Sundown on the Empire - a photo on Flickriver

One more shot from the glorious County of Cornwall, this is Cargodna pumping engine house, of the former Wheal Owles Mine, there are no exact dates for when the mines were opened but it's thought that the mines here were certainly in use around the 1700's, these and other remains are all that is left of the vast tin and copper mining empire around these parts now. Although there is one saved as a working museum nearby at Geevor.

I came down to this stretch of coastline most nights on the recent visit, like they say, no sunset is ever the same... the sunset this evening was great but the afterglow was the best one of the trip with some gorgeous reds and purples producing just before dusk, in this case 10 secs being just enough to drag them out across the sky without losing too much sky detail.

A few people in the pub by where I was stopping couldn't understand why I'd get my stuff and vanish down here every night as I'd 'already done it', just being here watching it was good enough reason to me but when you add the possibility of new photo's into the equation it's a total no brainer isn't it? I guess you either 'get it' or you don't! I had the place entirely to myself each night too.

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Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Botallack (show map)

Taken on: May 20, 2017

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