Holywell Bay Sunset july 12 th

Tonight I am going down to Holywell beach for sunset , Jan is staying in the van with the dogs. 

I have walked from the campsite across the fields and into the dunes hoping for some good light just before sunset, the tide is out which is perfect for shooting the sand ripples and reflections hopefully.

After the fast  20 minute walk I have been looking for a good composition along the dunes,  a quick phone shot this one. 

 This is looking like a promising composition ,just in time as the sun is illuminating the grasses and I will only have a short time to get an image before the sun gets too low.

                        Here is the final image ,   5dsr  17-40 L   f14  1/13 th   0.9 soft nd grad.

Now to get down onto the beach ,  after about 10 minutes I have found a good area where the stream has been seeping water through the sand ,  and with the deep sand ripples surrounded by water, as the sun sets hopefully this shallow water will reflect some nice colour.

     The sky is colouring up nicely , the wispy cloud is going to look great if it does catch the light after the sun has set below the horizon.
My hopes have been granted, what a great cloud formation right above Gull Rock all coloured up.


                                        5dsr  17-40 L      1.3 seconds  f14     0.9 soft nd grad

          Now a closer view of the cloud formation , with some nice colour reflected in the water.

                                                                   Gull Rock Silhouette

The sun has long set below the horizon,  the sky has continued to colour up but there is not enough light on the sand now to get any more ripples images.  so this is my last image.

The end of a great day on one of my favourite locations in Cornwall,   now a long walk back to the van in the dark, with no torch   Ooops 

Bedruthan Trevose Head ,& Stunning sunset Holywell bay

This morning we are starting our day at Bedruthan Steps, the Terrible Twosome need a good run and swim with the tide being out at Bedruthan.      As it turns out , my two best/favourite images of this holiday will be taken today.

         I never tire of seeing the first view looking down this Dramatic magnificent beach when the tide is out.

                                Just look at that view!   Cornwall's best coastline in my opinion.
                                  Now to climb down the hundred steep steps down to the sand.

Walking along the beach, with the dogs having a great time in the surf .   I shoot this image of Jan and the Terrible Twosome..     my second favourite image from this holiday .

After an hour or so on the beach we are now heading to Trevose Head, a place we have never been to. its not far up the coast just past Constantine Bay .

                                           Mollster doesn't look impressed, no beach   haha

I am walking down the coast path heading in the direction of Boobys bay and Constantine to find a decent section of coastline to fly over.

Boobys Bay and Constantine in the background.

Vertorama of Trevose Head

                                                                        9 frame panorama

                                  Strange huge hole in the headland clearly shown from above.

Tonight I am going down to Holywell beach to hopefully shoot an image I had planned last year but the weather was too windy to fly .   Tonight is looking good, no wind and a clear sky to hopefully illuminate Gull Rock as the sun setts low on the horizon out to sea.
I have walked around the headland to get a good line of sight to fly straight out to the rock. Flying straight out to the rock, I take a series of topdown images , 22 in all. in a grid pattern at 400 ft  to stitch together into the image below.  Time to fly back and change the drone battery ready for the best light as the sun gets low in the sky.

Now to  get the image I had planned, straight out past the rock , to look back towards the bay with the last of the suns rays illuminating Gull Rock and the coastline in lovely warm light.

                                       A full 9 frame panorama take a few minutes later.

                               While bringing the drone back I stop to take a silhouette image.

                                             The end of another fabulous day in Cornwall.

Cornwall Holiday day 2 May 23 2016

This morning we are going to see Wheal Coates mine which is near St Agnes.  after a late breakfast we are on the road, down the narrow coastal road!  

               Its a beautiful blue sky warm sunny day , which is not good for taking photographs !

                                                       Mollster is looking out to sea :)

Time to head to Godrevy now.............................

 Jan has caught a really bad cold and she is not feeling up to walking around here , so i take my camera and go for a walk , the flowers on the cliff side are looking great in the sun :)

                                            a long exposure to smooth out the sea movement.

                                                               


                                              Stunning coastline all around Cornwall

                                                     Mollster looking beautiful

                                                 Another long exposure image.

                                       This wall is covered in flowers , Amazing to see .

 I have rushed down to Holywell but Just missed the sunset , i managed this one image and the colour was gone!    Bummer!

                                                                      Gull rock sunset.

Cornwall Holiday May 2016 day 1

Arriving in Cornwall at our usual caravan site at Cubert near Newquay/Holywell bay    We set up then drive down to Holywell to give the Holywell Horrors a run on the beach as they have been stuck in the car for 6 & half hours ..

                                                            Gull Rock is a great landmark!

 

Jan looks very Happy 

 

 After dinner we have decided to go to Bedruthan Steps for the evening ,  im not sure if we can get down onto the beach as the tide might be still too high.            After walking down to the cliff edge it is clear we are NOT going to get down onto the beach!      But its a lovley walk along the cliff tops anyhow with the flowers open , We have always been here later in the summer and therefor  have not seen them so will make for some great images.

        The sun is low now giving nice long shadows, a long exposure smooths out the water .

                                               80 seconds  f14 with big stopper nd filter

 There are some big waves crashing onto the rocks , along exposure smoothes out the spray over the rocks.

                400mm lens image with a fast  1/500 th shutterspeed to freeze the water movement.

        The setting sun has reflected onto the spray thrown up as the waves crash against the rocks.

                                                Fast shutterspeed 400mm lens image

      Now for sunset , to get the flowers with nice warm light and a long exposure on the water :)
                 2 frames merged, 46 seconds for foreground and 50 seconds for sky and water.

                                     5dsr & 17-40 L   with Lee little stopper and 0.6 nd grad

Tomorrow we are going to some where different   lol ....................