Abereiddy Bay, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

I'm no geologist, but I find the subject absolutely fascinating photographically. Scientists tell us time is relative. You can get a sense of that standing in a place like this. These rocks, which seem so solid and immovable, are in reality in constant motion. Their twists and turns, invisible to us from our limited human perspective, are written in their striations for all to see. Millions of years of geological time suspended in living rock.

 

I made several close-up studies of these rocks but also this wider view to include the presence of water, one of the main agents of geological change. Nothing was moving when I made my exposures, which meant I could employ focus stacking to maximise the apparent depth of field. But appearances can be deceptive. In many ways, this image is all about movement. I composed it to emphasise the dynamic flowing lines of rock, with the small pool providing a point of stillness where the eye can come to rest.

 

Original photograph copyright © Simon Miles. Not to be used without permission. Thanks for looking.

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