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Off the coast at Trebarweth, North Cornwall
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When I think of Cornwall, my mind is never far from the many old unspoilt fishing villages dotted round it’s rugged coastline. As with Polperro on the South coast, it’s narrow streets are of cobbled construction and too narrow for cars, so it’s sleepy atmosphere is the perfect way to get away from the stress of modern city life. Late afternoon light.
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Mevagissey is another of my favourite little Cornish Fishing villages, situated in St. Austell Bay on the South coast of the county. Still a thriving fishing port but over recent years it has become a popular holiday destination and quite a number of the old fisherma’s cottages around the harbour are now used as Summer holiday homes with a view of the harbour and bay. /
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The Lizard point is at the tip of the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall and is the most Southern point on the UK mainland, there are many small villages nearby but Helston is the nearest town,some 11 miles North. A lighthouse has guarded shipping from the treacherous Man O War Rocks and force of the Atlantic waves since 1751, in 1721 the Royal Anne Galley was wrecked on the rocks here and 15 of the crew were lost, prompting the building of the first lighthouse. They were buried in a mass grave at nearby Pistol Meadow. Below the lighthouse is the now redundant old lifeboat station which has been replaced by a new one a few miles away. I took this image in Midsummer when the pink seathrift flowers adorn the rugged coastline and even on a fine day like this, the awesome power of the Ocean is so evident. Nikon D100 / 18 – 70 zoom @ 29mm / AP F22 for 1/30sec / CP filter
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Taken around Midsummer in gorgeous late evening light on the clifftop at Lands End, Cornwall, the most Westerly point on the UK mainland and the nearest town is Penzance, more than 10 miles away.. It looks quite warm with the late evening sunshine but I do recall it being bitterly cold at the time, but worth it to get that warm lateral light on the rugged coastline with the Atlantic waves crashing on the rocks below. Nikon D100 / 18 -70 Zoom @ 25mm / AP F11 for 1/50sec / CP Filter /
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Lanyon Quoit is a dolmen from prehistoric times. Likely it was a grave, but it’s definite that it had some ritual significance to the people who built it. Built by peoples long gone but hardly forgotten. We still marvel at these standing stones today. It’s significantly altered from its original form. It was knocked down by a storm and rebuilt by locals in the early 1800’s. It’s much shorter than its previous form and is one leg short of the four it originally had. Cornwall, United Kingdom
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I have been asked by quite a number of friends to compile a calendar from my portfolio so I hope you enjoy this selection of scenic images from my travels round the United Kingdom.
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Taken in beautiful late evening light just a few weeks before the catastrophic flood hit the old fishing village in August 2004. It all seems so tranquil here but few people could ever have imagined the scene of devastation when over four inches of rain fell in half and hour on that day, many centuries old houses were washed away, dozens of cars and vans were washed out to sea like little toys in a torrent that was way above the level of the outer harbour wall, thankfully nobody lost their life as a massive scale rescue plucked survivors from the rooftops of the houses by helicopter. The village has now been virtually rebuilt but at any time a repeat flood could just as easily happen, it makes you wonder what is happening to our climate. Nikon D100 / 28 – 70 zoom @ 38mm / AP F16 for 1/30sec / CP Filter
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A wider view of Lands End, the most Westerly point on the UK mainland, looking towards the Lands End Hotel perched on the rugged coastline with the Antlantic Ocean crashing on the cliffs below. I took this image around Midsummer, just before sunset when the light is at it’s best for this kind of composition. The small suspension bridge, centre left, crosses a ravine or inlet on the rugged coast and you can look directly down to the waves crashing spectacularly from it, it is known as the Bridge over the Atlantic. Nikon D100 / 18 – 70 zoom @ 18mm / F11 for 1/40sec / CP Filter
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Rough sea and sunset. Beyond the lifeboat slipway taken in Sennen Cove Near Lands End Cornwall
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This little Green Anole was very curious of the passing visitors to the Eden Project in Cornwall UK. / . / Nikon D3000. Nikkor 18-200 f/3.5 – 5.6. F/8 1/250sec 105mm / . / Featured by The World group – 22nd Feb 2009 / Featured by LMAO ART – your funniest work group – 11th April 2009 / Featured by Shameless Self-Promotion – 12th April 2009 / Featured by Funny Kritters – 10th June 2009 / Featured by Freedom In Words and Art – 20th June 2009 / Journal / Featured by The Woman Photographer – 20th June 2009 / Journal / Featured by Color Me a Rainbow” – 6th Aug 2009 / Journal / 2nd place – Wild Animals Chalenge in Shameless Self-Promotion – April 2009 / Top Ten of / Color Me A Rainbow – Green Challenge – 13th Aug 2009 / Journal
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I never tire of visiting this beautiful old fishing harbour on Cornwall’s South coast, nothing seems to have changed there in the many years I’ve been visiting it, the old fishermen’s cottages surrounding the harbour are full of old world charm and the narrow cobbled streets are too narrow for cars, the perfect place to get away from the pressure of modern city and busy town life. Nikon D100 / 18 -70 mm zoom @ 38mm / F16 for 1/60sec / CP Filter
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Porth Nanven is probably one of Cornwall’s most enchanting but least accessible locations. Perhaps it’s because the National Trust, the owners of this precious and geologically unique piece of coastline, would prefer that the numbers of visitors were kept to a minimum. Whatever the reason, don’t be surprised if you find yourself embarking on a circuitous route around the back streets of St Just as you make your way down to this remarkable place. Canon EOS 5D and EF 16-35mm lens. Exposure of 5 seconds at f/16.
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The little village of Port Isaac on the rugged North Cornish coast is steeped in a history of fishing and smuggling, but also bordered by lush farmland as you may see in this composition. The visitor is advised to park their cars at the top of the village and walk down to the harbour area, the narrow streets are not really car friendly but are lined with an assortment of delightful old fishermen’s cottages. A more recent claim to fame for the village is that the popular TV Series DOC MARTIN starring Martin Clunes was filmed in and around the village, many who view it like myself, do so to enjoy the beautiful Cornish scenery and relaxed lifestyle. Nikon D100 / 18 – 70 zoom @ 55mm / F14 for 1/60sec / CP Filter BEST VIEWED LARGER
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macro of Thrift and Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil blowing in the wind at Tintagel Haven, North Cornwall f/5 1/500 second ISO-80 Canon Powershot A570 IS
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A bright red fishing boat with reflection on a smooth sea
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I’ve just returned from a most enjoyable holiday in Cornwall and hope you will enjoy seeing some of the beauty that the county has to offer the visitor. This composition is taken looking Eastwards from near Pendeen lighthouse on the North coast, as I walked down the track and past masses of bluebells and other wildflowers, the view along the rugged coast looked particularly beautiful. A sheltered golden beach with nobody on it, the rugged coast and the Atlantic breakers were our only companions, perhaps you can understand why I choose to spend many of my holidays in Cornwall rather than going overseas. PLEASE VIEW LARGER Nikon D300 / 18 – 70 zoom @ 27mm / F11 for 1/50 sec / White Balance set to Sunshine / CP Filter
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Mullion Cove is situated below the village of Mullion on the West coast of the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall. The little harbour is owned and maintained by the National Trust, this is the view I managed by climbing along the rocks at the end of the harbour wall and looking out between the rocks to the sea during my recent holiday. Even on a fine day like this, the sea was quite choppy but I loved the aqua marine tones of it in the sunshine, I certainly would never attempt to get to my vantage point when the sea wasn’t so calm, the Atlantic waves crash off these rocks spectacularly at times. PLEASE VIEW LARGER Nikon D300 / 18 -70 zoom @18mm / F11 for 1/40 sec / WB set to Sunny / CP Filter
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During my recent holiday to Cornwall, I was going down to Cape Cornwall, a few miles East of Land’s End on the North coast. It was a beautiful late afternoon and on the way down to the Cape I looked over to my right and was delighted to see five highland cattle grazing, my immediate thoughts, as a Scot were, you’re not the only Scot in Cornwall. In the background the Headland is know as Kenidjack Castle headland, you may just be able to see the ruins of the iron age fortress Kenidjack Castle high on the headland, well it certainly stands out viewed at the full resolution, PLEASE VIEW LARGER Nikon D300 / 18 – 70 zoom @ 44mm / F11 for 1/80 sec / WB set to Sunny / CP Filter
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The old lifeboat station at the Lizard point served the area well from 1914 till it’s closure in the early sixties, the current one is just a short way round the coast. The Lizard Point is the most Southerly point on the UK mainland and is notorious for treacherous seas, with many outcrops of jagged rocks, many ships have been wrecked at this point during a storm. Quite a contrast when we see it on such a calm and beautiful Summer’s day like I enjoyed on my recent holiday in Cornwall. PLEASE VIEW LARGER Nikon D300 / 18 -70 zoom @ 18mm / F11 for 1/60 sec / WB set to Sunny / CP Filter
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Whitesand Bay is situated a few miles from Lands End on Cornwall’s rugged North coast, a very popular destination for water sports enthusiasts and moreso for people like myself who enjoy the natural beauty and peace of the location. I took this image from the high ground above Sennen Cove looking down and along the mile long golden sands of Sennen Beach towards Cape Cornwall, some three miles in the distance. The pink flowers in the foreground are Pink Seathrift and they grace the coast of Cornwall in early Summer, there were only about six people on the beach the day I was there and they were walking along the beach watching the Atlantic waves rolling in, so peaceful. PLEASE VIEW LARGER Nikon D300 / 18 – 70 zoom @ 31mm / F11 for 1/100 sec / WB set to Sunny / CP Filter
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The Botallack mine was part of the St. Just mining complex that mined the hard rock for black tin and copper for centuries. Many generations of Cornish families were employed in this dangerous industry till the stocks of black tin and prices for the ore made it unworkable. Situated a few miles from Lands End on the rugged North coast of Cornwall, this image is of the Crown Engine Pump House which was at it’s peak in the early nineteenth century, the main shaft from it, the Boscawen Shaft reaches under the Atlantic Ocean diagonally for some 800 metres, most of the other mine pump houses are situated on the cliff tops high above this one. The promontory that the engine house is sited on is Crown Rock, the seam of black tin ore is very visible in this image just above sea level. though the many different colours of ore are also visible on the rocky headland. There is always a lot of wave activity in this rugged cove, even on a fine Summer’s day like this the Ocean is very choppy and I wanted to capture the wave action as well as the detail on the mine and cliff so quite a number of exposures were tried. Nikon D300 / Focal Length 50mm / F8 for 1/160 sec / White Balance set to Sunny / CP Filter PLEASE VIEW LARGER
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Lands End is the most Westerly point on the UK mainland and much visited for that fact and for it’s rugged beauty. / The Atlantic ocean has shaped the cliffs over countless years and many ships have been lost against these treacherous shorelines. I took this image in May 2009, looking towards the first and last house in England and some four miles behind it is the promontory Cape Cornwall. It was a beautiful calm early Summer’s day and the pink seathift adorned the clifftops like a natural garden. / / Nikon D300 / 18 – 70 zoom @ 22mm / F11 for 1/125 sec / White Balance set to Sunny / CP Filter PLEASE VIEW LARGER
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I first photographed this location about 5 years ago, the image that I took back then has since appeared in a number of magazines. I decided it was about time to revisit and see if I have improved in that time. Canon 5D Mk1 17-40 F4L at 32mm
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