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I admit it's been a while since I was last shooting landscapes, over two months in fact, but due to other commitments and a wedding to photograph I have been pretty busy over the Christmas period.

On a day trip to see family back in south Cornwall I made a visit to one of my first playgrounds. Porthtowan a small beach surrounded by high cliffs, not much scope when the tide is high but an additional 3 miles of sandy beaches are reviled at low tide providing excellent scope even after 5 years of visiting this beach. Throughout my years in photographing landscapes I would like to think I have improved with my efficiently, technical abilities and especially the art of planning shots. However shooting the coastline can never be predictable, every tide, every season, every break in the cloud will bring something new. This is one of the main aspects that I loved about photographing nature and the coatline that you couldn't plan what would happen until you arrived. This time was no different, arriving at the beach (covered in ice might I add) I saw the sun reappering under fleeting clouds, I took a gamble heading to the foot of the cliff setting up and waiting for the light, I break in the cloud produced a fantastic sunstar and damn flare which is something very predictable. I hope to make more photo trips in the near future and not to leave it so long next time.

Location

Porthtowan, Cornwall, UK


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