File:Retreat near West Wick Farm - geograph.org.uk - 376829.jpg
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DescriptionRetreat near West Wick Farm - geograph.org.uk - 376829.jpg |
English: Retreat near West Wick Farm This is an example of Managed Retreat. In 1995 the sea wall was deliberately breached in several places the tide being checked by a low earth sea wall a couple of hundred metres inland. The bulk of the old sea wall takes the energy out of stormy waves but the new saltmarsh lagoon acts as a sump come safety valve to prevent flooding of more valuable property elsewhere. To maintain the sea wall would have cost £500,000 the new sea wall and breaching the old one cost £60,000 and recreated a more natural 376868 from land to sea |
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Source | From geograph.org.uk |
Author | Glyn Baker |
Attribution (required by the license) InfoField | Glyn Baker / Retreat near West Wick Farm / |
InfoField | Glyn Baker / Retreat near West Wick Farm |
Camera location | 51° 43′ 39.1″ N, 0° 52′ 44″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 51.727540; 0.879000 |
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Object location | 51° 43′ 39.1″ N, 0° 52′ 44″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 51.727540; 0.879000 |
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Camera manufacturer | PENTAX Corporation |
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Camera model | PENTAX *ist DL2 |
Exposure time | 1/350 sec (0.0028571428571429) |
F-number | f/8 |
ISO speed rating | 200 |
Date and time of data generation | 15:01, 25 March 2007 |
Lens focal length | 24 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 509.355 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 509.355 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Windows |
File change date and time | 18:44, 25 March 2007 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 15:01, 25 March 2007 |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Color space | sRGB |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto bracket |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 36 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Close view |