Are there some places you would like to go to or things you would like to do, but haven’t because you want to do them with another adventurous person? One such experience I tried this summer was getting a photo of the Milky Way over St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall, England.
St. Michael’s Mount is an island that can be reached at low tide by foot. There is a castle and medieval church on the island. The site is maintained by the National Trust. During the day time, one can walk over and see some of the rooms inside the castle. At high tide there are boats that can ferry you across. The St. Aubyn family live in the castle.
Tour
I would never never attempted to do this alone, even if I had stayed in Marazion, the Cornish town on the other side of the causeway. Instead I completed a day tour with Photograph West Cornwall. Ken Whalley took me to scenic spots on the Cornish coast by day, then later at night we attempted to get these shots at St. Michael’s Mount. Ken is a outstanding landscape photographer who leads tours in Cornwall in villages south of Port Isaac. He is knowledgeable about the time tables for tides, events in the sky, and weather. He informed me long before I arrived this may be a possibility if the sky cooperated. The added bonus was Ken and his wife treated me like an old friend.
If you are interested in seeing Cornwall south of Port Isaac through the eyes of a landscape photographer, book a tour with Ken Whalley and Photograph West Cornwall.
For more information look here: http://photographwestcornwall.com
To see some of his work, this is the Facebook page for his business: https://www.facebook.com/Photographwestcornwall/?eid=ARDnpqg1FH1Z_9FJl7n9hpMLWiY1rwqqq6cJbdlM_GAms6Yy_R9fC8WNOgHeg07My1ngT6Tow8kFVluQ&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=100004050793544&fref=tag
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Gorgeous shot. I’m surprised you could get it, though. I know Marazion somewhat and would’ve thought there’d be too much light pollution to let you see the Milky Way.
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It was not that bad light pollution wise. Lights of boats out of range on-both sides of the shot. Marazion lights did not hinder things much as they were behind me a ways. Penzance or Mousehole did not appear to interfere either. I guess after midnight many of the lights are out in villages.
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Which only leaves the problem of staying up that late.
Our village–actually, whoever’s in charge of the streetlights in our small portion of the village (the only part that has them)–experimented for a while with dimming them down late at night, when they’re least likely to be needed. I don’t know what ever happened to the idea. I suspect that, having been done, it got buried in bureaucracy and will never be heard of again.
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I usually do not stay up that late but was willing to do that to see this. Of course I was knackered for days after, but it was worth it.
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I actually saw it as soon as I arrived. After my eyes adjusted to the darkness you could see it more prominently. I did not capture the colors as well though.
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I love St. Michael’s Mount ( and its big sister Mont Saint Michel ) but have never captured a photo like that.
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I have never been to its big sister. Maybe one day. St. Michael’s Mount is a lovely location.
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Ethereal.
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Wow, Beautiful.. breath taking view.
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