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Biomes at Eden ProjectTim Parkinson/Flickr

St Austell

73 views to photograph
Dinosaurs, the Eden ProjectPaul Hudson/Flickr
Half face with moss, Lost Gardens of HeliganSteve Elliott/Flickr
Restormel CastleZaian/Wikipedia
Sleeping GoddessLoco Steve/Flickr
Statues inside the Eden ProjectDominic Simpson/Flickr
Waterfall, Tropical Biome, the Eden ProjectDavid Jones/Flickr
WEEEman, at the Eden ProjectJustin Warner/Flickr
Balsa Eden Eco-BoardSomeone/Flickr
The Bee sculpture, the Eden ProjectJustin Warner/Flickr
Charlestown view 2Chris Sampson/Flickr
Charlestown view 3Nigel Brown/Flickr
Diving suit, CharlestownOzzy Delaney/Flickr
Fowey Lifeboat StationMartin Bodman/Wikipedia
Inside the Tropical BiomeStevekeiretsu/Wikipedia
Lanteglos-by-FoweyRoger Geach/Wikipedia
London ApprenticeJohn Gibson/Wikipedia
Lostwithiel Stannary PalaceChris Downer/Wikipedia
Motorcycle sculpture, at the Eden ProjectHerry Lawford/Flickr
Pentewan HarbourMartin Bodman/Wikipedia
Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge GardensJonathan Billinger/Wikipedia
St Catherine’s CastleUlli1105/Wikipedia
Steel sculpture, the Eden ProjectKaren Roe/Flickr
Sticker [Cornwall]Tony Atkin/Wikipedia
Stone cross, on Dodman PointColin Park/Wikipedia
Sundial in St. AustellEdward Webb/Flickr
Two biomes, Eden ProjectTim Parkinson/Flickr
Carloggas DownsMike Hancock/Wikipedia
Charlestown BeachFabiform/Wikipedia
Eden Project PathwayRob Young/Flickr
Footbridge, at Lost Gardens of HeliganAnthony Stewart Vardy/Flickr
Hexagonal roof panelsEtan J Tal/Wikipedia
Holy Trinity parish churchAdrian Read/Wikipedia
Lower PorthpeanDerek Harper/Wikipedia
Polmear [Cornwall]Philip Halling/Wikipedia
The Red BankAlex Liivet/Flickr
Round pool and spider at Eden ProjectAirwolfhound/Flickr
St Austell BayFabiform/Wikipedia
St Austell River and cycle pathRon Strutt/Wikipedia
St Austell War MemorialBen Sutherland/Flickr
St John’s Methodist ChurchDerek Harper/Wikipedia
Sticks sculpture, Rainforest Biome, Eden ProjectRob Young/Flickr
Treffry ViaductTomhannen/Wikipedia
Well head, Lost Gardens of HeliganShellac/Flickr
window, Lost Gardens of HeliganUmbrellahead56/Flickr
Lost Gardens of HeliganChris Wood Chris J Wood/Wikipedia
St Austell BreweryTony Atkin/Wikipedia
St Austell Railway StationGeof Sheppard/Wikipedia
St Bartholomew’s Church [Lostwithiel]Matnkat/Wikipedia
Village SquareTony Atkin/Wikipedia

Contents

Map

About PhotoSecrets

 
 
 
 

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my wonderful brother, Pat, and his family — wife, Emily, and sons, Logan and Jake. They live on Bodmin Road, in an 1823 former mine-agents’s house, to the west of the town centre.

Our mother was born in nearby Truro and Pat moved to St. Austell in 2001 to work at the Eden Project. He met local girl, Emily, from St Mabyn and they married in 2009. They have two sons — Logan born in 2012, and Jake born in 2014.

Pat is studying to become a high-school teacher. He enjoys surfing, cycling and disc golf.

Hello also to Emily’s family: parents Anne and David, in Weybridge, and brother Ben and sister Rebecca in Exeter.

Foreword

A great travel photo­graph, like a great news photo­graph, requires you to be in the right place at the right time to capture that special moment. Professional photo­graphers have a short-hand phrase for this: “F8 and be there.”

There are countless books that can help you with photo­graphic technique, the “F8” portion of that equation. But until now, there’s been little help for the other, more critical portion of that equation, the “be there” part. To find the right spot, you had to expend lots of time and shoe leather to wander around, track down every potential viewpoint, and essentially re-invent the wheel.

In my career as a professional travel photo­grapher, well over half my time on location is spent seeking out the good angles. Andrew Hudson’s PhotoSecrets does all that legwork for you, so you can spend your time photo­graphing instead of wandering about. It’s like having a professional location scout in your camera bag. I wish I had one of these books for every city I photo­graph on assignment.

PhotoSecrets can help you capture the most beautiful sights with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of enjoyment. So grab your camera, find your favorite PhotoSecrets spots, and “be there!”

About Bob Krist

Bob Krist has photo­graphed assignments for National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Travel/­Holiday, Smithsonian, and Islands. He won “Travel photo­grapher of the Year” from the Society of American Travel Writers in 1994, 2007, and 2008.

For National Geographic, Bob has led round-the-world tours and a traveling lecture series. His book In Tuscany with Frances Mayes spent a month on The New York Times’ bestseller list and his how-to book Spirit of Place was hailed by American Photo­grapher magazine as “the best book about travel photo­graphy we’ve ever read.”

The parents of three sons, Bob and his wife live in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Welcome

Thank you for reading PhotoSecrets. As a fellow fan of travel and photo­graphy, I hope this guide will help you quickly find the most visually stunning places, and come home with equally stunning photo­graphs.

PhotoSecrets is designed to show you all the best sights. Flick through, see the classic shots, and use them as a departure point for your own creations. Get ideas for comp­osition and interesting viewpoints. See what piques your interest. Know what to shoot, where to stand, when to go, and why it’s interesting. Now you can spend less time researching and more time photographing.

The idea for PhotoSecrets came during a trip to Thailand, when I tried to find the exotic beach used in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. None of the guidebooks I had showed a picture, so I thought a guidebook of postcard photos would be useful for us photographers. Twenty-plus years later, you have this guide. Thanks!

Now, start exploring — and take lots of photos!

About Andrew Hudson

Originally an engineer, Andrew Hudson started PhotoSecrets in 1995. His first book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book and his second won the Grand Prize in the National Self-Published Book Awards.

Andrew has published 38 nationally-distributed photo­graphy books. He has photo­graphed assignments for Macy’s, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Men’s Health and Seventeen, and been a location scout for Nikon. His photos and articles have appeared in Alaska Airlines, National Geographic Traveler, Shutterbug Outdoor and Nature photo­graphy, Where, and Woman’s World.

Andrew has a degree in Computer Engineering from Manchester University and a certificate in copyright law from Harvard Law School. Born in Redditch, England, he lives with his wife, two kids, and two chocolate Labs, in San Diego, California.

Introduction

At a Glance

Name:St. Austell
Address:Cornwall, South West, England, United Kingdom
Population:34,700 (2011)
County:Cornwall
Postcode:PL25
UK Parliament:St Austell and Newquay
GPS:50.338,-4.795
Far:353 km (220 miles) from London

One of the largest towns in Cornwall due to china clay mining, St Austell is known for its beaches, the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan.

Lostwithiel

Lostwithiel is a civil parish and small town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey.

Restormel Castle

St Austell > Lostwithiel

Restormel Castle lies by the River Fowey near Lostwithiel in Cornwall, England, UK.

Addr:Where:50.4223
-4.6715
What:CastleWhen:Anytime
Wik:Restormel_Castle

Ideas for Restormel Castle

Tudor Bridge

St Austell > Lostwithiel
Addr:Lostwithiel PL22 0EG,
UK
Where:50.407564
-4.666621
What:BridgeWhen:Anytime
AKA:Lostwithiel Bridge

Lostwithiel Stannary Palace

St Austell > Lostwithiel

The Stannary Palace, also known as the Duchy Palace, circa 1265–1300, was a complex of buildings constructed by the Earls of Cornwall as the centre of their administration.

Addr:Where:50.407
-4.667
What:BuildingWhen:Anytime
Wik:Lostwithiel_Stannary_Palace

St Bartholomew’s Church [Lostwithiel]

St Austell > Lostwithiel
Addr:Where:50.40750
-4.66917
What:ChurchWhen:Anytime
Wik:St_Bartholomew%27s_Church,_Lostwithiel

Mevagissey

Heligan Estate

St Austell > Mevagissey

The Heligan estate Helygen (meaning willow tree) was the ancestral home of the Tremayne family near Mevagissey in Cornwall, England.

Addr:Where:50.283
-4.800
What:ParkWhen:Anytime
Wik:Heligan_estate

Lost Gardens of Heligan

St Austell > Mevagissey > Heligan Estate

The Lost Gardens of Heligan near Mevagissey in Cornwall, are one of the most popular botanical gardens in the UK.

Addr:Where:50.285747
-4.811583
What:Botanical gardenWhen:Anytime
Wik:Lost_Gardens_of_Heligan

Ideas for Lost Gardens of Heligan

Half face with moss, Lost Gardens of Heligan

St Austell > Mevagissey > Heligan Estate > Lost Gardens of Heligan

Heligan.

Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.338
-4.795
What:SculptureWhen:Anytime

Sleeping Goddess

St Austell > Mevagissey > Heligan Estate > Lost Gardens of Heligan
Addr:Where:50.285587
-4.812721
What:SculptureWhen:Anytime
AKA:Mud Maid

Footbridge, at Lost Gardens of Heligan

St Austell > Mevagissey > Heligan Estate > Lost Gardens of Heligan

Lost Gardens of Heligan, Pentewan, Saint Austell PL26 6EN, UK.

Addr:Where:50.2863604
-4.8162166
What:BridgeWhen:Anytime

Well head, Lost Gardens of Heligan

St Austell > Mevagissey > Heligan Estate > Lost Gardens of Heligan

P1110206.JPG.

Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.338
-4.795
What:SculptureWhen:Anytime

Window, Lost Gardens of Heligan

St Austell > Mevagissey > Heligan Estate > Lost Gardens of Heligan

window at Heligan.

Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.338
-4.795
What:WindowWhen:Anytime

Dodman Point

St Austell > Mevagissey

At 374 feet Dodman Point near Mevagissey is the highest headland on the south Cornwall coast.

Addr:Where:50.219534
-4.802055
What:HeadlandWhen:Anytime
Wik:Dodman_Point

Ideas for Dodman Point

Stone cross, on Dodman Point

St Austell > Mevagissey > Dodman Point

At 374 feet Dodman Point near Mevagissey is the highest headland on the south Cornwall coast.

Addr:Where:50.220240
-4.802314
What:Stone crossWhen:Anytime

St Blazey

Eden Project

Biomes at Eden Project

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project

Biomes at Eden Project.

Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.361017
-4.744688
What:BiomesWhen:Anytime

Ideas for Biomes

Dinosaurs, the Eden Project

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project

Eden Project.

Addr:Where:50.361017
-4.744688
What:DinosaursWhen:Anytime

Statues inside the Eden Project

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project

Statues inside The Eden Project.

Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.36194
-4.74472
What:StatuesWhen:Anytime

Waterfall, Tropical Biome, the Eden Project

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project

The Tropical Biome at the Eden Project.

Addr:Where:50.35948
-4.742531
What:WaterfallWhen:Anytime

WEEEman, at the Eden Project

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project
Addr:Where:50.361017
-4.744688
What:SculptureWhen:Anytime

Ideas for WEEEman

Balsa Eden Eco-Board

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project

Eden Project surf board.

Addr:Where:50.363201
-4.74561
What:ExhibitWhen:Anytime

The Bee sculpture, the Eden Project

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project
Addr:Where:50.36194
-4.74472
What:SculptureWhen:Anytime

Ideas for The Bee sculpture

Inside the Tropical Biome

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project
Addr:Where:50.36194
-4.74472
What:BiomeWhen:Anytime

Motorcycle sculpture, at the Eden Project

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project

The Eden Project (sculpture).

Addr:Where:50.361017
-4.744688
What:SculptureWhen:Anytime

Steel sculpture, the Eden Project

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project

Eden Project 07-03-2005.

Addr:Where:50.360548
-4.744291
What:SculptureWhen:Anytime

Two biomes, Eden Project

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project

Biomes at Eden Project.

Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.361017
-4.744688
What:BiomesWhen:Anytime

Eden Project Pathway

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project

Eden Project Pathway.

Addr:Where:50.361027
-4.744055
What:PathwayWhen:Anytime

Flower

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project

Flower @ Eden Project.

Addr:Where:50.361017
-4.744688
What:FlowerWhen:Anytime

Hexagonal roof panels

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project
Addr:Where:50.36194
-4.74472
What:RoofWhen:Anytime

Horse sculpture

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project
Addr:Where:50.36194
-4.74472
What:SculptureWhen:Anytime

Lawn sculpture

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project
Addr:Where:50.36194
-4.74472
What:SculptureWhen:Anytime

Round pool and spider at Eden Project

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project

Eden Project - Cornwall.

Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.361017
-4.744688
When:Anytime

Sticks sculpture, Rainforest Biome, Eden Project

St Austell > St Blazey > Eden Project

Rainforest Biome @ Eden Project.

Addr:Where:50.362375
-4.745975
What:SculptureWhen:Anytime

Fowey

Fowey (meaning ‘Beech Trees’) is a small town, civil parish and cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England.

Fowey Lifeboat Station

St Austell > Fowey

Fowey Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution search and rescue operations at Fowey on the south coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom.

Addr:Where:50.3391
-4.6326
What:Lifeboat stationWhen:Anytime
Wik:Fowey_Lifeboat_Station

St Catherine’s Castle

St Austell > Fowey

St Catherine’s Castle Kastel S.

Addr:Where:50.328222
-4.644444
What:CastleWhen:Anytime
Wik:St_Catherine%27s_Castle

Ideas for St Catherine’s Castle

Castle Dore

St Austell > Fowey

Castle Dore is an Iron Age hill fort near Fowey in Cornwall, United Kingdom located at grid reference SX103548.

Addr:Where:50.36246
-4.66852
What:Hill fortWhen:Anytime
Wik:Castle_Dore

Polmear [Cornwall]

Readymoney Cove

St Austell > Fowey

Readymoney Cove is a sandy beach to the south of the harbour town of Fowey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

Addr:Where:50.32880
-4.64556
What:BeachWhen:Anytime
Wik:Readymoney_Cove

Lanteglos-by-Fowey

Bodinnick

St Austell > Lanteglos-by-Fowey

Bodinnick is a riverside village in south-east Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.

Addr:Where:50.3397
-4.6299
What:VillageWhen:Anytime
Wik:Bodinnick

Ideas for Bodinnick

Polruan

Pentewan Valley

London Apprentice

St Austell > Pentewan Valley

London Apprentice is a village in south Cornwall, England on the banks of St Austell River in the Pentewan Valley approximately two miles south of St Austell.

Addr:Where:50.3178
-4.8001
What:VillageWhen:Anytime
Wik:London_Apprentice

Pentewan

Pentewan Harbour

St Austell > Pentewan Valley > Pentewan
Addr:Where:50.290809
-4.781748
What:HarbourWhen:Anytime

Pentewan Sands

St Austell > Pentewan Valley > Pentewan
Addr:Where:50.292
-4.783
What:BeachWhen:Anytime

Village Square

St Austell > Pentewan Valley > Pentewan
Addr:Where:50.293981
-4.788252
When:Anytime

St Austell

Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens

St Austell > St Austell
Addr:Holmbush,
Saint Austell PL25 3RQ,
UK
Where:50.341541
-4.747746
What:Tourist attractionWhen:Anytime

Sundial in St. Austell

St Austell > St Austell

Reflecting on the dial.

Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.338702
-4.789459
What:SundialWhen:Anytime

Ideas for Sundial in St. Austell

Holy Trinity parish church

St Austell > St Austell
Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.338
-4.795
When:Anytime

The Red Bank

St Austell > St Austell
Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.338255
-4.791267
What:BuildingWhen:Anytime

St Austell River and cycle path

St Austell War Memorial

St Austell > St Austell
Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.338594
-4.792130
What:War memorialWhen:Anytime

St John’s Methodist Church

St Austell > St Austell
Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.339408
-4.795691
When:Anytime

St Austell Brewery

St Austell > St Austell

St Austell Brewery is a brewery founded in 1851 by Walter Hicks in St Austell, Cornwall, England.

Addr:Where:50.342375
-4.787939
What:BreweryWhen:Anytime
Wik:St_Austell_Brewery

Ideas for St Austell Brewery

St Austell Railway Station

St Austell > St Austell

St Austell Station serves the town of St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Addr:Where:50.3397
-4.79028
What:Railway stationWhen:Anytime
Wik:St_Austell_railway_station

Ideas for St Austell Railway Station

St Austell Bay

Charlestown [Cornwall]

Charlestown view 2

St Austell > St Austell Bay > Charlestown

270713-174 CPS.

Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.331333
-4.756117
When:Anytime

Charlestown view 3

St Austell > St Austell Bay > Charlestown

Charlestown.

Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.331114
-4.756189
When:Anytime

Diving suit, Charlestown

St Austell > St Austell Bay > Charlestown

Diving Suit.

Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.331354
-4.756071
What:Diving suitWhen:Anytime

Harbour

St Austell > St Austell Bay > Charlestown
Addr:Where:50.3314
-4.7578
What:HarbourWhen:Anytime

Ideas for Harbour

Charlestown Beach

St Austell > St Austell Bay > Charlestown
Addr:Where:50.3314
-4.7578
What:BeachWhen:Anytime

Ideas for Charlestown Beach

Gribben Head

St Mewan

Sticker [Cornwall]

St Austell > St Mewan

Sticker is a former mining village in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

Addr:Where:50.3167
-4.8405
What:VillageWhen:Anytime
Wik:Sticker,_Cornwall

Trewoon

Gover Viaduct

St Austell > St Mewan > Trewoon
Addr:St Austell,
Cornwall,
South West,
England,
United Kingdom
Where:50.342844
-4.813604
What:Railway viaductWhen:Anytime

Carlyon

Carlyon Bay

Hensbarrow

Hensbarrow Beacon

Lower Porthpean

Luxulyan

Treffry Viaduct

St Austell > Luxulyan

The Treffry Viaduct is a historic dual-purpose railway viaduct and aqueduct located close to the village of Luxulyan, Cornwall, England in the United Kingdom.

Addr:Where:50.381
-4.738
What:Railway viaductWhen:Anytime
Wik:Treffry_Viaduct

St Stephen-in-Brannel

Nanpean

St Austell > St Stephen-in-Brannel

Nanpean is a village in the civil parish of St Stephen-in-Brannel in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Addr:Where:50.368
-4.869
What:VillageWhen:Anytime
Wik:Nanpean

Treverbyn

Penwithick

Carloggas Downs

Tywardreath and Par

Par [Cornwall]

Credits

Thank you to the many wonderful people and companies that made their work available to use in this guide.

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