Wildflower Curtain Photo

Photographer’s Note

Another photo I took on our walk along the Southwest Coast Path from Mevagissey to Gorran Haven. You can see Gorran Haven if you peer through the wildflower curtain, but this shot is for the flowers. For a more conventional view of Gorran Haven have a look in the WS.

With its origins in the 13th century, Gorran Haven is a picturesque fishing village set into a secluded cove on Cornwall‘s south coast. It is popular with families for its two sandy beaches and safe water for swimming.

I put the map coordinates in for Gorran Haven itself as I haven't much of a clue where I was standing. Obviously it was just along the coast. If you move the map around you will find Mevagissey where we started walking and also Chapel Point of my previous post. (link above) A couple of people have asked about the map link. It's on the right of the note with the 'Photo information' in case you haven't found it yet.

It's the first post of Gorran Haven on TE

ISO100, FL18mm

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bema (9080) 2009-08-18 1:41

Hi Kath,

wow, really a wonderful landscape, (like i know it from TV, looked several films of R.P:) ) pretty colors, great depth and mostly one of these days, the weather seems to be great over there..

have a fine day, best regards Bernd

snunney (35464) 2009-08-18 2:03

Hello Kath,
The wild flowers make a gorgeous frame for the lovely coastline beyond. Very pleasing light and colours and superb sharpness throughout. An innovative and charming composition.

asajernigan (14284) 2009-08-18 2:50

Kath,
The wildflowers frame this scene beautifully. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and DOF. Nice landscape shot!
TFS,
Asa

PixelTerror (86839) 2009-08-18 3:25

Hi Kath
Nice little flowers that add color to the view, even though they obstruate it quite a bit, but I think the low pov was deliberate here
Have a nice day JY

hardyuno (2613) 2009-08-18 3:33

Hi Kath,
another lovely part of the Cornish coastline. I think the flowers are a beautiful frame for the small village. The low POV was a great choice.
TFS
Have a nice day
Hartmut

gnuri (172) 2009-08-18 4:58

Congratulations for this unusual shot.
I like it.

ktanska (16695) 2009-08-18 5:42

Hi Kath,
Are those flowers so tall or were you lying on grass? The way they are reaching towards sunshine looks very nice. Real summer feeling on open English coastline.
Kari

leonorkuhn (13999) 2009-08-18 6:15

Hi Kath,

Today we received these fresh field flowers as a gift! Very good POV, we can see much of the coast and the beaches through the curtain of flowers. The colors are great, nice composition.

Greetings
Leonor

Dyerco (9302) 2009-08-18 7:35

Hi Kath
Wildflowers are often taken for granted but they can make for a nice image as is this one. Good DOF and the exposure is spot on.
Phil

Buin (38258) 2009-08-18 9:17

Hallo Kath!
This one doesn't need much words. I like especially your low point of view here. It somehow gives the feeling of being there. This must be a wonderful place ...
Greetings from very hot Germany!
Frank

darek1978 (11499) 2009-08-18 10:13

Hi Kath,
Picturesque summery impression again with superb composition and low POV. Very nice details, especially the flowers in the foreground and the colours are very natural. Excellent work!
Best regards,
Darek

guillaumejm (30) 2009-08-18 10:19

Hello kath
The point of vieew on WS is nice too but colours are not that natural in the ws (too saturated ?). Anyway this one is very pleasant due to flowers.
warm regards
JMarc

Cricri (43738) 2009-08-18 10:56

Hi Kath
Des fleurs sauvages qui contribue a la beauté du paysage, vue plus en détails sur le ws, qui aurait mérité un post principal aussi, un joli tableau de saisson agréable a regarder et bien présenter
Friendship
cricri

Docarmo (8846) 2009-08-18 11:34

Hi Kath,
Impressive 3D feeling! A very beautiful place, we confirm this by seeing the WS. Bravo!
We're lucky you have added this place on TE.
Docarmo

cbrman (19051) 2009-08-18 12:23

Hello Kath,

Un avant plan qui fait parler de lui ! Ces fleurs ont été saisies avec un point de vue rabaissé qui leurs donne une grande importance. Le second plan est par contre presque trop caché car on n'en aperçoit à peine le contenu !
Une compo un peu étrange mais qui fait réagir !
A+

Dominique

john1 (2393) 2009-08-18 12:53

Hi Kath,

That's great Kath, very nice landscape.
Beautifull flowers , sharpness and detail are
excellent. great job.
Best regards.
John

mortijo (12410) 2009-08-18 13:45

Hi Kath,
I ove this shot. The flowers make a perfect frame for the photo. A place to stop and contemplate nature in all its splendour.
Congratulations
John

jwmunro (6255) 2009-08-18 16:13

Hello Kath -

A very nice spring time scene with the FG and BG both in focus and holding a lot of detail. Getting down in the wildflowers for a different perspective can provide some interesting POV's. The important thing is to define you focus point and make sure everything works together. I like this especially the tall flowers on the left hiding the headland in the BG. Well done!

Thank you for sharing.

John

gneufeld (15235) 2009-08-18 18:41

Hi Kath,
I love the wild flowers of summer, and your capture brings wonderful attention to this wonderful season. I really like the very low profile that features the natural wild growth. Beautiful shot and TFS. Gerald

ChrisJ (70443) 2009-08-18 18:53

Hi Kath,

The pink & blue flowers contrast well, against the yellow green grass, which itself contrasts well gainst the blue sky. Good sharpness & framing. Tfs!

dareco (17104) 2009-08-18 22:30

So cheerful Kath!!! I love wild flowers and these are so pretty!! Beautiful colors and very nice landscape. TFS

danyy (69447) 2009-08-18 23:05

Bonjour Kath,
cette photo est toute simple, un peu comme une carte postale de cet endroit qui a toute la magie de la campagne maritime. Des couleurs très naturels qui laissent intact, le rendu de la scène.
j'aime beaucoup.
Amitié.
Daniel.

UlfE (9168) 2009-08-18 23:29

Hi Kath,

What a wonderful wildflower photo! It is very impressive in all respects. It is not always easy to take photos of flowers. The composition is superb with some flowers a little higer and closer to the left than to the right. The DOF is exceptional where get a very good idea what the place looks like since you could clearly see the bay and Gorran Haven behind the flowers. Very often you do not know when you say that the light management is very good if it really is or if it is the result of post editing. However, here I could see that your light management was very good. Here the sky in the background is clear, but the flowers are not sunlit or in strong lighting. This is very good since flowers and leaves could easily become overexposed in strong lighting. TFS and have a nice day!

Cheers,

Ulf

emka (22319) 2009-08-18 23:30

Hi Kath, Charming composition with all these flowers. They look a bit like wild garlic otr mayme armeria.. Nice POV, you were lying lazy there? Lovely shot.

regards

Malgorzata

Graal (58720) 2009-08-18 23:38

Hi Kath,
good title, yes, really wildflower curtain. Unusual POV and fine finaly effect. I like it. Good idea and realization.
Gr., Aleksander

delkoo (34788) 2009-08-18 23:53

bonjour kath,
the picture is really beautiful and nicely shows the landscape, Interesting image with a very well observed POV.

didier

baba_flies (8099) 2009-08-19 5:29

Hello Kath! Ohhh, this IS lovely, thank you for the flowers! The treat of a summer or spring day, after many dark nights and cold days. Really pretty, what a fantastic foreground! Great to see some sea water in the back, what a beautiful blue that goes so well with all the flowers. Fantastic picture, it warms our hearts. Have a wonderful afternoon, Barbara.

Glint (3074) 2009-08-19 11:12

hello Kath,
what a lovely foreground of sea pinks!The pinks look particularly lovely with that special blue of the cornflower and the blue of the sky.I like the colours here aa you have resisted the temtation to oversaturate. The sharpness of course. is perfect.
Bev (t'other one)

TopGeo (22213) 2009-08-19 11:21

Hi Kath! Visible your love for the natural flowers the low reception impress Exceptional glance in the countryside with good disposal I liked the colours perhaps and the perfume
Best regards,
Georgios

coco (28122) 2009-08-19 17:56

Hi Kath.

The picture is good, and I like the note with the picture.
Light and DOF (as also sharpness) are very nice and good too.

Regards.

shevchenko (10072) 2009-08-19 19:09

Hello Kath,
Lovely village rich with fishes and flora, I like this colorful view, full in relaxing feel in a sunny day, distinct photo and clear to show foreground plants, good shoot.
Ally

danos (33272) 2009-08-19 22:29

Good morning Kath,
this pleasant bouquet of flowers on the foreground,cover a bit the view of the Gorran Haven.I like the light that falls on the flowers and make them more brilliant,as the variety colours of them.Well done.

Have a nice day,Danos

John_F_Kennedy (31994) 2009-08-19 23:38

Hello Kath,
This is an amazing view with the flower in the foreground. Beautiful natural colours and light.
Best wishes,
Achim

josepmarin (34099) 2009-08-20 3:18

Hello Kath,
These wild flowers in foreground are a great welcome for the beautiful landscape that we see in this so clean and deep image.
The blue sky and such a clear day are a good complement to this elegant composition, very well executed technically.
A beautiful work, my friend.
Best wishes,
Josep

paura (39258) 2009-08-20 5:24

Kath,
The composition is really great here. PP is also a top point. Lovely image indeed. Well done!

Regards

Paulo

Bartleby (5140) 2009-08-20 5:46

Hi Kath,
I like this flowery curtain. Not only is it attractive but it also makes us want to see beyond it to catch a glimpse of the scenery in the background.

best,

Philippe

AiresSantos (42902) 2009-08-20 6:07

Hi Kath
amazing curtain of flowers and the fine beaches behind.
Beautiful colours, good depth, well framed and done
Have a nice day
Aires

Emile (20125) 2009-08-20 9:15

Hola Kath.
Beautiful colors of the flowers that frame a wonderful
view of sea and hills, magnificent composition. Lights and sharpness are very good. Very well captured.
Best regards.

buscape (4020) 2009-08-20 12:43

Hello Kath,
what a lovely view to this beautiful landscape with all these nice flowers in the foreground. The colours are wonderful and I also like the good depth and your alternate view in the workshop. Perfect first posting on TE of this idyllic place.
Best wishes,
Helmut

Gerrit (36269) 2009-08-21 1:30

Hi Kath,
beautiful view and flowers and they combine wonderwell.
Excellent colouring and allover sharpness.
Reagrds, gerrit

Angshu (34099) 2009-08-21 1:59

Hello Kath
First post of a place from England! But I remember you had other firsts (post of a place) as well to your credit earlier! Quite an unconventional view...the low POV works well here. But I do admire the beauty of the place in the WS & was left wondering!...which is better, this or the WS!
Best Regards
Angshu

Waylim (11157) 2009-08-21 10:07

Ooh, Lovely.
While I like the conventional view of Gorran Haven, thanks for the WS, but I love this one also show casing the nature surrounding the area, especially in such beuatiful time of year and beuatiful light. Great shot Kath, I love the colors so cheerful and so lively, make me want to be out for a walk too, but it too warm now and all flowers are long gone. Happy weekend.
Way

gunbud (28161) 2009-08-22 5:18

Hi Kath,
The beautiful wild flowers make a very pleasing lead-in to this stunning landscape.
The colors are very clear and natural with excellent sharpness.
Love the rolling hills that hug the calm blue harbor.
Looks like you had fine weather for your hike.
Regards, Tom

Didi (36442) 2009-08-22 6:48

Hi Kath
Nice Cornish place, many flowers in this country.
My best souvenir in Cornwall was two days spent int Scilly Isles.
Best regards

pablominto (41354) 2009-08-22 23:23

Hello Kath,

When I was a kid I associated clover fields with high summer, well I still do I guess..!
The low point of view makes the rest of landscape background for the wild flowers, fine natural colours and the scent is in the air...

Greetings,
Pablo -

Kielia (8733) 2009-08-23 1:57

Hi Kath,
what a wonderful airy impression from an outstanding POV. This is for German television viewers the perfect stuff for dreams of Rosamunde-Pilcher-country. The gentle colors make this impression very pleasant. My compliments!
Warm regards
Harriet

cobbydale (1924) 2009-08-24 2:35

Hi Kath, great POV on this one, it's almost like we are hiding in the undergrowth and sneaking a peep at the town below. Lovely colours and composition. I remember the name Gorren Haven as it is where the writer Colin Wilson lives - I was really into his books in my teens and early 20's.
cheers
Leon

chrisnet (20376) 2009-08-24 11:47

Hello Kath,
I like the framing with the flowers in the foreground and the very good light, a nice spring shot.
Regards
Christian

gilou530 (35680) 2009-08-27 9:23

salut kath
voilà une image buccolique avec ces fleurs du premier plan qui laisse voir la beauté des lieux avec la mer, belle réalisation
amitiés
gilbert

Royaldevon (5944) 2009-09-01 0:27

Hello Kath,

Now, this is my sort of a shot!
I love to see a low pov where the grasses or the flowers make a strong f/g impact. It is lovely to peep at the sea, the rolling hills and the little port through the web of pink thrift.
Great dof.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

akm (846) 2009-12-09 13:30

Hello Kath.
Thrift and scabious and a distant view of Gorran Haven where I spent so many family holidays in the 1950s! You bring back wonderful memories but you've also created a superb image that epitomises the charm of the south coast of Cornwall. Exceptional composition, light, colors and sharpness.

I'm very late in finding this treasure -- going back through the archives after an absence -- and delighted with it. Very fine work!
Best regards,
Mary