Hallsands: ruined coastal village, Devon

Hallsands is a ruined coastal hamlet near Start Point on the south coast of Devon.

The village was devastated during a storm about a century ago, and a few ruins remain along with a couple of houses that are still inhabited.

First four pictures taken with a Minolta Vectis S-1 and 80-240 APO lens with rather outdated film (hence the poor image quality)

South Devon: Mattiscombe Beach

I’m a huge fan of North Devon, but this South Devon beach took my breath away.

Costa Brava

Costa Brava from Begur castle, looking towards Roses and the Pyrenees beyond

 

A small cove off Cap Begur, near Sa Tuna

Two Catalan panoramas

Begur castle

 

Sa Tuna

 

This summer’s major holiday was in Catalonia and Barcelona. Kicking off a selection of pictures on this blog are a couple of panoramas from the Costa Brava, about 100km north of Barcelona in and around Begur.

These pictures are created using the photomerge facility in Photoshop Elements.

Schardam winter

Near Hoorn, The Netherlands, late December 2009; one of my favourite spots in West Friesland.

Minolta 9000 and Fujicolor Pro 800Z film: I like the cold, muted quality this film has under these conditions.