Cornwall Landscape Photography : A weekend in West Cornwall
21st February 2011
Cornwall Landscape Photography
A misty and foggy weekend in West Cornwall
Poor weather conditions dominated this weekend as I travelled down to West Cornwall for a weekend of photography. Basing myself in St Ives, I wanted to visit the Tin Mines at Bottalack along with a trip to Cott Valley, Porth Nanven.
A bank of low lying cloud seemed to be lying across the area for the entire weekend, sometimes masquerading as mist or even fog, but it meant some challenging conditions to get some interesting light. To add some drama to the shots this weekend, I used the Lee Big Stopper in many of the shots, to add some movement and interest.
Low tides were also around this weekend, and at Porth Nanven, it uncovered a whole series of rock formations. There were so many options of compositions to shoot, that you could easily spend hours down there. I decided to use the large rounded boulders as the foreground and a long exposure to soften the water and turn the waves into mist.
A different composition, but again using the wonderful rock formations as the foreground interest.
Just up the coast from Porth Nanven are the Bottlack Tin Mines, with old disused mins laid out across the hillside. As I drove over the hills to get there, it was thick fog, but as I parked up and walked down the hillside to the viewpoint, I ended up under the clouds and mist, and even caught some sunshine for a while.
To get to the viewpoint, you have to go across a metre wide path, around 15m long, with a drop either side of a few hundred feet, down to the crashing waves below. All very dramatic! I used the Big Stopper to soften the crashing waves and create the highlighting effect on the water.
A coule of other shots of interest form the weekend .....
Firstly, as the low tide emptied out St Ives Harbour, it allowed a different viewpoint. Using the Big Stopper to add drama to the skies and soften the reflections in the water, I like the overall dramatic effect on this one.
The last one of the weekend was of St Michaels Mount. As I arrived at Marazion, the sun disappeared behind the bank of cloud/fog that was hanging around. The clouds were moving fast in a strong breeze, so once again I used the Big Stopper to add some drama.
A misty and foggy weekend in West Cornwall
Poor weather conditions dominated this weekend as I travelled down to West Cornwall for a weekend of photography. Basing myself in St Ives, I wanted to visit the Tin Mines at Bottalack along with a trip to Cott Valley, Porth Nanven.
A bank of low lying cloud seemed to be lying across the area for the entire weekend, sometimes masquerading as mist or even fog, but it meant some challenging conditions to get some interesting light. To add some drama to the shots this weekend, I used the Lee Big Stopper in many of the shots, to add some movement and interest.
Low tides were also around this weekend, and at Porth Nanven, it uncovered a whole series of rock formations. There were so many options of compositions to shoot, that you could easily spend hours down there. I decided to use the large rounded boulders as the foreground and a long exposure to soften the water and turn the waves into mist.
A different composition, but again using the wonderful rock formations as the foreground interest.
Just up the coast from Porth Nanven are the Bottlack Tin Mines, with old disused mins laid out across the hillside. As I drove over the hills to get there, it was thick fog, but as I parked up and walked down the hillside to the viewpoint, I ended up under the clouds and mist, and even caught some sunshine for a while.
To get to the viewpoint, you have to go across a metre wide path, around 15m long, with a drop either side of a few hundred feet, down to the crashing waves below. All very dramatic! I used the Big Stopper to soften the crashing waves and create the highlighting effect on the water.
A coule of other shots of interest form the weekend .....
Firstly, as the low tide emptied out St Ives Harbour, it allowed a different viewpoint. Using the Big Stopper to add drama to the skies and soften the reflections in the water, I like the overall dramatic effect on this one.
The last one of the weekend was of St Michaels Mount. As I arrived at Marazion, the sun disappeared behind the bank of cloud/fog that was hanging around. The clouds were moving fast in a strong breeze, so once again I used the Big Stopper to add some drama.
Comments
By Yvonne White: Graham your photography is inspiring. It awakens my sense of wonder at the beauty all around me.