Recent break in North Cornwall

A short series from a recent break in North Cornwall between Christmas and New Year.

C & C welcomed

In rough chronological order.......

Green Oak

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Lonely

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Crackington Haven inlet

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Coastal path

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Tread carefully!

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Splash (handheld!)

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Harbour wall meeting (Padstow)

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Damp Padstow

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Boscastle harbour

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Boscastle inlet panorama (three stitched images using ICE)

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Boscastle sunset

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Nice set. I really like the lonely horse - great angle; and I like the Harbour Wall Meeting. The B/W and graininess gives it a good atmosphere. The Boscastle sunset is fantastic as well although I find myself wishing there was a little more land to the right of the frame (probably just me).

It's a lovely part of the country - I remember slipping and sliding my way along the coast path myself from Tintangel to Boscastle a couple of years ago

Regards

Mat

Thanks for your comments Mat, the horse and the harbour wall meeting are actually my favourites too. That sunset was the complete image so nothing else to reveal there unfortunately. maybe I should have locked the exposure and taken a couple to stitch together later. I did take a few other captures using the K-7's HDR function, here is the best one....

[IMG]http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1038/boscastleinletsunsethdr.jpg[/IMG]

It took about four attempts to get a reasonably sharp image because I rather stupidly hadn't taken either my tripod or monopod

That's pretty impressive for hand-held. And a nice shot as well... I have used the HDR function on my K-7 but never quite got results like that without using a tripod. Mind you I have a Gorillapod and it's small enough to fit into my bag without taking up too much space or weight so I think i'm going to be taking it around with me a lot more than my regular (big) tripod - so will be trying out more HDR this year I think...

Mat

I like the moment seen in the harbour wall meeting !!!
And the horse is also my fav!

Nice time you had

Thanks Mat, yes I've been quite impressed with the K-7 HDR function. Must make more of an effort to take my tripod in future

Thanks for your comments Aiki, those are my favourites too

Some very familiar sites there. My sisters live in/near Boscastle. Lovely area.

Best wishes, Kris.

Yes the horse was a striking photo...I loved it!!!

Thanks Kris, yes it is lovely area with stunning coastline, we'd like to get down there more often

Thanks for your comment Judith

Both the horse and the harbour picture with the birds look fantastic in monochrome. The grainy quality of the Harbour Wall Meeting photograph really compliments the image and helps to capture the drizzly weather of the day.

Thanks Katie, maybe you can post some the pictures you took around Padstow that day

I should probably explain (if anyone is wondering) that Katie is my eldest daughter

A nice series, makes me wish I was there! Had some great times in the Padstow area. Like everyone else I like both the monochrome shots. I like the waterfall shot, nicely done for handheld. Also the Boscastle harbor shot, nice lines and sharpness.

Thanks Tim, I appreciate your comments

Fabulous shot of the horse! I even like the blank sky behind him.