{"id":956,"date":"2010-09-03T09:38:01","date_gmt":"2010-09-03T09:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gowerphotography.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=956"},"modified":"2017-09-15T02:34:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T02:34:46","slug":"whiteford-burrows-gower-peninsula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gowerphotography.co.uk\/?p=956","title":{"rendered":"Whiteford Burrows, Gower Peninsula"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-957\" title=\"A view over Cwm Ivy Marsh from Cwm Ivy after sunset, Gower Peninsula\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gowerphotography.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/tn_Whiteford-Point-7045.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gowerphotography.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/tn_Whiteford-Point-7045.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.gowerphotography.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/tn_Whiteford-Point-7045-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gowerphotography.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/tn_Whiteford-Point-7045-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/> As Whiteford Sands and Burrows tends to have less visitors than the southern bays and beaches of Gower on a Bank Holiday, I visited to check out the Yellow Flag Irises that usually flower here in good numbers.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascens.es\/asics-mujer\/asics-gel-stratus-mujer.html\">asics gel stratus mujer<\/a> It seem that it is a bit early for the full display, but it probably will hit its peak next week.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.riverbed.pl\/buty-adidas-damskie\/adidas-zx\/adidas-zx-flux-damskie-niebieskie.html\">adidas zx flux damskie niebieskie<\/a> There are still quite a few around at the moment allowing group and single plant images to be made.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palermocentercity.it\/adidas-ultra-boost-2017.html\">ADIDAS ULTRA BOOST 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<p> At my visit the sun was out till quite late, so it was just a bit too contrasty for my liking.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rioolnetwerk.nl\/aspnet\/\">goedkoop nike air max 2016<\/a> I did make some images anyway though.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.2017nbacanotte.it\/maglie-basket-nba\/houston-rockets.html\">Houston Rockets<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-959\" title=\"Yellow Flag Iris, The Groose, Cwm Ivy, Gower Peninsula\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gowerphotography.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/tn_Whiteford-Point-6808.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gowerphotography.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/tn_Whiteford-Point-6808.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.gowerphotography.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/tn_Whiteford-Point-6808-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gowerphotography.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/tn_Whiteford-Point-6808-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/> Typically it was quite windy over the Marsh, so went it did cloud over I retreated to the protection of the pine woods near the rental cottage.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pizzeriasaviello.it\/nmd.html\">NMD<\/a><\/li>\n<p> This allowed me to attempt a plant portrait with my 500mm lens, but a slow shutter speed with the potential for mirror slap vibration resulted in the need for a cable release and mirror lock up.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.argos-rwec.com\/smu-mustangs-jerseys-c-1_102.html\">SMU Mustangs Jerseys<\/a> The trouble was the wind still caused some plant movement, so only a few images were sharp. <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-960\" title=\"single yellow flag iris, Cwm Ivy Marsh, Cwm Ivy, Gower peninsula\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gowerphotography.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/tn_Whiteford-Point-7039.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gowerphotography.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/tn_Whiteford-Point-7039.jpg 600w, 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src=\"http:\/\/www.gowerphotography.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/tn_Whiteford-Point-6607.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/> On my way back I came across a few Kits (juvenile rabbits), one of which was quite accommodating and allowed quite a close approach.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascens.es\/asics-hombre\/asics-gel-lyte-5-hombre-blancas.html\">asics gel lyte 5 hombre blancas<\/a> I managed to get quite a few images of it before I left it alone to carry on feeding. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Whiteford Sands and Burrows tends to have less visitors than the southern bays and beaches of Gower on a Bank Holiday, I visited to check out the Yellow 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