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West End Bay

            Anguilla's far western end is glamorous. It is home to some of the Caribbean's most famous five-star resorts like the Four Seasons Resort, lavish and luxurious villas like the ÀNI Anguilla Private Resorts and North Villa’s, and high-end eateries: Sunset Lounge (Japanese) Bamboo Bar & Grill (a little hint of a sports bar) and Veya (if you are looking for looking for the best vegetarian and vegan menu on the Island), to name a view. Yet hidden amidst all this glitz and glam, are uninhabited coves and beaches, natural beauty and charming Caribbean sights.

The West End Arch allows the adventurous among us to discover Anguilla's loveliest beauty. And on top of that, next to the arch there is another small hidden cove that also offers magnificent views at sunset. Especially when the landscape of rocks and clouds are uniquely harmonized, like in this instance. 

The road and trail to this spot are signed. So you have to do a little research before on how to get there. Although there are a couple of vid’s in the internet which will point you in the right direction. But than again. You really get the wow feeling if you spot it yourself and arrive after walking one or two ‘klicks’, to finally make a ‘click’ with your camera. Therefore I geotagged the photo a little mre rough than I usually do; just to not spoil the adventure. (P.s.: don’t let the little signs with “Private Property” scare you of. When I visited this place there was no living soul around to tell me otherwise).

Technical stuff
This panorama consist of 10 individual photos shot in one row. The photos range from 1/480 to 1/1600 at 200 ISO, f8, -2/3 and 16mm. It spans an angle of 155 degrees.
The panoramic merge  was done with PS CC. This resulted in a rather good starting point for further post-production in Aurora HDR 2018. There I used the architectural pre-set and several customized layers of my own. Finally, I added a copyright sign (in PS). The latter is, alas, there to stay due to the fact that my photos were frequently copied. So, don't bother commenting on that.
The original pano is 1,6 GB at 19176 x 7588 pixels. I resized it for publication on Flickr.

Taken in: Anguilla / West End (show map)

Taken on: January 6, 2020

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