As I have already stated on my Student Media Today blog, moving back to Uni from Cornwall is a very unique experience. I am moving house, and therefore will have no internet which will mean that blog updates will not be happening very regularly! I will do my best to get new photography on my JCL Photographs website, however as I'm sure many of you know moving into a new place at uni can be a very confusing time indeed and I may be a little while before I am organised enough to set up a new phone line and internet connection!

So, for the meantime I bid you farewell and leave hoping that I will be back posting on my blogs in the very near future. Additionally, as I'm back in London, look out for more diverse topics on my blogs and also very different photography on my website....I will be starting (after Reflections of Summer) a new topic of discussion regarding Cornish student living away....check back for more info about that asap!

Cheers for now, take care

Beautiful Blue Skies in Cornwall!

Yes, that's right, Cornwall finally has some beautiful weather for us to enjoy!

It's also good photographing weather, so it's a good time, therefore, to point out a few updates that will be happening to J C Little Photographs over the next few days and weeks. I have taken some more pictures today based around Hayle - mostly nostalgic really as I'm back off to uni on Sunday but they do have some significance...some of them are good enough to be put on the website so that I will do tonight.

Here's to hoping the good weather will continue!

John Stedman Photography - Link Added

John is a local photographer, as I'm sure many people already know, and he takes fantastic pictures of Cornwall - quite obviously taking his inspiration from the sea and the natural Cornish environment.
Go check him out at www.johnstedman.co.uk

Tsunami Hits Cornwall? Could it Happen on This Scale?

Tsunami Hits Cornwall

What do you reckon? I know it's not all that realistic, but the graphics are pretty good I think.

Could this happen? How do you think global warming will affect places like Penzance in the next few years? This is an interesting topic - in thousands or maybe even hundreds of years, most of Cornwall may well be underwater.

I'm not really a huge expert on the issue of climate change although I take a fairly balanced view on it. There are no doubts as to the dangers of such massive changes in the earth's climate, and in many ways I believe teams in Cornwall should be at the forefront of new developments to combat it because of the dangers that face the county in the next few years and beyond. All is can say is watch this space!!

Another Youtube Video. (Sorry for the Poor Quality!)

J C Little Photography - Moving away from Cornwall to Uni

Sorry about the delay! I will fix this next time and record the video with proper recording editing software!

New Youtube Video

J C Little Photographs Website Tour and Introduction

Just posted a video describing the first elements of my new Photography website.

Cheers

Reflections on Summer Part 1 - Why Do People Come to Cornwall?

Hi again,

Summer is a wierd and wonderful period for Cornwall but also a period which we could not do without. Visitor numbers in 2009, in many ways, exceeded those of 2008 despite the poor weather.

I have been wondering whether the nature of Cornwall's Tourism industry has changed much in the last five years or so. Really, I believe people still come here for the same reasons, however not so long ago I remember very little material in many of our town and villages which actually welcomed tourists into our lives. Over the last few years, I've seen signs being put up, buildings being repainted, road links being improved and tourist attractions such as Eden develop immeasurably - however I always ask whether people see these improvements based on what it was like before. Obviously, the old-timers do see them and appreciate them, but a large number of tourists from to Cornwall are in the 25 - 35 age range and therefore may be making their first trip to Cornwall with a small family. Do they just presume the improvements they see have been there forever? We see lacklustre attempts every year to improve the status of Cornwall as a 'tourist destination' - but that is exactly what most people are trying to avoid. The true beauty of Cornwall is that it doesn't need any added extras. The scenery, the way of the life and the people who live here are what makes Cornwall so great - not Land's End, not Eden........

My argument therefore is that while many people in Cornwall complain about the lack of civilized entertainment on offer for tourists, many people who do not come from complain hardly complain at all. It is part of the beauty of this place that we do not need Alton Towers, Chessington World of Adventures or any number of manufactured theme park based attractions. Just let Cornwall be what it is, and everyone will be better off.

I am starting a new project on Cornish Life which will be called Reflections on Summer. It is for anyone who is either from Cornwall or not to comment on these posts regarding their experiences of their time in Cornwall. I hope to take this to other blogs and website, and get enough reaction to suggest what improvements could be made in Cornwall for tourists.