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Walking towards #YnysLlanddwyn for #MeerMittwoch. Again. 😅

#Anglesey #seascape #coastline #Küste #Meer #sea #IrishSea #IrischeSee #MenaiStrait #Menaistraße #AfonMenai #WaterWednesday #WavyWednesday #SeaWednesday #Natur #nature #silhouette #NewboroughWarren #TywynNiwbwrch #LlanddwynBay #Llanddwyn #NorthWales #Wales #Cymru

This image captures a serene coastal scene at what appears to be dusk. The sky is filled with dramatic, moody clouds, casting a soft, diffused light over the landscape. The calm sea stretches out towards the horizon, its surface shimmering gently under the subdued light. A pebble-covered beach occupies the foreground, leading the eye towards the water’s edge. In the distance, low-lying hills are silhouetted against the sky, adding depth and tranquillity to the scene.

#FotoVorschlag: Viererreihe // Four in a row

Vier Lotsenhäuschen auf Ynys Llanddwyn. Auf der Gezeiteninsel #Llanddwyn lebten ab Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts Lotsen in diesen Cottages. Sie navigierten Schiffe zu den Häfen in der #MenaiStraße (Meeresenge zwischen #Anglesey und dem walisischen Festland). Die #Lotsen waren auch für das Rettungsboot der Insel verantwortlich, bis es 1903 stillgelegt wurde.
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Four pilots' #cottages on #YnysLlanddwyn. From the early 19th century, pilots lived on the tidal island of Llanddwyn to guide ships safely into the ports along the #MenaiStrait (narrow channel dividing Anglesey from the Welsh mainland). The pilots also crewed the island's lifeboat until it was discontinued in 1903.

#IrishSea #IrischeSee #MeerMittwoch #SeaWednesday #cottage #whiteWashed #NorthWales #Wales #Cymru

A row of traditional whitewashed stone cottages with dark slate roofs and chimneys, set against a dramatic coastal landscape. The cottages are connected by low, white-painted stone walls, creating a uniform and historic appearance. The scene is captured during twilight or early evening, with a moody, cloud-filled sky overhead and a hint of the sea visible in the background. The ground is covered in gravel, and the overall atmosphere is serene and nostalgic, evoking a sense of rural simplicity and timelessness.

𝘒𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘰 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 – 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘰𝘤𝘬 😏

#MeerMittwoch

#Rückenfigur #silhouette #YnysLlanddwyn #Anglesey #seascape #coastline #Küste #Meer #sea #IrishSea #IrischeSee #MenaiStrait #Menaistraße #AfonMenai #WaterWednesday #WavyWednesday #SeaWednesday #Natur #nature #NewboroughWarren #TywynNiwbwrch #LlanddwynBay #Llanddwyn #NorthWales #Wales #Cymru

This image captures a tranquil coastal scene in the afternoon. A solitary figure stands on a rocky shoreline, silhouetted against the calm sea. The person, dressed in a jacket and trousers, is looking down, possibly observing the waves gently lapping at the shore. The sky is adorned with scattered clouds, and streaks of sunlight pierce through, casting a shimmering glow on the water's surface. In the distance, the faint outline of land is visible, adding depth to the serene seascape.

A splash of colour on #Bangor's famous #GarthPier for #MeerMittwoch. Overlooking the Menai Strait, it's the second-longest #pier in #Wales (1,500 ft/460 m) 📏

#Seebrücke #BangorPier #bench #benches #picnicBench #picnic #Bank #Sitzbank #Regenbogen #rainbow #Meer #sea #IrishSea #IrischeSee #MenaiStrait #Menaistraße #AfonMenai #WaterWednesday #SeaWednesday #Gwynedd #NorthWales #Cymru

A vibrant, colourful picnic bench sits on a wooden pier overlooking a serene body of water. The bench features rainbow-coloured slats in shades of pink, yellow, green, blue, and purple, contrasting with its black metal frame. The pier, constructed from wooden planks, extends towards a metal railing with decorative lattice panels. Beyond the railing, calm waters stretch towards a distant shoreline lined with trees and scattered buildings. The sky above is clear and blue, dotted with a few fluffy white clouds, creating a peaceful and inviting atmosphere.

Where's up? Where's down? Where does it begin? Where does it end? Und überhaupt!

#MeerMittwoch

#YnysLlanddwyn #Anglesey #seascape #coastline #Küste #Meer #sea #IrishSea #IrischeSee #MenaiStrait #Menaistraße #AfonMenai #WaterWednesday #SeaWednesday #Natur #nature #NewboroughWarren #TywynNiwbwrch #LlanddwynBay #Llanddwyn #NorthWales #Wales #Cymru

A serene coastal scene captured at what appears to be either dawn or dusk. The image showcases a tranquil, shallow tidal pool reflecting the soft hues of the sky, framed by rugged, dark rock formations on either side. Beyond the pool, a sandy beach stretches out towards the calm sea, where gentle waves lap the shoreline. The sky above is adorned with wispy, layered clouds, adding depth and texture to the scene.

A view towards the mainland from the tidal island of #YnysLlanddwyn, off the west coast of #Anglesey, for #MeerMittwoch

#seascape #coastline #Küste #Meer #sea #IrishSea #IrischeSee #MenaiStrait #Menaistraße #AfonMenai #WaterWednesday #SeaWednesday #Natur #nature #NewboroughWarren #TywynNiwbwrch #LlanddwynBay #Llanddwyn #NorthWales #Wales #Cymru

This image captures a serene coastal scene, where a solitary figure stands on the edge of a grassy cliff overlooking a tranquil body of water. The cliff, covered in patches of green grass and exposed earth, gently slopes down towards the water’s edge. The person, dressed in a light-coloured jacket and dark leggings, appears to be gazing out across the expansive, calm waters.

In the background, a stretch of sandy shoreline and a line of trees can be seen, adding depth and a sense of distance to the scene. The sky above is overcast, casting a soft, muted light over the landscape and enhancing the peaceful and contemplative mood of the image. The overall atmosphere is one of quiet solitude and natural beauty.

Britannia Bridge, Menai Strait, Anglesey, c.1990s - J Arthur Dixon Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/britannia-bridge-menai-strait-anglesey-c-1990s-j-arthur-dixon-postcard-222404757.htm

#MenaiStrait #BritanniaBridge #Postcards

Printed colour postcard showing a view of the Pont Britannia rail bridge connecting Anglesey to the mainland at Gwynedd via the Menai Strait.

Published by J. Arthur Dixon, No PGD 29249, c.1990s.

Postally unused.

Very good condition, with minimal corner bumps.

took this picture on my final day on holiday on Friday 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #photography #northwales #sea #menaistrait

An image of the sea, and a dock on the left, further on you can see mountains beyond. The sky is a nice blue with many clouds

#MenaiStrait bridge! #photography #northwales #uk #buildings

Image of a bridge over a lake, with some grass on the floor closer to the camera. The colours have been manipulated to be more dull to contrast with the white and grey clouds in the sky.

Some #Infrared photos fron St Tysilio churchyard on #YnysYrEglwys or #ChurchIsland in the #MenaiStrait near #MenaiBridge.

#Photography #BlackAndWhite #BWPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #LumixGH3 #720nm

A square black and white infrared photo showing a grave marker in the form of a cross in an overgrown churchyard, with out of focus buildings in the distance at top right.

A square black and white infrared photo showing a two memorials in the form of tapered stone pillars with urns on the top, in an overgrown churchyard.

A square black and white infrared photo showing a a number of gravestones and two tall Celtic crosses in an overgrown churchyard, with a small stone building and trees behind, some with bare branches and some with leaves.

A square black and white infrared photo showing an overgrown churchyard with a memorial in the form of a square pillar and a tall Celtic cross, framed by a tree with bare branches.

⛈️ Plenty of lightning detected in the #MenaiStrait this evening. #Bangor #NorthWales

The view for this morning’s pre-breakfast stroll

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#Anglesey #Beaumaris #MenaiStrait

The Britannia bridge across the Menai Strait from the Anglesey side. I recently was in North Wales for an event and hoped to get a few good captures. Taken on a 1 second exposure (digital). Taken June 2024. #Photo #Photography #Wales #Anglesey #MenaiStrait #BritanniaBridge

A large double arch metal bridge with three stone pillar columns above the blue waters of the Menai strait. The bridge has two decks with the lower deck carrying trains and the upper deck road traffic. Power lines also stretch across. The water is slightly smoothed out as this was taken on a long exposure. A large rocky shoreline is visible from where this was taken with what looks like lichen and moss. The waters are otherwise surrounded by a large tree line, and the sky whispy white clouds amongst the blue.

#LightPollution May Harm Our #Ocean’s Water-Filtering ‘#Ecosystem Engineers’

ByAllison Eck
Friday, May 1, 2015

"#SeaSquirts are the ocean’s ecosystem engineers, siphoning #plankton from the water and keeping #CoastalEcosystems healthy. They’ve done their job for millennia relatively unscathed, in part because they have no predators. But now, they have one: #ManmadeLight [#ArtificialLight].

"A new study published in Biology Letters suggests that the artificial light from #cities might prevent the #larvae of some marine species—like sea squirts, #barnacles, and #corals—from finding appropriate habitats to settle in. Without landing on the right substrate, sea squirt larvae have little chance of surviving.

"Thomas Davies, an ecologist at the University of Exeter in the #UK, wanted to see which species are the most affected. He studied the #MenaiStrait, which separates the mainland of northwest #Wales from the island of #Anglesey. This area is largely unaffected by light pollution, which led Davies and his team of experts to suspect that an experiment conducted there would provide a good measure of the effect light pollution has on populations.

"By their measurements, the '#SkyGlow,' or ambient manmade light reflected onto the water by the atmosphere, is at a minimum—it barely amounts to the light emanated from the moon at night.

"To investigate the effect of artificial light on the area, they placed 36 plastic panels into the water and waited to see which organisms would settle on the panels. Some panels were exposed to light from cool, white #LEDs that emitted about the same amount of light produced by #streetlights, while the control panels mimicked just the small amount of ambient light scattered in the sky.

"The team retrieved the panels after 12 weeks to see how much of the panels’ surface area had been colonized. Sea squirts and sea bristles, both filter feeders, had lower colonization rates on the artificial light panels than the controls. On the flip side, #foulers like barnacles ended up clinging to the artificial light panels, which could explain why they so often attached to boat hulls and jetties. Barnacles in particular cost the global economy millions of dollars in reduced fuel economy and cleanup costs.

"Here’s Katie Wheeling, writing for Science: 'Overall, the study found that the lights either encouraged or discouraged settlement in 39% of the taxa, or groups of species, living on the panels by the end of the experiment period. Artificial light may be negatively impacting marine ecosystems by driving away certain invertebrate species, like filter feeders, and attracting others, the team reports.

"'More work needs to be done to understand how brightness, cycle of exposure, and wavelength of light affects individual species. In the future, experts may be able to configure exact spectra that work well with ocean species but also fill our own needs. For now, the team’s complex results indicate that we may need to pay more attention to how manmade light is damaging marine environments.'"

Source:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/light-pollution-may-harm-our-oceans-water-filtering-ecosystem-engineers/

#LEDs #DarkSkies #LightPollution #Extinction