There is a natural cave into the dark cliff on the Inchydoney West beach. Nobody goes there because it is under water most of the time and it is only accessible at low tides. Moreover, it is absolutely pitch dark inside, because several rock slabs cut the daylight completely. However, I noticed last year that in the few weeks around the winter solstice, at the end of a sunny day and at low tide, a ray of sun is making its way through the entrance during the few minutes before the sun disappears behind the hills. During that special moment, the sun illuminates a side of the cave where there is a superb vein of shiny white, green and red quartz. I tried to make some pictures last week, but they are not good. However, turning back towards the entrance, I thought that this contre-jour could make a nice compensation.
Lovely light but for me there is another interesting effect created here: I feel as though I am a cave-dweller from prehistoric times looking out at the scene from a place of safety.
