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Summer Vacation, Day 12: Heligan

We spent the day at the Lost Gardens of Heligan. It was abandoned after World War I as many of the gardeners never returned from their deployment. The gardens were rediscovered in 1990 and are continuously restored. Local artists donate sculptures and next to the gardens various themed areas for kids have been introduced.

Nadine and Tilian shared the Sony Alpha 6400. The boys did very well for four of the five hours, at the end they went with me back to the campsite while Nadine explored The Kitchen Garden.

The Giant's Head, a mossy face with glass eyes in the undergrowth
Caption
Giant’s Head
Camera
Canon EOS R5
Lens
150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
Focal length
150mm
Aperture
ƒ/5
Exposure
1/2000s · ISO 6400
The Mud Maid, a sleeping figure overgrown with ivy and moss
Caption
Mud Maid
Camera
Canon EOS R5
Lens
150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
Focal length
150mm
Aperture
ƒ/5
Exposure
1/1000s · ISO 4000
Wire head sculpture overgrown with honeysuckle
Caption
Grey Lady
Camera
Canon EOS R5
Lens
150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
Focal length
484mm
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Exposure
1/1000s · ISO 4000
Song thrush on a lichen-covered branch
Caption
Song thrush
Camera
Canon EOS R5
Lens
150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
Focal length
562mm
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Exposure
1/1000s · ISO 2000
View through the trees onto a monkey puzzle tree
Caption
View from the woodland trail down the fields.
Camera
Canon EOS R5
Lens
150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
Focal length
150mm
Aperture
ƒ/5
Exposure
1/1000s · ISO 500
Wooden fox sculpture leaping off a tree trunk
Caption
Lowarnes sculpture
Camera
Canon EOS R5
Lens
150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
Focal length
150mm
Aperture
ƒ/5
Exposure
1/1000s · ISO 1600
Coins hammered into a fallen log
Caption
Coins hammered into a fallen log (photographed by Tilian).
Photographer
Tilian
Camera
SONY ILCE-6400A
Lens
E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS
Focal length
210mm
Aperture
ƒ/9
Exposure
1/500s · ISO 3200
Robin on the forest floor
Caption
Robin (photographed by Nadine).
Photographer
Nadine
Camera
SONY ILCE-6400A
Lens
E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS
Focal length
210mm
Aperture
ƒ/10
Exposure
1/500s · ISO 2000
Male chaffinch on the forest floor
Caption
Chaffinch (photographed by Nadine).
Photographer
Nadine
Camera
SONY ILCE-6400A
Lens
E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS
Focal length
210mm
Aperture
ƒ/10
Exposure
1/500s · ISO 12800
Young pied wagtail perched on a weathered stump
Caption
Young wagtail
Camera
Canon EOS R5
Lens
150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
Focal length
600mm
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Exposure
1/2000s · ISO 1000
Jackdaw sitting in an apple tree
Caption
Jackdaw
Camera
Canon EOS R5
Lens
150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
Focal length
562mm
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Exposure
1/2000s · ISO 2000
Potting shed window with an oil lamp and dried flowers
Caption
Window into the gardens (photographed by Nadine).
Photographer
Nadine
Camera
SONY ILCE-6400A
Lens
E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS
Focal length
55mm
Aperture
ƒ/9
Exposure
1/500s · ISO 12800

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