Cornwall's King of Prussia

Mark Webster · Issue 45, Nov/Dec 2008 · pp. 40–43

Products mentioned: Nikon D100, Nikon D200, Light & Motion Titan, Subal ND20, Subtronic Mini flash guns, Inon Quad flash, 10.5mm FE lens, 12-24mm zoom, 10-17mm FE zoom, 105mm micro lens

To most divers, using a hard boat or RIB as your diving platform is synonymous with moving further offshore normally in search of deeper reefs or wrecks. The suggestion that the boat should be used to reach shoreline sites inaccessible via beach diving might seem a waste to many but for a photographer this prospect has many attractions. The coast of Cornwall is blessed with countless sites which can be spotted temptingly from the top of cliff paths, or perhaps require a long backbreaking trek with heavy kit from a distant car park, many of which offer stunning diving in the right conditions. One of my favourite sites which fits this description is called Prussia Cove, which is nestled on the Eastern edge of Mounts Bay behind Cudden Point in the far west of Cornwall. It is perhaps better known locally and to visiting tourists for its murky past as the centre for the smuggling activities t…