Gallos by 30pics4jackiesdiamond

Gallos

When I was given my challenge from Andrew to "make a photograph of something that captures the essence of wherever I happen to be or what I am doing on my Cornish holiday' I knew it had to be an image from Tintagel, and my everloving and ever supportive Him also predicted my response.

I wanted to capture the vast sea, the wide sky meeting horizon and an emmit (tourist) trap.

Tintagel village is still closed for the season, there was practically tumbleweed rolling through the street. The castle however is lovely, I've never been there before. Our grandparents, who we stayed with as children, were adamant it was a terrible place and full of tourists

Today we had the sculpture of Gallos (Cornish for power) all to ourselves for a couple of minutes and I think he/it is the essence of Tintagel.
@allsop Hi Andrew, here is my first response to your challenge, apologies you've waited as I had a (sort of) plan and I'm quite chuffed that this has worked out as I had hoped.
March 6th, 2024  
Love this!
March 6th, 2024  
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Yes, yes, yes! This meets the challenge perfectly. I love the gradation of colours (but wonder what a monochrome conversion would be like) the man made sculpture against the naturalistic of the sea and sky is reminencent of the Easter Island statues. Very well done.
March 6th, 2024  
I couldn't have said it any better than Andrew just did! @allsop
March 6th, 2024  
March 6th, 2024  
FAV and @allsop nailed the comment.
March 6th, 2024  
Very mystiacal, like a spirit roaming the hills by the sea.
March 6th, 2024  
@randystreat it's quite a striking sculpture
@grammyn thanks Katy
@Weezilou aww thank you
@allsop I wanted to celebrate the monochromatic blues, in BnW the sculpture is lost
@jamibann oh that's nice to read
March 6th, 2024  
@30pics4jackiesdiamond I understand completely. 👍
March 6th, 2024  
Lovely composition and capture Jackie:)
March 6th, 2024  
Great shot!
March 6th, 2024  
Neat statue and composition
March 6th, 2024  
So good that you got to see him. It was blowing a hooley the last time that we were there.
March 6th, 2024  
At first glance I thought it was Darth Vader 😂
March 6th, 2024  
That is such a striking statue
March 7th, 2024  
@kjarn isn't it
@narayani yup, could be
@wakelys was yesterday too
@nigelrogers thank you, took many photos of him
@robz many thanks
@pcoulson I'm pleased with it
March 7th, 2024  
Wonderful...I've never been so of course if I went I would be one of those never ending 'tourists' too.
March 7th, 2024  
Ah.........he looks familiar !
March 7th, 2024  
@cutekitty today I'm boring Him stupid with memories of childhood on Perranporth beach whilst was walking through a sandstorm!! Hope weather as sunny for you down south x
March 7th, 2024  
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