November 12th, 2011 06:55 pm (UTC)		(Link)

It was a pool for sailing toy boats when I was young and I don't think you're supposed to paddle in it. The sign did say "No bathing". Anyway, it's just by the Alice in Wonderland statue.

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	From: asakiyume	Date: November 12th, 2011 10:52 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Love the hills, each one lighter than the next, receding in the background.

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	From: heleninwales	Date: November 15th, 2011 09:50 am (UTC)		(Link)

I always love that effect too, when hills fade into the distance.

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	From: endlessrarities	Date: November 24th, 2011 07:44 pm (UTC)		(Link)

That's gorgeous! I've never seen Llandudno looking so mystical - though I suppose it SHOULD look mystical, since it's a stone's throw from Great Orme (which I presume is featured here...)

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