Bedruthan Steps by danob
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The first stage of my holiday was spent here at home poor weather prevented many intended photo locations however I hope you enjoy this place despite the poor conditions..
The power of earth's natural forces is uppermost on my mind when walking along this rugged stetch of my homeland. The outline of the stacks has changed in living memory, and the cliffs are constantly slipping into the sea so that to walk too near the edge is a hazardous undertaking.
The legend of a giant called Bedruthan using the beach stacks as stepping stones or 'steps' to achieve a not very obvious short cut across the bay seems to be a late nineteenth century invention trotted out to gullible tourists, fondly called emmetts by the Cornish in reference to migrating ants!! No early reference to the story has been found and the truth is probably more prosaic. The first record of the name 'Bedruthan Steps' is in the 1851 edition of Murray's Handbook, and is likely to refer to the actual steps, or cliff staircase as it now is. Just north of Diggory's Island there was a beach access path called Pentire Steps. This was a zig-zag route to the beach, but the bottom section has been carried away by a landslip.
To get an idea of scale the little specks are people on the beach!
Comments (48)
pjaj
Absolutely gorgeous photograph Danny!! Excellent work!!!
sharky_
Beautiful beach and interesting landscape. Excellent.......Aloha
vlaaitje
mm because you use my main PC, I can't comment there,so I comment on my laptop !! So, very handy he?? I hope you enjoy your holydays, but I guess you do.....such a wonderful image, love the text in the sand......always nice if lovers left a note haha...very impressive shot...love it....
marybelgium
amazing and interesting landscape !XLT !
j-dwarf
Enjoy the holidays. beautiful landscape. The 'bad' weather brings this wonderfol mood.
gunsan
Magnificent view, especially when you pointed out the ants as people. Brathtaking! Enjoy your holiday!!!
Ladyhawk
WHOA!! Stunning, it's beautifully shot,oh I could spend all day there, it's magical, are those people down by the rocks? i hope the weather clears for you Bravo!!!(V)!!!:0)@-}--
tibet2004uk
What a sight!! Beautiful shot with a great orange sky! I love that orange sky, yes!!
kastakan
Superb landscape and capture. Kastakan
cbender
what a breathtaking ladnscape... :) awesome... :)
nathalie06
Ciao Danny ! that's a wonderful and wild landscape ! Near to where you live ? I like these places, looks like certain parts of the Brittany coast in France. That remain me some days with Giancarlo, in front of the Ocean... just us and the power of the Nature. So kind and marvelous moments... Thank you for sharing this one. Hugs.
patmartj
I too love this spot and spent many a happy hour here. Have a capture with almost the same weather too from a few years back! A beautiful place whatever the weather, well done my friend
SoulSearcherr
love this..so serene and beautiful
SNAKEY
This is diff mate.;)
Zabeth
What a wonderful relaxing view!!!! Excellent capture!
DrmzRmyne
This is so beautiful it almost looks rendered. Regardless of weather, I would so love to walk upon those shores. Even the weather can't take away from it's beauty. :)
herbstliebe
amazing landscape, very nice capture! no absolutly woooow!!!
PhotoSmith
A very nice shot of this amazing feature, and a well written commentary. What a wonderful presentation! V
Perry6
Grand and Beautiful! I was going to ask about the scale but then I saw your comment explaining the specks on the beach. That has to be an awesome place to be.
Blitzz-Licht
agree with herbstliebe - wow - wonderful Landscape and colors....a real dream
Margana
Oh wow!Those specs are people?I had no idea until you said so.What an awesome-looking place this is.Brilliant job capturing it!Excellent!-M :)
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid marine landscape my friend...!!! Have a considerable depth and perspective....!!! I like this....!!! V
Saurav
Great landscape shot, I like the graduated orange sky as well. Thet remind me somewaht of the Victorian coastlines in Aust.
maggiemai
Gorgeous shot!! Wonderful POV danob! WOW ... teenie people = Huge rocks!! Very awesome indeed. :-) At first I thought it was a Bryce picture LOL ..it looks so perfect! Love your sky...I want to just keep looking! VOTE
kansas
A mavelous view! Simply grand! Thanks for pointing out the people. Makes this even more spectacular!
Tamela.J.
O this is gorgeous! Very beautiful shot!!!
pm_hackworth
Beautiful and VOTE!
watapki66
Wonderfully dramatic shot!
DJB
No offence LOL but I thought this to be at first one of the best Bryce images I had seen. Kidding. Spec view Dan.
nongo
Magnificent viewpoint!!!!!! excellent image!!!!