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ST. IVES

CORNWALL, ENGLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1146

St Ives is a port in Cornwall. The town lies north of Penzance on the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial emphasis, and the town is now primarily a seaside resort, notably achieving the title of Best UK Seaside Town from the British Travel Awards in both 2010 and 2011. It was also named best seaside town of 2007 by The Guardian newspaper. However Atticus was disappointed to find that St Ives has become a jag for tourists and is simply overwhelmed. It was more interesting to photograph the tourists making fools of themselves than the phoney village.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a hand-held Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 1/640th of a second and an aperture of F5.6. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.