THE ENQUIRER

[Julian de'Courcy]

Frazier's slip again. This time a small yet old Lugger, which stopped being used as a full time work boat a few years ago. It was built and launched at this spot, not by the present boat builders John and Peter Moor but by the previous boat builder William Frazier.

 

[Pete Askew]

A very fine pair, Julian and what a difference the colour makes to the feel of these.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I agree with Pete, in that the colour makes a big difference. I like the subdued colouring.

What's in the museum?

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

A very fine pair, Julian and what a difference the colour makes to the feel of these.

Thanks Pete. yes I thought the same , hence why I posted one of each. In this case I think the colour suits it well. It was a dull day with light mizzle in the air, a superb light for photography in my book which treats the colour from a digital camera well.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I agree with Pete, in that the colour makes a big difference. I like the subdued colouring.

What's in the museum?

Thanks Rob.
The Museum is the history of Mevagissey it;s self. The fishing, families and life of the village going back over the years from the press gangs to this present day. There are one or two great videos on a loop with some old and past Mevagissey folk talking about their lives and involvement in the fishing industry. I did ask if I could buy a copy of one of the videos and one of the curators said he'd drop a copy through the door. But I suspect something up as it's not happened , I must pop in and see.

Some fascinating photographs in the museum, many going back when the luggers were under sail. A flavour can be had here.
http://www.mevagisseymuseum.co.uk/

 

[Rob MacKillop]

That "Mevagissey in the 1960s" is a fine colour shot. Colour was different then. Kodak?

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

That "Mevagissey in the 1960s" is a fine colour shot. Colour was different then. Kodak?

Know idea of the film but when I come across the old post cards from that era, they all have that similar colour and tone. It's the page of photos that are B+W which appeal to me a lot as one or two of those characters I remember well, especially William Whatty and Alfie, we'd look in through the large front window watching them make shoes by hand. Always fascinated by their knives which would cut through thick leather and rubber soles with such ease. Then the'd go to the large sowing machine and sow the uppers to the sole. Real craftsmanship,unlike this Smudgy digital malarkey.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

The colour of the boat kind of smiles to me. The other one reminds me of some dreary weather.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

The colour of the boat kind of smiles to me. The other one reminds me of some dreary weather.

Dreary weather If we did not have dreary weather we'd not have those smiles when the colours shine It actually was very dreary and overcast, almost not like summer, or aught I to say a typical uk summer