The Grand Canyon, USA

This is the South Rim of the Grand Canyon at sunset. Sunset here is quite amazing. Whilst I had set up my tripod and was waiting for the sun to drop lower in the sky, hundreds of people began to gather around me waiting for the sunset. As the sun finally dropped below the rim of the canyon and I made my image the crowds around me cheered at the sight of the setting sun. It was a remarkable experience.

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The River Brue, Glastonbury

I don’t know why but areas such as Glastonbury seem to generate a wonderful early morning mist in autumn. This particular morning was no exception. I had just witnessed an amazing sun rise with a clam river reflecting the glowing red sun. On my return to the car the mist lifted to reveal this tranquil scene.

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The River Brue, Glastonbury

Quite often you find yourself in the landscape just waiting for a sunrise to happen. When it’s misty and visibility is down to a hundred meters or so it can feel like the sun will never rise. Then, all of a sudden the sun will break through the thin veil of mist and the sky lights up as it did here.

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The River Brue, Glastonbury

A perfect, calm, tranquil sunrise. The layers of mist just seemed to peel back and reveal a river with a mirror like surface. Nothing broke the peace other than the shutter on my camera and cattle in the field munching the grass.

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Misty morning in Glastonbury

This image was taken on the same misty morning as the one above. If you look carefully at that image you will see a faint line of trees on the horizon which are the trees in this image. Walking back along the river to the car I noticed this line of trees and that the mist was clearing. As I pulled out my camera the blanket of mist opened for a moment and the sun burst through.

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Coastline of the Isle of Skye, Scotland

The Isle of Skye can be an inhospitable place yet quite beautiful at the same time. During two weeks of almost continuous rain there were only a few hours where the weather cleared. This was one such day and I was fortunate enough to be driving past this wonderful display of wild flowers. The sea loch was also at low tide revealing the pool in the centre of the picture.

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Ingleton, Yorkshire

Above the town of Ingleton in Yorkshire is a picturesque 4.5 mile walk known as the waterfall walk due to the number of falls along its distance. Once of the best known of these is Thornton’s Force which is often photographed. After photographing the spectacular waterfall most photographers continue along the path and miss this great location which is literally feet from the top of the falls.

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Unknown Waterfall, North Wales

Whilst I could take you to this location, I’m not sure it has a name. It’s actually a small river near to the Devils Kitchen in North Wales. The falls themselves are probably 10-15 feet high but very accessible and make a great image. On this occasion the weather was poor with an overcast sky. I was fortunate to have timed this shot to coincide this shot with one of the few burst of sunlight which you can see catching the wet rock.

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Ingleton, Yorkshire

This is the spectacular limestone pavement of Twisleton Scar above Ingleton. It’s an amazing sight to witness and looks almost like a prehistoric world. In the distance you can see the hill Ingleborough whilst in the foreground is one of the many twisted hawthorn trees that seem to be dotted around the limestone. The late afternoon winter sun is casting a powerful light and shadows over the rocks.

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Ashness Bridge, The Lake District

I used to think this was the prettiest pack horse bridge in the Lake District although recently I have found another. This is however the most photographed and probably the best known. It appears on post cards, calendars and even boxes of chocolates. It is also a tourist magnet and usually covered with sight seers. On this particular occasion I just got lucky and everything fell into place including the snow on the distant mountains.

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