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On a bright spring morning, I went down to look at the sea, which was a bit boisterous to say the least. Standing in the shelter of the cliff, I was poised hopi...
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On a bright spring morning, I went down to look at the sea, which was a bit boisterous to say the least. Standing in the shelter of the cliff, I was poised hoping to catch a good shot of a wave coming over the sea wall when a cyclist appeared at speed from around the corner, dodging the spray.
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Aperture f/2.4 ISO 50 Shutter 1/2088 Focal Length 103/25

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May, 2016

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A happy coincidence? The angles of the waves, sea wall and cyclist all mirroring each other. Despite the cyclist being well off-centre, the composition seems to work and add to the sense of drama... and to think I was only expecting to photograph the waves!

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