A view along the cliffs to the lighthouse at Cape St. Vincent, the most south-westerly point of mainland Portugal and of Europe. The present lighthouse was built in 1846.
The drop to the Atlantic Ocean below is about 70 metres, and there were guys fishing from the edge below!
Location: Cabo de São Vicente, Sagres, Portugal.
Nikon D200, Sigma 18-200mm.
Featured in Portugal
cliff, geology, lighthouse, portugal, algarve, rock, seascape, feeture
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Comments
Lovely capture Kasia!!
Colin, thank you!
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beautiful shot
Thank you, Sylvia!
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Carlos, a belated THANK YOU for this feature. Kasia
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Shine a light this is bright up my street Kasia, fabulous vista :o) xx
Merci – I hope the light doesn’t blind travellers all the way to Scotland though LOL
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Great work – excellent light and I love the sky
Thank you so much. The clouds were very wispy and interesting that day.
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Very beautiful thanks for sharing it
Thank you! You’re so welcome, my dear. K
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This wonderful photo brings such great memories, I loved it there, a very special place!
MiKi, thank you for your lovely comment. I’m very pleased it brought back such great memories for you. It really is a special place. Kasia
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Congratulations! Your beautiful image was voted into the TOP10 of the On the edge of a cliff challenge what a fantastic achievement! Kind regards from Esther

Esther, thank you so much for letting me know. This is a great honour to be among those top shots in the challenge! Kasia
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Thank you, Audrey
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Super shot Kasia – following the rule of thirds beautifully! xx
Bob, thank you so much my friend! Wishing you a wonderful advent time. Kasia
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