plouha

Photographer's Note

Good Morning Everyone,

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I was consumed with interest when I read the Plage Bonaparte on a sign to the beach but, on arrival, found that it had more to do with the brave Bretons who had assisted the repatriation of allied airmen than to Napoleon.

There was a plaque proudly erected near the small carpark which read: 'Between January and August, 1944, a total of 135 American and Canadian airmen who had been shot down by the Germans, were secretly taken through these cliffs on dark and moonless nights to await the small boats that would carry them to safety across the channel. Thank you to the Resistance of the Shelburn Network of Plouma and of the local area who helped them.'

As workshops, to give you more of an atmospheric flavour of the site, I will include a photograph which shows the tunnelled archway through the cliff to the beach here and one which shows how dangerous the sea could have felt, even though it is not dark here. !

Thanks for your interest, Bev :-)

tyro, jhm, ChrisJ, fds, holmertz, ikeharel, adramad, jean113, bukitgolfb301, Graal, delpeoples, cornejo trouve(nt) cette note utile

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Nicou (193806) 2015-09-22 2:16

Hlelo

quelle compo et vue superbe captage et image rendu sur la roche et la plage de galet avec les vagues blanches et ces deux personnages et les falaises en fond quelle perspective et vue, superbe.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou

tyro (30513) 2015-09-22 2:50

Good morning Bev,

Gosh, how interesting your note is! There was me expecting to read "Able was I ere I met Bev" - or something along those lines - but it doesn't seem like this place has much to do with old Boney after all - and how wonderful that the people of France who saved all those stranded airmen should be commemorated in this place.

And although you have shown us three wonderful photographs of this place we can still appreciate from the land and seascapes that you have presented that trying to load people into small boats at dead of night here must have been a very perilous undertaking indeed.

A perfect upload for TE with a lovely slice of history and three beautiful photographs to illustrate it.

Wonderful!

Kind Regards,

John.

dta (98848) 2015-09-22 2:53

Hello Beverley .
This is a beautiful seascape and and excellent composition , from the little road going down to the beach , to the cliffs in the BG . Fine clouds decorate the sky .
Regards

lousat (138703) 2015-09-22 2:56

Hi Bev,3 beautiful pics showing us different perspective of this historic and very nice beach and place.Great colors and an excellent exposure of the difficult backlight of the 1st WS with the hungry sea,interesting too the tunnel arch in the 2nd! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

jhm (211734) 2015-09-22 3:31

Hello Bev,

Thank you very much for you visit to my picture.
A reply to my picture, the tower in background is the Belfry of Bruges, and not a church.
A perfect note about the English and Canadian pilots, I am almost everyday busy with WW II as free fellow in a museum of WW II.
You choose a perfect camera angle with depth and perspective.
The sea and rocks care for a wonderful composition.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

ChrisJ (171392) 2015-09-22 3:56

Good afternoon Bev,

I like the high pov and the downward slope of the concrete ramp which funnels the viewer towards the stony beach. Good sharpness and marvellous warm cold color contrasts between the turquoise water and the reddish-brown cliffs. The 2 people on the beach add scale. Tfs.

fds (9963) 2015-09-22 4:06

Dear englisch friend Very beautiful paint with this little road between the mountain and the blu sea
I love the britanny
Great colors fantastic light

holmertz (102104) 2015-09-22 4:48

Hello Bev,
Today you show us three excellent photos, all of which could have done well as official uploads. They are all very well composed. Perhaps this one is the generally most appealing because of the fine view of the sea, the pebbly beach and the surrounding hills. The steep road drags me down towards the sea and provides good depth. The weather seems to have been perfect for this kind of excursion. Probably not unbearably hot and a fine light with a reasonable amount of clouds to make the sky look nice on photos.
Kind regards,
Gert

Cricri (176) 2015-09-22 5:38

Hi Beverley
Magnifique paysage Breton, sauvage , attirant, excellent cadrage , un ciel qui est superbe s'ajoutant aux paysage, magnifique
belle journée
cricri

Sergiom (117241) 2015-09-22 5:49

Bonjour Beverly,

Le regard suit naturellement le petit sentier qui descend vers la plage de galets tellement typique de la région bretonne. Les falaises sont impressionnantes et la côte est belle. Un paysage qui vaut le détour.

Amicalement

Serge

ikeharel (112565) 2015-09-22 5:56

Hi Beverly,
It taken me twice the reading on the note about the place, to believe that once it was a meaningful point for the secret action during the WW2, by the "Resistance", helping out Allied-forces pilots through. The beach looks perfect for such a mission.
All 3 photos show the small location, the rough sea and probably the combination of these two natural factors played in favor back than.
I like the POV on the main photo, the sheer cliff in fine brown contour-lines, and the trail down to the beach strip.
Good afternoon,
Ike

rasterman (479) 2015-09-22 6:47

Hello Bev,

Nice picture with this path in FG guiding you to the center of the photo. Nice clouds in the background and great nature colors.
TFS

John

Tue (91700) 2015-09-22 8:06

Hello Beverley,
I love this view of the rocky coastline. The path leads the eye nicely towards the small pebble beach and the two people and their dog. Interesting story about the history of the place.
Lars

adramad (72622) 2015-09-22 8:13

Hi Bev.
Very interesting note, which introduces us to know the history of this rugged coastline.
Beautiful perspective of it, with rough rocky walls, small, intimate beach with a beautiful sea and a beautiful sky with clouds.
Excellent detail, color, clarity and perspective.
Wonderful image with a great POV.
You have a good day.
Best regards.
Luis.

jean113 (27667) 2015-09-22 9:15

Hello Beverley,a wonderful scene with excellent clarity; and with the two additional shots we get a real 'feel' for this place.
The colours are natural and quite beautiful.
A very interesting note.We learn something every time we visit TE!Thanks.
Regards Jean.

Gerrit (62042) 2015-09-22 16:06

Hello Beverly,
attractive composition and a fine rough landscape of sparsely vegetated rocks and water. I like the positioning of the famous but small beach with the two persons and the white dog.
Thanks and regards,
Gerrit

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2015-09-22 16:59

Hi dear Beverley, how are you here?

So stunning image presenting very greatly impressive landscape! Very well considered framework with wonderful proportion. Quite clear and vivid shot as usual.

All the best and have a good day! Takero

macjake (98262) 2015-09-22 17:04

Hi Bev
I knew right away this was the photo I wanted to take a closer look at.

there's just something about it composition wise that makes it that attractive. Perhaps its the way the water takes up half the right side and the rocks give and take all along the left.

the balance is just right.
good depth, good colour contrasts, and i love the rustic feel of the scene. I'm sure its a scene you appreciate!

see you around
Craig

jemaflor (146412) 2015-09-22 22:52

Hi Bev,
Well framed these cliffs and beach, good angle, beautiful light capture for colors, good composition with this FG to give depth at your view.

Matyas (0) 2015-09-23 2:04

Hello Beverley! Interesting place, interesting story. Fine composition. Wonderful colours. Good lightness and brightness. Good capture and frame. Well done!

Silvio1953 (220775) 2015-09-23 9:42

Ciao cara Bev, great view of fantastic beach, superb sky, wonderful natural colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, I like a lot two WS too, thanks, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

rychem (72187) 2015-09-23 23:59

Splendid photo, absolutely beautiful landscape and perfect quality of the photo, compliments
Ryszard

carlo62 (81265) 2015-09-24 15:13

Ciao Bev
come si dice "l'abito non fa il monaco", così anche i nomi spesso non corrispondono ai luoghi.
Napoleone a parte, si tratta di una spiaggia molto interessante, sia per la sua storia, sia per la sua bellezza naturale.
Saluti
Carlo

chawax (20764) 2015-09-26 13:24

Hi Beverley,
I had heard about this Shelburn Network rescue operation in World War II. But I have no idea why it is called after Napoleon Bonaparte ! A very good POV with the causeway driving our look to the line of cliffs. Beautiful colours and sky. The people on the beach add scale.
Have a nice week end,
Olivier

fabianoleite (13575) 2015-09-26 13:34

Beautiful beach, with the advantage of a good perspective, including high mountains and not so high mountains, as well, and the tract of stone beach, all in a rich composition, which I really liked. Congratulations!

mkamionka (73560) 2015-09-27 13:29

Hi Bev,
beautiful spot and you have added an interesting story to it as well. I like how you have composed it with the red colored cliff fragment in the foreground. The beach tempts us in the very centre. I like the vivid colors especially subtly green water color. Good weather completely transforms the landscape!
Beautiful place, wonderful presentation,
M

Graal (103040) 2015-09-28 3:41

Hello Beverley,
interesting place and presentation. I like the composition and POV. Fine complementary WS also. Good comment in note. Solid photo-work.
Have a nice day.
Aleksander

abmdsudi (95869) 2015-09-28 5:20

Hi Bev
A fascinating shot and description. Wonderful coastal rocks and detail, and that cloud compliments the terrestrial shapes & lovely contrast between the cool blue sea and warm textured rocks. Really wonderful rugged shot. Congrats
Best wishes

delpeoples (60342) 2015-10-04 4:27

Ciao dear Bev

A most beautiful beach and I love the way you composed the shot to bring out the best of the perspective. The cool green and blue tones are enchanting, the image is sharp as a tack and I like how you've composed it so the diagonal lines emerge from the corners. Excellent work, thanks for sharing.

Hugs
Lisa

cornejo (61504) 2015-10-10 10:39

Hi Bev, very good view of this interesting and beautiful coastline, well composed and captured in this good and beautiful photography. An interesting image with good sharpness, depth, light, color and quality. Very good and nice job well done, congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this interesting work.

Good night and good Sunday.
All the best from southern Spain.
Angel.

macondo (20449) 2015-10-10 21:32

Hello Bev
So you've been in Bretagne recently, and no doubt in, or passing by, many places starting with 'Plou...'. I never did find out what it means. I think this is very typical of the Breton coast, and makes a lovely postcard style picture, enhanced by the path leading in and the figures human and canine on the pebbly beach. Looks great in the full size format.
Regards,
Andrew

Photo Information

Copyright: Beverley Robinson (Royaldevon) (85678)
Genre: Lieux
Medium: Couleur
Date Taken: 2015-09-02
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D-300, NIKKOR AF-S 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED DX, 62 mm HOYA Circular Polarize
Exposition: f/14.0, 1/50 secondes
More Photo Info: view
Versions: version originale, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2015-09-22 1:33