A sky full of dark forebodings by swillinbillyflynn

A sky full of dark forebodings

Pentewan, on the south coast of Cornwall, was a thriving harbour and commercial port in the early 20th century until the entrance silted up due to the slurry from china clay mining industry in the area. This left the harbour as a a huge and rather attractive village pond.

The last large commercial ship set sail from the harbour in 1940. After that, small fishing boats could still use the harbour right up until the 1960's when the entrance was completely sealed off.

The old lock gates, winching machinery, and mooring posts still remain as a reminder of it's former industrial history, but now only ducks and seagulls sail on these waters.
Love the clouds.
November 24th, 2015  
Lovely scene
November 24th, 2015  
Gorgeous mix of grey, green and blue!
November 24th, 2015  
Great shot - Fav
November 24th, 2015  
Very moody shot. Well done!
November 24th, 2015  
Moody and compelling... dramatic reflections. Nice!
November 24th, 2015  
Outstanding
November 24th, 2015  
Gorgeous image, reflections, dramatic sky scape
November 24th, 2015  
Wow! Beautiful depth sky reflection ~ all of it!
November 24th, 2015  
Such a great sky! Together with reflections it creates sich a dynamic throughout the whole frame!
November 24th, 2015  
Wonderful processing and reflections
November 25th, 2015  
TR
Beautiful image.
November 25th, 2015  
Thanks for the history. Adds dimension to the photo. Otherwise it is just an interesting sky. Love your photographs.
November 25th, 2015  
stunning!
November 25th, 2015  
Superbly dramatic! And interesting to read the background in your comments. Beautiful processing.
November 25th, 2015  
FAVtastic :)
November 25th, 2015  
Great capture A fav
November 25th, 2015  
Picture perfect. Lovely shot. Fav
November 25th, 2015  
A Fantastic shit Fabulous colours.
November 25th, 2015  
Beautiful pond and great explanation.
November 25th, 2015  
What an amazing shot!!! Just a beautiful scene...
November 26th, 2015  
Pretty dramatic!
November 28th, 2015  
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