Whitesands Bay Hoodies

Looking across the beach to Carn Llidi from the Pembrokeshire Coast Path on a late April afternoon.

Sunset over Whitesands Bay with Ramsey Island in the distance, Pembrokehsire

Just before sunset overlooking Whitesands Bay with Ramsey Island in the background, Pembrokeshire

Whitesands Bay and Ramsey Island Number of views as of 16th December 2015 = 4100. Taken from the summit of Carn Llidi (3 miles north west of the city of St Davids), this shot shows the mile long beach at Whitesands Bay (Porth Mawr) and beyond it the RSPB reserve of Ramsey Island. Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, South West Wales, UK. Date: 4th June 2012.

Looking to the beach from the path to the lookout station above Sennen Cove.

Fishing boats in the harbour on a June afternoon, with Whitesands Bay in the background.

Way off in the far South West of Wales, beyond even the cathedral of St Davids, you'll find this wide stretch of Pembrokeshire sand beloved by surfers for its Atlantic waves, and adored by artists for the light and scenery. I stayed at the hostel at its foot last year, and this is the first of my photos to make it into paint. The ripples proved a pain, as did the long grass in the foreground but I feel I got it right in the end. I hope you like it too, and perhaps like me, feel inspired to visit one of the far corners of Britain simply because its somewhere you've never been.

Looking to Whitesands Bay from the car park at Sennen Cove.