Cape Cornwall Star Trails
Thanks to the lack of light pollution, the wild and seabound peninsula of Cornwall is one of the best places in the country to photograph the night sky. To really capture the stars in all of their glory, I headed to Cape Cornwall, once believed to be the most westerly point in the county. After scrambling over the rocky harbour foreshore, I found a spot by the water’s edge to set up my equipment and angled my lens towards the Cape’s iconic 19th Century mining chimney. Part of the Tin Coast and Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, this chimney stands like a beacon atop the cliffs, making for the perfect focal point for the centre of my frame.
With the astral light illuminating my path and a retreating tide, the scene was perfectly set to safely take a series of photographs. The buildings at the tip of the Cape had lights on which wonderfully highlighted the smooth, sea-washed boulders of the shore, but also meant that I had to be careful about how long I took each exposure for to avoid over exposure. This particular photograph is made up of about six images to record the movement of the stars across the sky. Though the north star is just out of frame in this shot, there is this incredible celestial pattern I love that really illustrates the magical quality of the vibrant night skies that Cornwall is so famous for.
Thanks to the lack of light pollution, the wild and seabound peninsula of Cornwall is one of the best places in the country to photograph the night sky. To really capture the stars in all of their glory, I headed to Cape Cornwall, once believed to be the most westerly point in the county. After scrambling over the rocky harbour foreshore, I found a spot by the water’s edge to set up my equipment and angled my lens towards the Cape’s iconic 19th Century mining chimney. Part of the Tin Coast and Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, this chimney stands like a beacon atop the cliffs, making for the perfect focal point for the centre of my frame.
With the astral light illuminating my path and a retreating tide, the scene was perfectly set to safely take a series of photographs. The buildings at the tip of the Cape had lights on which wonderfully highlighted the smooth, sea-washed boulders of the shore, but also meant that I had to be careful about how long I took each exposure for to avoid over exposure. This particular photograph is made up of about six images to record the movement of the stars across the sky. Though the north star is just out of frame in this shot, there is this incredible celestial pattern I love that really illustrates the magical quality of the vibrant night skies that Cornwall is so famous for.
Thanks to the lack of light pollution, the wild and seabound peninsula of Cornwall is one of the best places in the country to photograph the night sky. To really capture the stars in all of their glory, I headed to Cape Cornwall, once believed to be the most westerly point in the county. After scrambling over the rocky harbour foreshore, I found a spot by the water’s edge to set up my equipment and angled my lens towards the Cape’s iconic 19th Century mining chimney. Part of the Tin Coast and Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, this chimney stands like a beacon atop the cliffs, making for the perfect focal point for the centre of my frame.
With the astral light illuminating my path and a retreating tide, the scene was perfectly set to safely take a series of photographs. The buildings at the tip of the Cape had lights on which wonderfully highlighted the smooth, sea-washed boulders of the shore, but also meant that I had to be careful about how long I took each exposure for to avoid over exposure. This particular photograph is made up of about six images to record the movement of the stars across the sky. Though the north star is just out of frame in this shot, there is this incredible celestial pattern I love that really illustrates the magical quality of the vibrant night skies that Cornwall is so famous for.