Cornwall: sun, sea and clotted cream

[david antony]

Wonderful shots of Cornwall Birma & A A.
You certainly visit some of the best spots to holiday Birma, & I much appreciate your sharing with us.

[aster]

Cornwall: sun, sea and clotted cream

I am curious and looking forward to the part where 'clotted cream' will come into the scene, Birma, while we enjoy the lovely shots of the natural environment.

Thanks for sharing your 1979 memories, AA. Vintage looks from scanned photos bring nostalgia. No digital filter to mimic the old colours and grains.



Yildiz

[Birma]

Thank you Yildiz, Richard, DA and Greg

Yildiz, after the 'cream tea' picture in the Food thread I didn't really take many more pictures of clotted cream, although I did eat quite a lot .

Here is a shot related to clotted cream, in that it is about choosing dessert. Tilly seemed quite surprised by what she saw in the menu - she wasn't paying though


2013 Cornwall - Menu by Birm, on Flickr

Nex 6 with SEL 16-50

[Birma]

Here are a couple more from Cornwall this year.

First, another harbour shot. I liked the small tender that had been left in the harbour. As this was a long exposure shot the tender was moving about a bit and so it perhaps looks a be screwy. I decided I didn't mind this so much. What do people think? Does it spoil the rest of the shot for you?


2013 Cornwall - Harbour At Sunrise by Birm, on Flickr

A99 with SAL 28-75/2.8

Next, another of the Falmouth Working Boats at the Fowey Regatta. From left to right the boats are: Stella, Victory, Leila, Winnie and Helen Mary (I think!).


2013 Cornwall - FWB Stella Victory Leila 2 by Birm, on Flickr

Nex 6 with SEL 55-210

[Greg Beetham]

That’s a classic Birma, great moment preservation, Tilly will appreciate that one in 20 years’ time…quite possibly.

I can accommodate the blurry boat ok Birma, but I think it would have been a class shot had it been still enough to be sharp, it’s still a good shot just the same, the boat harbour makes it atmospheric.

Wow those sailing boats are museum pieces I’m sure, very fine and admirable restoration work done there, good catch.
Greg

[Birma]

Thanks Greg I appreciate the feedback.

I think some of the boats are restored and some are actually built new to the original design. It is a quite 'thing' in the Falmouth area to build, own and race these boats.

[aster]

Hi Birma,

Fine if there are no more Clotted Cream shots or anything relating to it in the scene shots. I looked it up on the Internet. Pretty interesting. I suppose one better get a taste of it by travelling to the heart of Cornwall. Everything tastes better on location anyway.

Tilly has a pair of giantly widened eyes that are taken over by awe. What could be that surprising to a young girl, one wonders? : ) I like the candid shot very much. But I'm sure she is paying with the big love she has for you in her heart. If not literally wallet-warming, definitely heart-warming and worth it.

I don't mind the phatom moves of the tender in the harbour shot. The photo is quite unreal because of the long-exposure already and the half-ghostly moves kind of add to the atmospher of the frame. Lovely pastel colours too.

I have to agree with Greg that the sailboats are quite awesome in their antique looks. I likened them to ancient Egyptian boats on the Nile myself when I saw the solitary one in your first post. The race is a more beautiful shot though. The panning sails definitely look nice.

Thanks for sharing,

Yildiz

[Birma]

Thank you Yildiz - I really appreciate your thoughts

I agree about the boats - they do have that look of sailing boats from the Nile It must be something to do with that smaller upside down triangle sail at the top of the mast (apologies to any sailors who know the real name of that sail ).

[Greg Beetham]

I think it’s a Main Gaff Topsail. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaff_rig
Greg

[Birma]

That looks right Greg - thanks

[Birma]

Here are a couple more from Cornwall.

A sunrise over the sea. It was a slightly misty morning and the sun rise was a bit special. I found a small cove quite close to the road that was facing just the right way.


2013 Cornwall - Portgiskey Sunrise by Birm, on Flickr

From the Eden Project, a great location for anyone interested in plants . http://www.edenproject.com/
This photo is from an area with native plants to Cornwall.


2013 Cornwall - Wild Cornwall 2 by Birm, on Flickr

Both A99 and SAL 28-75/2.8

[Greg Beetham]

Pleasant morning mist sunrise Birma. Well worth the effort to capture it.
I like all the flowers beside the path, and the stone cairn is especially interesting, too me.
Greg
Ps I see the Eden Project now has a tropical rainforest elevated walk, which should be interesting.

[Birma]

Thanks Greg .

The dry stone structure is just eye-candy really. You can walk / crawl inside and there is an image of the moon's reflection on the floor of the structure. Tilly liked running in and out, but she had a height advantage .

I'm ashamed to say I wimped-out on the Tropical Biome. On our last visit (3 years ago) I had found it too hot and uncomfortable to enjoy what I was seeing. Therefore on this trip I hadn't planned to go in it at all. Cherry, my wife, went around it while Tilly and I visited the much more comfortable Temperate Biome. However Cherry came back with tales of multitudes of tropical butterflies filling the air. So, when the Tropical Biome got less busy in the afternoon we decided we would all give it a go. The first disappointment was that the butterflies were all hiding in the afternoon, and it was still way too hot and humid for me. I just couldn't concentrate enough to take pictures in there. It is amazing how the temperature etc. can affect your mind (well, my mind anyway). I did fire off a few frames but they were discarded pretty quickly on review. By the time we were half way around I just had to get out asap. I didn't even contemplate the rope walk.

[Greg Beetham]

I don’t know what temperature and humidity they have set there Birma but it sounds rather excessive, in truth the rainforest is actually cool, we noticed it on walks outside on the in-road to Murry & Marianne’s place photographing and observing what lives adjacent to jungle in more like scrubland, the birds are different altogether I noticed and the temperature is very different, you only have to walk 30 yards into the rainforest and you lose about 5 deg or even more compared to out in the scrubland. In winter time at night in the rainforest it is very cold, up at the hut it was, we had a brazier going when I was there at night times so one could ponder what’s wrong with the universe in relatively unfrozen condition.
It sounds to me like they have overdone it a touch maybe.
Greg

[Birma]

Hi Greg - may be it was the humidity rather than the temperature that got me? I guess they have to have the conditions set to suit all of the plants growing in there.