Cornish beaches at sunset can be magical places. As English beaches go, they are instantly recognisable with a beautiful mix of white sand, large colourful shapely boulders interspersed with golden-brown seaweed and, of course, gorgeous aqua-marine blue waters. Who couldn’t love that!
Of course not all Cornish beaches are so great but there are some real gems especially away from the the larger holiday beaches. The small rocky coves of the North coast can be especially great in the evening.
The image above was made earlier this week at Porth Nanven, a great little cove I’ve visited several times before and one which usually does not disappoint. On this occasion the tide was retreating removing all foot/paw prints from the sand and the sun popped out below some high-cloud thirty minutes before hitting the distant horizon. The result, a swath of lovely colourful, soft, low-angled light illuminating the rocks on the beach.
I’d got there early, a little too early, a short time after high tide and whilst the beach was still under water hoping the slow-moving clouds would not get in the way and that the tide would retreat sufficiently to access to beach. In that time I met a couple from Penzance by their van, chatted away the hour or so and was repeatedly told to have confidence as it was going to turn out great. It did too! So many thanks to those two lovely people, you were excellent company and made for a memorable end to the day.
Andy
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