In Search of the Elusive Blue Horde - a photo on Flickriver

In Search of the Elusive Blue Horde

There are days when you're reminded of how much has changed, yet how much has also remained the same. Conscious that it is very much the bluebell season here in the UK I was keen to make the most of my free day and seek out the scene recorded in these pages by a friend of mine called Andrew Hocking - Check out his Flickr stream. Have a look at his website.

This dreamy nook sits at the far edge of Argal Reservoir near Penryn in Cornwall, and 20 years ago I used to walk here with my then very young children. It was a favourite haunt, right on our doorstep, a little corner of peace - or at least it was until my 4 year old son insisted on trying to heave rocks into the still water. At that time I'd just been given a long overdue pay rise and invested in my first ever SLR, a lovely old second hand Praktica BCA for the princely sum of £50 from a camera shop in Truro. It even came with a kit lens. It was here that I first remember using it. I didn't really know what I was doing but I was just happy to have a "proper" camera at last.

So I can't really explain why yesterday was the first time I'd been here since the late 1990's. It was like meeting an old friend, remembering its corners, the tiny paths down to the water's edge and the endless swooping of swallows across the silent water. The only thing that was really any different was that you get to pay £4 to use the car park, so I was glad that the layby between here and College Reservoir was still in use.

I'd forgotten about the stream completely. Even after seeing Andrew's photo I had no concept of where it was. I did an entire lap of College Reservoir first, convinced I might find it on the still extremely muddy western banks. And then hungry and resolved to find some food somewhere soon, I found myself circumnavigating Argal as well. Eventually I found myself here amid a dim note of recognition. It's not that long since I acquired my first full frame DSLR, a lovely second hand Canon 5D Mk iii which I brought on a well known auction website. It didn't cost £50. Nor did it come with a kit lens. The feeling of being here with a camera was much the same as it was over 20 years ago though.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Treverva Turning (show map)

Taken on: May 4, 2019

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Sets appears in: • Bluebells • Trees

Groups appears in: • Amateurs • Amateur Landscape more » • Cornwall - Kernow • Flickr Social Club • Amateur Photographer Magazine • Flickr Social « less

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/11.0, 1 sec, 40mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens:	EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	1
Focal Length:	40mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.2.1 (Windows)
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