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The Selfie

            I'm aware I haven't been contributing very much to Flickr World recently.  Sorry about that.  I've got an overwhelming collection of RAW images from the last few weeks, so much so that I haven't really known where to start.  And then the weather has been rather good.  August has often been a bit of a disappointment in Cornwall in recent years, but this summer it's not been too bad.  Not another 1976 you understand (and that date in itself tells you how rare a fantastic summer is in the UK), but there have been enough sunny afternoons where the garden loungers have proved to be too much of a temptation.  

And finally there's work.  I'm a finance manager in a further education college, which usually kills the conversation, although it kills my brain cells just as quickly.  The cumulative effect of 20 years of non stop reporting deadlines in the same job is starting to take its toll on this tired and weary soul as the new academic year starts, and in recent weeks it's been a struggle to look at the contents of my SD card, let alone go out and take more photos.  But at least, as I keep reminding myself, this is my last year at work, and in 12 months I'll be free to roam the land on Tuesday afternoons, or at any other random time that grabs me, with my camera bag and a flask of coffee.  I will also do the first thing that all self respecting colleagues who leave the world of education do, and book a September holiday.  Very possibly for the whole of September.  At the moment I feel like a boxer who's just stepped into the ring for the final round.

So it was good to catch up with Lee yesterday and head for the familiar "go to" location 12 miles down the road on the first weekend after the end of the main holiday season.  High tide coincided with sunset and I had an idea in mind, although the light wasn't playing ball over Godrevy Lighthouse, the ever obvious focal point in these parts.  We scratched our heads and looked at the always ignored lifeguard hut and the grasses in the foreground.  Then I decided upon a competing focal point, namely myself and set the 10 second timer before charging into the scene in the direction of the cliff edge, where you find me gazing enigmatically in the direction of St Ives.  Not an evening for classic photos, but a lovely evening to be out in a place that never ceases to inspire.   

So bear with me folks, as I cling on to the annual box of delights we call the autumn term.  I'm still here - I just need to catch up on sleep a lot.  It's always great to hear from you and see your pictures and read your stories. It's been another beautiful weekend, and I'm glad to have managed to post a photo of it here.  Have a good week all.

Taken in: UK / England / Gwinear-Gwithian / Gwithian (show map)

Taken on: September 5, 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, f/5.6, 1/160 sec, 24mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens:	EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9.4 (Windows)
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