Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Third Day - St Ives and St Michael's Mount at Sunrise and Cott Valley

Dashed off at dawn to "get" a sunrise!  But the sun was sulking!  We did our best though!


Sun rising to the left - and the tide was in.  Not ideal.


Turn your back to St Michael's Mount - and you got a lovely reflected sunrise over Penzance.


Next stop - St Ives.  Tide receded as the day wore on and we enjoyed exploring the town.

St Ives Harbour at low tide.

Looking towards the town from the harbout.

Enjoying the sunshine on the harbour wall.

The view towards Hayle Towans.


Next stop - Cott Valley.  Renowned for its large, smooth, round boulders.  We wanted to get there before the tide rose and covered the small beach.

View to the Brissons from the small beach at low tide.

Inward rushing tide - waves still huge.

We stayed until sunset - at about 7.45pm.

The sun setting behind the Brissons.  Shooting into the light resulted in a bit of flare.

After the sun had set - a subtle afterglow.
The sea looks calm - but this was because of the long exposure which smoothed it out!





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