Penmon is a promontory, village and ecclesiastical parish on the south-east tip of the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. Hear on the known Black Point near the Trwyn Du Lighthouse there can be found a real phenomena. Despite the beautiful scenes and great landscapes, sometimes in the night the water is full with luminescent plankton that makes is like there are some underwater lighting. The author of the photos of this article is Kris Williams, and he has created some magical photos of this place. Take a look at those photos, and if you like his work then you can always visit his Flickr profile or Facebook funpage.
‘After The Rain Has Passed’
This photo is taken in April after the windy day with lots of showers. At the end of the day the bay near Penmon was perfect for his shot.
Image by Kris Williams via Flickr
‘Cascading Tides’
This photo is taken as a time-lapse of 2-3 hours. The waves near the Penmon were dropping in all directions and created this amazing effect.
Image by Kris Williams via Flickr
’Playful Seas’
A photo taken in just 20 minutes. As the author says, he had to compete with the local seals so he can catch some great weaves crushing down.
Image by Kris Williams via Flickr
‘Bioluminescence’
This is the real magic that happens in the sea near Penmon. The luminescent plankton creating this lighting underwater effect. It looks like watching the aurora borealis just in blue light under the sea.
Image by Kris Williams via Flickr
‘Bioluminescent’
This is taken another day at the Trwyn Du Lighthouse near Penmon. It is an incredible scene.
Image by Kris Williams via Flickr
‘Magical Penmon’
The magic continues when the “electric like waves” are crushing on the beach. As Kris says, “Who needs Mauritius when you have this on your doorstep”. Breathtaking, don’t you think?
Image by Kris Williams via Flickr
‘Bombs Away’
The same day Kris was throwing some rocks in the see to see and capture the plankton excited. The effect was: underwater electric bombs. As he says, the plankton was present near the bay for 5 days.
Image by Kris Williams via Flickr
‘Aurora Over Anglesey # 4’
Aurora is also present over Penmon, Anglesey. This amazing shot was taken on February 27th 2014. At that time he has taken more then 750 images, but has edited only a few of them. Here is a link to the time-lapse of that shooting session on Youtube.
Image by Kris Williams via Flickr
‘Lunar Rainbow’
This is another great effect. A rainbow shown as a result of the light of the moon. It is just amazing….
Image by Kris Williams via Flickr
