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Shop window at night, Padstow, CornwallThe story behind this image

What to do and see on a rainy night in Cornwall? That was the question facing my wife Liz and I during a weekend away in this beautiful, but damp, part of the country.

In the end we decided on a stroll around Padstow, surely the quintessential Cornish fishing port, or so we thought!

What we found when we got there wasn't quite what we expected. It seems the whole place has been given over to trendy wine bars, expensive restaurants and quaint tourist shops and galleries, all vying for the custom of a few sodden visitors such as ourselves.

I resisted the temptation to buy a Union Jack mug or spotty teapot, but I couldn't resist photographing the chintz as we strolled along.

Image data


Filename - window 02.jpg

Camera - Canon 5D

Lens - 24-105mmmm zoom @ 40mm

Exposure - 15secs @ f16, ISO100

Location - Padstow, Cornwall

This image - 533x800px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - Tripod, mirror lockup and cable release used to prevent camera movement.