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My First Camera

Paul Michael 14th January 2021 No Comments Photography Photography Hints

My first camera was handed down from within my family when I was quite young, maybe 11 or 12 years old. It was a Halina for 35mm film, but I…

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Walk: Dartmoor Days

Dartmoor is expansive, wild, beautiful, and the perfect location to explore on foot. This 6-mile route is great for those who want to get some orienteering experience and to better…

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Walk the Rame Peninsula

Paul Michael 30th December 2020 No Comments Beaches Cawsand Coastal Cornwall Cremyll Hiking Kingsand Maker Mount Edgecumbe Penlee Photography Rame Head Rame Peninsula SE Cornwall South West Coast Path Walk Cornwall Walking Whitsand Bay

Rame Head is a beautiful landmark and coastal headland in SE Cornwall. It is a pyramidal-shaped rock that juts out to the sea to the west of Plymouth Sound. Atop…

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Red Skies Delight

Paul Michael 26th November 2020 No Comments Cornwall Photography SE Cornwall Sunset

I had a short drive to my Dad’s for a regular visit. The drive takes about 20 minutes. It was late November, so it gets dark fairly early. As I…

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Circular Walk – Bude & Canal, Widemouth to Sandymouth

Paul Michael 30th August 2020 No Comments Beaches Bude Cornwall National Trust North Cornwall Photography Sandy Mouth Beach Sandymouth South West Coast Path Visit Cornwall Walk Cornwall Widemouth Sand

It’s Sunday, early August 2020. The sun is up and my son and his partner are excited to be up early to travel to Bude. They will be surfing the…

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Opportunity Props

Paul Michael 8th August 2020 No Comments Photography

When I’m out and about I’m often looking out for photo opportunities. Sometimes, though, a scene will present itself that requires nothing much more from me other than to frame…

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Walk Harlyn Bay and Around Trevose Head

Paul Michael 2nd June 2020 No Comments Beaches Booby's Bay Constantine Cornwall Harlyn Bay Mother Ivy's Bay National Trust North Cornwall Photography South West Coast Path Trevose Head Trevose Lighthouse Visit Cornwall Walk Cornwall

In 2020 and the country was locked down due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The easing of restrictions towards the end of May permitted us to venture out a bit further…

Polperro-Polruan - Lantic Bay - Great Lantic and Little Lantic

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Circular Walk: Polperro, Lansallos and Polruan

Paul Michael 29th July 2019 No Comments Beaches Cornwall Lansallos Lantic Bay National Trust Photography Polperro Polruan SE Cornwall South West Coast Path Visit Cornwall Walk Cornwall

Travel further on from Looe in SE Cornwall and you come to the quaint and oh-so-Cornish village, Polperro. Turning right at its roundabout, a short drive up the narrow lanes…

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Walking Carnewas & Bedruthan Steps

Paul Michael 11th February 2019 No Comments Beaches Bedruthan Steps Carnewas Cornwall National Trust North Cornwall Photography Short Walks South West Coast Path Visit Cornwall Walk Cornwall

One of my favourite places to visit that is so popular with many photographers is the stretch of coast between Padstow and Newquay, known as Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps. It’s…

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Walking on Bodmin Moor

Paul Michael 23rd October 2018 No Comments Bodmin Moor Cornwall Hiking Photography Walk Cornwall

At the heart of Cornwall is the beautiful and mystical wilderness of Bodmin Moor. From Minions to its East to St Brewards to its West, and from Bowithick to its…

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Coastal Walks

Paul Michael 22nd October 2018 No Comments Coastal Hiking Photography Walking

Many of my articles are about coastal walks, mostly around Devon and Cornwall. Although I enjoy inland walks, especially our two great Moors – Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor – I…