Mullion Coastline
Taken in late afternoon on a cold, wintery day in February, Mullion Coastline captures the effects of strong gusty winds rolling in from the sea and hitting the mainland.
I had wanted to include Mullion harbour walls within the shot, so I made my way higher up the coastal path for a more elevated position. Standing to the north of Mullion, shooting the southern peninsula of Cornwall, I waited for sunset.
Winter sunlight is often a very harsh, bright light that can bleach out its surroundings, and so I decided to shoot with the sun just out of frame. The gusts of wind were making the water choppy and turbulent, and I used my neutral density filter ever so lightly to draw out the feathering of the white water close to shore.
To add some foreground texture and depth to the overall scene, I included the yellow gorse flowers along the coastal path. Once I got home, I decided to colour grade the image to bring the yellow gorse and pale sunlight more in line with each other and create balanced light across the piece.
Mullion Coastline shows the beauty of the Cornish coast in winter, and the natural energy of sun, wind and sea.
Taken in late afternoon on a cold, wintery day in February, Mullion Coastline captures the effects of strong gusty winds rolling in from the sea and hitting the mainland.
I had wanted to include Mullion harbour walls within the shot, so I made my way higher up the coastal path for a more elevated position. Standing to the north of Mullion, shooting the southern peninsula of Cornwall, I waited for sunset.
Winter sunlight is often a very harsh, bright light that can bleach out its surroundings, and so I decided to shoot with the sun just out of frame. The gusts of wind were making the water choppy and turbulent, and I used my neutral density filter ever so lightly to draw out the feathering of the white water close to shore.
To add some foreground texture and depth to the overall scene, I included the yellow gorse flowers along the coastal path. Once I got home, I decided to colour grade the image to bring the yellow gorse and pale sunlight more in line with each other and create balanced light across the piece.
Mullion Coastline shows the beauty of the Cornish coast in winter, and the natural energy of sun, wind and sea.
Taken in late afternoon on a cold, wintery day in February, Mullion Coastline captures the effects of strong gusty winds rolling in from the sea and hitting the mainland.
I had wanted to include Mullion harbour walls within the shot, so I made my way higher up the coastal path for a more elevated position. Standing to the north of Mullion, shooting the southern peninsula of Cornwall, I waited for sunset.
Winter sunlight is often a very harsh, bright light that can bleach out its surroundings, and so I decided to shoot with the sun just out of frame. The gusts of wind were making the water choppy and turbulent, and I used my neutral density filter ever so lightly to draw out the feathering of the white water close to shore.
To add some foreground texture and depth to the overall scene, I included the yellow gorse flowers along the coastal path. Once I got home, I decided to colour grade the image to bring the yellow gorse and pale sunlight more in line with each other and create balanced light across the piece.
Mullion Coastline shows the beauty of the Cornish coast in winter, and the natural energy of sun, wind and sea.