Polperro Sunset
Growing up in Cornwall, there are many places around the county that have featured regularly throughout my life, while others are more connected to childhood memories. Polperro, sitting just south of Looe in South Cornwall, is one of the latter. A picture-perfect fishing village wedged in a vegetation-clad valley and peppered with white-washed cottages, it’s somewhere that really evokes nostalgic memories for me. When planning a shoot last December, it was naturally a magnetic place for me to revisit and familiarize myself with once again.
To achieve this shot; Polperro Sunset Photography Print, I followed the coast path out of the village and found a spot that managed to capture a wide view of the mouth of the harbour and the higgledy-piggledy rows of fishermen’s cottages. At this point, the sun had already set, which created an even blanket of light across the sky – with only the last rays of sunlight fading over the horizon. With an ND filter, I was able to contrast the soft milky film of the sea with the streaked clouds overhead, creating a sense of energy and movement and showing both the peace and the drama of the scene.
I felt really lucky to capture this moment – one of my first in Polperro since childhood, but certainly not the last.
Growing up in Cornwall, there are many places around the county that have featured regularly throughout my life, while others are more connected to childhood memories. Polperro, sitting just south of Looe in South Cornwall, is one of the latter. A picture-perfect fishing village wedged in a vegetation-clad valley and peppered with white-washed cottages, it’s somewhere that really evokes nostalgic memories for me. When planning a shoot last December, it was naturally a magnetic place for me to revisit and familiarize myself with once again.
To achieve this shot; Polperro Sunset Photography Print, I followed the coast path out of the village and found a spot that managed to capture a wide view of the mouth of the harbour and the higgledy-piggledy rows of fishermen’s cottages. At this point, the sun had already set, which created an even blanket of light across the sky – with only the last rays of sunlight fading over the horizon. With an ND filter, I was able to contrast the soft milky film of the sea with the streaked clouds overhead, creating a sense of energy and movement and showing both the peace and the drama of the scene.
I felt really lucky to capture this moment – one of my first in Polperro since childhood, but certainly not the last.
Growing up in Cornwall, there are many places around the county that have featured regularly throughout my life, while others are more connected to childhood memories. Polperro, sitting just south of Looe in South Cornwall, is one of the latter. A picture-perfect fishing village wedged in a vegetation-clad valley and peppered with white-washed cottages, it’s somewhere that really evokes nostalgic memories for me. When planning a shoot last December, it was naturally a magnetic place for me to revisit and familiarize myself with once again.
To achieve this shot; Polperro Sunset Photography Print, I followed the coast path out of the village and found a spot that managed to capture a wide view of the mouth of the harbour and the higgledy-piggledy rows of fishermen’s cottages. At this point, the sun had already set, which created an even blanket of light across the sky – with only the last rays of sunlight fading over the horizon. With an ND filter, I was able to contrast the soft milky film of the sea with the streaked clouds overhead, creating a sense of energy and movement and showing both the peace and the drama of the scene.
I felt really lucky to capture this moment – one of my first in Polperro since childhood, but certainly not the last.