Carn Brea Castle
This shot was taken with a Canon AE1 35mm camera about 15 years ago and scanned into the computer. Then I tweaked it a little in Photoshop Elements 5
High on top of Carn Brea (700 feet above sea level) you will find Carn Brea Castle which looks out at some stunning views of the surrounding countryside of Cornwall. Redruth, Brea, Carnkie and Camborne are a few of the towns near by.
The Castle itself can be traced back to 1379. It is a stone twin towered fortress, built by the Bassett family and is inside the ramparts of the Iron Age hill fort. It was probably built has a hunting lodge, or as a chapel to St Michael. It has been restored and extended over the years, and today has the look of a modern folly, rather than a medieval fort. The views from this spot are splendid, and you can see for miles on a bright evening.

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TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Beautiful!!!!!!!!! :-)
anthonytsteel
Good shot tony, lovely place….
Antoine Dagobert
WOW shot!!!love it Tony!!!
davidmilne
Fab pic Tony!
Alan Findlater
great view nice comp
gordontant
Tony , its a gorgeous view… the clouds look a little posterised, and it looks like the cameras main focal point is the rocks in the foreground…. what resolution did you scan at?
aphoto4you
ohmy lord STUNNING my fav…u have my support to these….oh wow…
Steve Bulford
Great shot! This place is not far from me but I have never taken any pics of it!
Mundy Hackett
Very dramatic image, the clouds really make it sing for me!
Nikki Mulkern
This is stunning!! Wonderful capture!
H M Bascom
Outstanding photograph.
StacyLee
I love the colors here :)!!
Bruce Halliburton
Lovely shot!
lilifrog
it’s my favorite in picture like that,bravo!!
coffeetea
this photo looks grand for combining nature and civilization trace…. a lot of to see, love it!
brummieboy
Gorgeous contryside … I love Cornwall …
DLKeur
Oh my. this is sooo surreal. Wonderful.
mlgkats
i like looking at castle ,this is great and great view
Roseann
Wow! So that’s what Cornwall looks like! I’ve read about it a few times. Ths is just beautiful. Awesome perspective on this.
Gary L. Suddath
beautiful shot
cdwork
Beautiful
Andy73
Wow, what a magical scene Anthony. Love the comp in this, and the colours are stunning. Beautifully captured!
Julie Langford
Beautiful Tony – love the sky in this shot and those rugged rocks in the foreground – great shot.
Hagen
Nice photo
Aurora
Wow, great shot, you caught this at a good angle. I love how you framed it with the rocks on the side. Great idea!
Antanas
Great composition
Valli aka Fra...
Beautiful.. Love the clouds contrasting with the forefront. Looks surreal!
Per E. Gunnarsen
Gorgeous contryside and great shot!
Benjamin Scheurer
brilliant shot, Anthony!....love the atmosphere you captured here.
maggiebarra
this is outstanding!!
Daniela Weil
Breathtaking capture!
jerry alcantara
wow! i really like this one.it deserve to be in feature page.congrats my friend
Nikki Farrow
Wow!
cynthiab
outstanding shot
Martin Mullen
Yes! A really nice one.
ktowers
gorgeous .. great composition and nice colours
BengLim
Very ice composition!
BengLim
Nice composition I mean :P
Joanna Clark
Amazing picture! Love it!
katphoto
excellent shot – such a pretty place
NatMason
Beautiful shot! The close up rocks, as well as the castle in the middle distance, really give this piece a fantastic sense of depth.
Martin Campbell
stunning shot. love the blacks.
joolz
Great shot Anthony! Love the compostion and the colour in the clouds.
Judith Winde
This is strikingly beautiful, and somewhat haunting. I love it!
susan davies
beautiful, looks like something straight out of a fantasy film
Cliff Vestergaard
This is Great ! may I use your image ?
Halcyon007
Very strong dramatic clouds. Love the tones and those rocks on the right make for an interesting foreground
RichardV
Nice shot and colours. I love Cornwall, and it’s not to far from me.
Kimberly Palmer
Wow, stunning
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
This is sooooo beautiful, the scenery is spectacular!! Big smile for sure…. Welcome Tony, This is a wonderful addition to the group.
Marion Cullen
An absolutely spectacular vista, love the many layers in this, it adds so much depth…
On a clear day, you can see forever….
Pat Abbott
Such a lovely view.
Miss Misery
wow where you been hiding this one tony?
Steven Agius
Stunning scenery captured perfectly !
Michael Rowley...
good on you for your sale of his one,great image
marts1
Stunning image
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you for your comment my friend
brion
Awsome!!!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you for your comment Brion
Lisa Kenny
wow ~ this looks like its straight out of a fairytale…
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Lisa for your comment on this shot. We used to live beyond the castle about a mile away.
davidmilne
This is stunning Tony,wonderful composition and exposure!
Anthony Hedger replied
thanks for your comments David
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storm22
Awesome view beautiful shot!
Anthony Hedger
thank you for your kind comments
georgieboy98
What a great scene and you have showed it off to maximum advantage. I love it. Peter
Anthony Hedger replied
thank you Peter again for your comment – after the climb up the hill it was worth the scene set before us.
Forest Friends...
This is fantastic tony! I love this! Great clouds & colours, you picked a good day for this one!
Anthony Hedger replied
thank you this is one of my favorites
Anthony Hedger
Matt Halls
Magnificent….loving your portfolio Anthony!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you my friend, there is plenty to see so feel free to look when you have the time. Tony
Lori Peters
I love castles. This is a beuatiful scene. We actually have a castle here in Colorado that Louis Palmer, our founder, built for his British wife. She left him anyway. Good job, Anthony.
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you so much for your kind comment Lori
Dennis Rubin IPA
Very nice capture and point of view!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Dennis
digitalmidge
Fabulous shot, just stunning and absolutely outstanding… ;-)
Zoe
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you very much Zoe I value and appreciate your comments
Kathleen Hill
Stunning image the sky is gorgeous
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you very much Kathleen I value and appreciate your comments
Lucan Netley ...
gonna fav this so i remeber to visit when i get the chance :-)
Anthony Hedger replied
Thanks Lucan for your comment – you are in for a treat when you go up there the view is fantastic
Jason Laderoute
Great Shot, invokes a real desire to travel.
Anthony Hedger replied
Thanks for the kind comment my friend so have you packed your bags yet?
RedHillDigital
Another Cornish gem – somewhere I’ve never been certainly.
Almost has a Scottish feel to it!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thanks for the kind comment Howard
RichardV
Yes. This one please mate.
Excellent shot, and well scanned and edited.
Anthony Hedger replied
Thanks Richard, it’s now done with a little more info added.
Anthony Hedger
Tessa Bishop
Congratulations on the avatar for Best of the West, Anthony. Well deserved, this is beautiful.
Anthony Hedger replied
Yow are so sweet Tessa, thank you very much for your kind comment to me, I am glad you like it.
Tom Gomez
Stunning shot …
Anthony Hedger replied
Thanks for the comment Tom
Sally Omar
This is absolutely beautiful….looks like a scene from a fairytale…Sally xxoo
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Sally for your kind comment – and it is funny you should mention that because I may use this in a story.
Stuart Chapman
The light is the real clincher in this shot. Low late light has hit the castle and foreground rocks perfectly and is also adding to the background fields in the far off distance.
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Stuart for dropping by my work and leaving me a kind comment
vanorange
A really great shot of the castle, the light is wonderful. ( And no fog. If you live near to the castle you will know what i mean.)
Anthony Hedger replied
Hey there Mr. Vanorange. Thanks for dropping by and commenting on my work, I am glad you like this one. I know what you mean about the fog, Helston is known for it isn’t it?
Anthony Hedger replied
Oh I forgot, welcome to Red Bubble my friend. While you are here and just for the record what is it about firefighters that women love so much? LOL
Colleen Battis...
STUNNING!!!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Colleen
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Mary Campbell
Very nicely done
Anthony Hedger replied
thank you Mary for the kind comment
julie08
Fantastic:)
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Julie for your lovely commentxx
betha
Wonderful image, you have capture the castle and the surround inthe fore and back well. Nice work!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Betha for your wonderful comment it was lovely of you to drop by.
amarica
Congratulations on being featured Tony, beautiful shot!!!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you my dear friend, Anne
Rinkydink
fab shot, love the interest given by the stone “fingers” on the right , great colours too
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Cat for your visit and a wonderful comment
Christine Till...
Aweome capture with great depth.
Congratulations :)
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Christine for your wonderful comment on my work
jacobea
Now that’s a beautiful castle :D And one i’m not sure i’ve even heard of, either.
Anthony Hedger replied
thank you for a wonderful comment
DonDavisUK
Congratulations on being selected for the group Avatar with this great image that I know so well. My wife comes from Redruth and we’d wake up every morning looking out over Carn Brea. She’ll be delighted with this great view when she comes back home. FANTASTIC! How could I possibly not favourite this one. Blessings Don. P.S. Love the Cornish humour regarding time, is that why they say, “I’ll do it drectly”? Don.
Anthony Hedger replied
Hey Don what a wonderful comment you have given me thank you so much it means a lot to me. The castle is a beautiful spot on the landscape and what a view to wake up to. Thanks for the visit and feel free to look at the rest of my work. Tony
Anthony Hedger replied
I thought about sending this drectly but decided to do it now otherwise it woudn’t get sent at all. LOL
Anthony Hedger
Sekans
This is excellent! The light is perfect!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Jonathon for stopping by and leaving me a wonderful comment.
Martina Fagan
Lovely composition:)
Anthony Hedger replied
thank you for your kind comment
bamagirl38
Lets do this one !!!!!!!!!
Anthony Hedger replied
Now this is spooky and you won’t believe me but I was asking myself I wonder which one you will go for and I chose this one as well.
Ok I will try to find the copy and email it to you and thank you, you have great taste and thats just talking to me LOL
bamagirl38
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Anthony Hedger replied
ok let me know which B&W ones and I will dig out the colour copies for you
bamagirl38
Opps lol, Im having puter problems ! LOL You can erase one of those if you like ! ROFLOL
Anthony Hedger
do you send them twice in case I didn’t hear you the first time LOL
bamagirl38
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bamagirl38
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bamagirl38
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Anthony Hedger replied
enough already LOL
bamagirl38
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Did I scare you ?
ROFLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anthony Hedger replied
No, not at all xxxxxx
EarthGipsy
Stunning image ~ thought about adding it to the Heritage Listed and Other Trust Sites groups challenge
Anthony Hedger replied
Hey Sonia thank you for your kind comment and the heads up for the group. The trouble is I don’t know whether it is listed or anything so I better not add it to the group which is a shame. But thanks.
Karla Delgado
beautiful photo! :D
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you again Karla for your wonderful kind comments x
Anthony Hedger