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Thank you - I'd love to be there again instead of watching the cold of a damp English descend on us
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Although it was far from any town, it was surprising it was deserted
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Thanks 
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...and much warmer than the UK at present 
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It was a beautiful deserted beach. Much better with the total absence of ice cream or gift shops! 
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Finally done the graphite drawing. I first changed the photo to a greyscale and it looks really impressive in black and white, by the way!
Thank you for permission to use the ref.
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Great work. You are right about the monochrome presentation but I rarely think to look at that format. I suppose I am too much of a realist and I'm striving to get colour and contrast to render correctly. In truth some genre really look good in black and white. I always like wedding photographs in monochrome for example but normally I just don't "see" the possibility.
I've just looked back at my gallery and only "Light reflects..." was a deliberate preplanned b/w shot
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Sometimes it's quite stunning to see a photo one has taken in colour go very dramatic in greyscale. I did it with roses once and was transported into another world, another mood as my lovely peachy roses went strange and mysterious
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I'm sure you are right. I really must think about it more often and plan more, or even experiment with my captured images . I think greyscale maybe works better with architectural, mechanical, portrait or still life shots rather than animal captures. We'll see what can be done
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Embrace the fluffiness of the clouds and the foam on the waves.
Enjoy the rolling mountains and sand dunes beneath your feet.
Enlighten your life with nature and people you love.
Appreciate all that earth gives you while you're still standing.
Don't let those precious moments get lost in a void of all things we forget.
Keep them close, for they may bring you hope when you most need it.
Ta-da, a poem by yours truly, Sammy
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That is really nice, reminding me strongly of Max Ehrmann's prose poem Desiderata. You both have wise words to guide life...
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You and me both... we have wind and rain storms over the next few days although it's a little warmer currently
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yea i got rain and gloomy sky's here too
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It's either back to South Africa or wait for our summer to emerge
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Wow, this is a beautiful place and you made a great photo of it
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Very much appreciated my friend, thank you
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It's not something we have room for in the UK. Any decent sunshine and the main beaches are totally over crowded
...but this one in South Africa was indeed a dream
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Thanks for that generous assessment
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It's my pleasure,dear friend!
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Currently we are in the grip of a cold spell with a layer of snow. we'd love to be back walking on that beach
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I saw is this in my notifications for a split second before I erased it from my feed, but then as soon as I clicked the "X", I was like "Oh shit I really love that photo!" So then I tried searching your profile on DAs search, but you can't search users on there, so then I was like "fuck!"... I ended up finding ur account by going to my profile and finding the thank you note you left me for the Llama Badge.
Anyways, great photo!
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Thanks for liking it enough to track it down
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Thanks for the compliment but with scenic beauty like that and stunning clouds it perhaps wasn't too difficult to snap a winner
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Beautiful shot, although it makes me jealous that my sis got to visit the beach this summer without me
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I guess one can be a very long way from the beach in the US. We are in the Midlands area of the UK, about as far as it's possible to get from the sea. However, it's still only a two hour car journey for us to get there. The problem is we just don't have sweeping beaches that match this South African one - and if we did, they would be shoulder to shoulder with people every time the sun came out. Our main beaches are also lined with ice cream parlours, gift shops, amusement arcades and hotels 
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Yes, I'm too far inland for a quick drive to any beach...by car, about a two day drive. Lack of time and plane fare makes it too much of a hassle to get down there, haven't been to a beach since I was a little kid.
It's always nice when people share photos of their travels anyway though, so thanks for that. Lots to imagine. I'm sure I'll get down there again someday. Although based on all that crazy stuff you're describing, must be hard to find a nice place to relax in peace!
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We are a 'Small Island' as Bill Bryson called us in his book title, so the coast is never far away but equally there is not much of it. A couple of deviants have suggested the US, Australia and South Africa have huge areas of coast line and therefore many deserted beaches like the one I photographed. We do have many little coves and bays that might be deserted but they usually involve climbing down cliffs and are barely accessible even then. The main family beaches, as you might describe them, are packed when we have a heat wave
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I once had a poster on my wall when I was a teen. It had a Beach and it said something about Being Serene. This was back in the '90s so I've forgotten what it said completely. I just remember the Serene part. Beaches are Serene.
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You are so right, a walk on the beach is worth a thousand words
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I'm still astounded that one can discover a beach like that and find it's totally deserted
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Me too. But according to an online friend I'd met some years ago, from Australia... He was telling me, in Australia at least, there are many such beaches!! 
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Wow... To be fair this one was miles from anywhere and I guess Australia has miles of coastline away from towns and cities like South Africa
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Sometimes the absence of people is a comfortable position to be in. Modern life has too many pressures and demands for peace of mind. The state of solitude, other than maybe including a special loved one, is sometimes to be welcomed.
I certainly enjoyed walking on this beach with just my wife
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