Cornwall is England’s most westerly county, and St Just its most westerly mainland town. This year my family and I visited the historical tin and copper mining area around St Just with some friends, and spent time exploring some of the astonishing coastline with its wild open moorland, fertile valleys and abandoned mining buildings. And, of course, that sea.
I spent the weekend just gone in Bath with the family, where I also met a couple of friends who wanted to take some photos of this beautiful World Heritage listed city in the south west of England. On the Saturday evening we went into Bristol to visit Brunel’s famous Clifton Suspension Bridge which spans the Avon Gorge at the western end of the city. Here are a few pictures from the weekend.
Following on from my earlier posts about caution being exercised when entering photographic competitions, I have no compunction whatsoever about linking to the 2010 British Wildlife Photography Awards. There are ten categories to choose from, the top prize is an eye-catching £5,000, and their terms and conditions do not unfairly take advantage of the photographer (my emphasis):
By entering the competition, you grant BWPA and its sponsors and supporters a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence to reproduce, enlarge, publish or exhibit, on any media, the images for any purpose directly connected with the competition.
The closing date is 4th June, so that gives you plenty of time to get your stuff together.
To recover from my visit to the Lake District, but primarily in order to have a holiday with my family, we all travelled down to Cornwall for a week to stay near the town of Mullion on the Lizard peninsula. A smaller collection of photos this time (this WAS a family trip) but there are some here I really like.
