Cape Cornwall Sunset
It was late spring, early summer when I took the coastal path south of Cape Cornwall. Treading bare track underfoot, I followed the undulating flow of the path to reach a vantage point that overlooked the Cape and its iconic chimney stack. Facing back north, I wanted to capture this famous Cornish scene from an uninterrupted aspect, along with the dramatic sunset skies that were painting the horizon as day began its slow transition to night-time.
With the sun out of frame, the overall composition felt rich and quietly dramatic. And, though there were thick clouds hanging in the sky, they had been burnt orange by the sunset and served to add a nice depth and complexity to the scene. To enrich the picture, I used rocks in the midground to frame the landmass of Cape Cornwall and included splashes of colour from flowering gorse to lift the foreground. Showcasing a nice transition of elements, textures and tones, the different stages of the photograph all come together to capture this one scene – all the while leading the eye on a journey to the very tip of the Cape.
It was late spring, early summer when I took the coastal path south of Cape Cornwall. Treading bare track underfoot, I followed the undulating flow of the path to reach a vantage point that overlooked the Cape and its iconic chimney stack. Facing back north, I wanted to capture this famous Cornish scene from an uninterrupted aspect, along with the dramatic sunset skies that were painting the horizon as day began its slow transition to night-time.
With the sun out of frame, the overall composition felt rich and quietly dramatic. And, though there were thick clouds hanging in the sky, they had been burnt orange by the sunset and served to add a nice depth and complexity to the scene. To enrich the picture, I used rocks in the midground to frame the landmass of Cape Cornwall and included splashes of colour from flowering gorse to lift the foreground. Showcasing a nice transition of elements, textures and tones, the different stages of the photograph all come together to capture this one scene – all the while leading the eye on a journey to the very tip of the Cape.
It was late spring, early summer when I took the coastal path south of Cape Cornwall. Treading bare track underfoot, I followed the undulating flow of the path to reach a vantage point that overlooked the Cape and its iconic chimney stack. Facing back north, I wanted to capture this famous Cornish scene from an uninterrupted aspect, along with the dramatic sunset skies that were painting the horizon as day began its slow transition to night-time.
With the sun out of frame, the overall composition felt rich and quietly dramatic. And, though there were thick clouds hanging in the sky, they had been burnt orange by the sunset and served to add a nice depth and complexity to the scene. To enrich the picture, I used rocks in the midground to frame the landmass of Cape Cornwall and included splashes of colour from flowering gorse to lift the foreground. Showcasing a nice transition of elements, textures and tones, the different stages of the photograph all come together to capture this one scene – all the while leading the eye on a journey to the very tip of the Cape.