landscape, travel and something different
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Denmark has many lighthouses, some still in use and others abandoned. Rubjerg Knude is slowly moving its way towards the North Sea, riding on top of a huge mobile sand dune area.
The Blåvandshuk lighthouse stands 18 metres above sea level at Horns Bjerge, Denmark's westernmost point. The changing light during the day gives the building a constantly changing appearance. I captured this image in the warm early evening.
Early morning light reveals ‘The Sanded Church’ in the dunes west of Skagen. Only the tower of the old church remains. For four hundred years it gathered the congregation, until drifting sand started to block the road and cemetery, and in 1795 the congregation were forced to cease worship, and the church was closed.
A simple beach scene with gentle waves creating shapes on the sand at Talmine Beach. I noticed that the pattern was almost mirrored in the clouds.
Contrary to popular belief, Iceland is not all ice and is not always cold, not in the summer months anyway. It does however, have some of the most beautiful and stunning landscape in the world.
This formation of basalt rock formed by volcanic eruption has produced amazing natural patterns. This is found between Arnastarpi and Hellnar on the Snæfellsnes peninsula on the west coast of Iceland and is a must for anyone wishing to see the natural beauty of that country.
This formation of basalt rock formed by volcanic eruption has produced amazing natural patterns. It is found between Arnastarpi and Hellnar on the Snæfellsnes peninsula on the west coast of Iceland and is a must for anyone wishing to see the natural beauty of that country.
Thought to be the home of elves, this ravine opens into a small, sheltered bay surrounded by basalt cliffs and can be found on the walk between Hellnar and Arnastarpi.
This is one of the best-known waterfalls in Iceland and is 65 meters (200feet) tall. Seljalandsfoss is situated 120km from Reykjavik, on the south coast and is a popular tourist destination. One can easily walk behind the waterfall in summer, but you will get wet!
This magnificent rainbow appeared as I was driving along the south coast of Iceland near Vatnajökull glacier, on my way to Jökulsárlón. The intensity of the colour was unbelievable and I immediately pulled over and jumped out of the car to get several images of it before it disappeared, all too soon.
With Snæfell mountain in the background, this tiny harbour is so beautiful. Believed to be the haunt of elves and trolls, this area is full of folklore and fairy tales.
Jökulsárlón was one of those places I had wanted to visit for many years and when I arrived for the first time, in 2016, it didn’t disappoint. The huge blocks of ice calving from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier into the lake are a never ending variety of shapes and sizes. Jökulsárlón should be on everyone’s “bucket list”.
Built-in 1934. this striking church is thought to be the safest place for the people of Vik to escape to in case of a sudden eruption of the Katla Volcano that lies due north of the village. The church has a bright red roof in reality, but I decided to give this image a brown tone treatment because it seemed to fit the stormy weather there was when I visited a couple of years ago.
Reynisdrangar basalt rocks seen here from Reynisfjara black sand beach, next to the town of Vik on the south coast of Iceland. This photograph was taken in 2016 during my first visit to Iceland with good friend and fellow photographer, John Potter. The kind of storm seen here is not uncommon and can appear very suddenly. On this particular day we were completely drenched just a few minutes after this photograph was taken.
The lagoon at Jökulsárlón is full of icebergs that have been calved from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier. The huge pieces of ice then float into the ocean at the lagoon exit only to be broken up and returned onto the beach with the next tide.
During the autumn of 2019 I spent four months photographing the north of Norway. It was only my second visit to this wonderful country and I know I only scratched the surface. I will return.
This is the view from the summit of Reinebringen mountain of the town of Reine in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. As you can see the land/seascape is magnificent. To get to the summit it is necessary to climb over 1200 steps, some of which are almost vertical. Not as easy as it sounds, but if you get the opportunity, give it a try, you won’t be disappointed…but you will be tired!
Skitendalstinden mountain rises majestically above the surrounding forests of the Skånland area of Nordland County.
Late morning at the end of October 2019, as I approached the small village of Suldalsosen, this magical scene confronted me. The mist was refusing to dissipate and the hoar frost was still clinging to the trees giving a surreal fairy tale feel to whole scene.
I spent the whole of autumn in 2019 in northern Norway and some of the colours of the landscape were, at times, overwhelming. So much so, that they looked unreal in their intensity, as here, when I parked in a lay-by for a cup of tea.
Bøyabreen glacier is situated in the Jostedalsbreen National Park and is easily accessible or you can admire it from the Brevasshytta restaurant’s panoramic windows, very close to the ice. Well worth a visit and just a beautiful place.
Whilst driving along the shores of Suldalsvatnet, in Brattlandsdalen, I came across this beautiful snippet of a scene in the very short distance between two tunnels. It was such a lovely scene that I travelled through the Mokleivåsen tunnel, turned around and drove back to get this shot. The huge lake of Suldalsvatnet is just visible in the background, but it’s the striking autumn colour of the trees that makes it for me.
I happened upon this scene early one morning near the village of Byrkjelo, in the municipality of Gloppen in Vestland county, Norway. When there is no wind the cloud often just floats around and in between the mountains like this. It feels so peaceful.
I spent a night in the small village of Bud on the north west coast of Norway in 2019 and saw this beautiful moonrise looking south toward the island of Otrøya on a clear evening just as the setting sun cast a lovely pink glow on the distant mountains.
It’s a 12 km round trip walk to get to Steindalsbreen Glacier from the car park, but it’s so worth it. Situated in the Lyngen Alps, it’s a long, but really enjoyable walk. The size of the area shown here varies enormously but is generally reducing, due to climate change.
On the approach to the famous Geirangerfjord this view looks like it was specially arranged for the eager visitor. It’s an irresistible composition, the two trees framing the distant view of the fjord.
Whilst driving along the E10 I glanced to the right and saw a huge area of bogland with mountains in the far distance. I don’t know what attracted me to it but I spent a couple of hours walking around here capturing the colour and feel of the place.
This is the incredible view of Bergsfjord from the newly constructed viewing platform at Bergsbotn.
Having travelled extensively throughout Norway, I came to the conclusion that Brattlandsdalen Valley was one of the most beautiful places I visited and spent a wonderful couple of weeks there.
The beautiful, steep sided valley of Stryn, in the Vestland region of Norway is a sight to behold, as the traveller journeys towards the west coast from Geirangerfjord. This is the area of Jostedalsbreen National Park and its breathtaking landscape.
The sun going down over the mountains of Skogsøya island.Norway
Looking across Ullsfjorden toward Breivikeidet. Tromsø is a few miles north west beyond the mountains. Image taken from Svensby Camping.
Late September and the sun sets on the mirror that is Ofotfjord near the village of Bjerkvik in Nordland County. This was such a peaceful place and I spent the evening typing my notes, watching the sun go down and making images such as this one. Peace.
The German cruise ship “Aida” leaves the village of Geirangerfjord on its travels around the Norwegian fjords. It makes a spectacular sight as darkness descends on this most beautiful of the fjords.
The magnificent 1000’ high cliffs at Nordkapp are at 71°10′21′′ north. Often called “the most northerly point in Europe” this is not quite true. I took this photograph from Knivskjellodden peninsular, approximately 1.5km north of Nordkapp.
It was wonderful to watch the early morning mist swirling around the mountains and over the surface of the waters of Eid Fjord and all splashed with the beautiful colours of autumn.
A gorgeous sunset over the tiny village of Bud just north of Alesund, Norway. I clearly remember this evening because it seemed that almost all the villagers and their children had walked to the top of this small hill to enjoy the spectacle.
A cruise ship begins its journey along the narrow fjord, heading back towards the coast as the sun begins to set.
Looking west from the summit of Hesten across the blue waters of Mefjorden to the village of Mefjordvær with the western mountains of Senja island in the distance. I think this illustrates the incredible landscape of north western Norway.
Capturing the beauty of the Land in all its forms and all conditions is just a joy for me, be it in far off places or my local area.
New images will be added to all galleries regularly.
The pink glow just prior to sunrise can be mesmerising. It paints the landscape with pastel colour straight from the artist’s pallet.
Looking across Loch Clair, the huge bulk of Liatach rises in the distance. This is a magnificent mountain and one of the most spectacular in Scotland.
This beautiful tiny hamlet near Appleby in Cumbria is very out of the way, but is like stepping back centuries. The old mill is now a rental property and what a fabulous place to stay in.
Probably the most photographed mountain in Scotland,Buachaille Etive Mòr is just a beautiful vision when the visitor enters Glencoe. It is certainly the sight that I look forward to seeing every time I travel to the West Coast. This image was made on a perfect autumn morning in October and is my personal favourite photograph of this icon.
A thin mist surrounds Patterdale Fell, at the southern end of the nine mile long Ullswater. Known as the most beautiful area in the Lake District National Park, this is a must visit for anyone wishing to explore this wonderful area of the United Kingdom.
During a surprise blizzard in the Hole of Horcum, in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, this tree seemed to be clinging on, desperately trying to stay upright as it was battered by the wind and snow.
This is one of the Three Sisters in Glencoe caught during a short respite in stormy weather in the winter of 2019.
Probably the most photographed mountain in Scotland,Buachaille Etive Mòr is just a beautiful vision when the visitor enters Glencoe. It is certainly the sight that I look forward to seeing every time I travel to the West Coast. This image was made on a perfect autumn morning in October and is my personal favourite photograph of this icon.
Forty two hectares of superb heathland near the City of York managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. The heath is populated by many species of birds, common lizards and silver birch trees. This image was made on New Years Eve 2018.
This famous bridge crosses Barrow Beck overlooking Derwent Water. Just up the hill from here is Surprise View giving spectacular views across the lake.
A perfect reflection of Hartsop Dodd and Stoney Cove Pike in the still water of Brothers Water, Lake District National Park, UK.
There is something very special about being next to the sea, be it a small fjord or a vast ocean. The sound of breaking waves or ripples of a calm sea and everything in between, is such a challenge to capture visually. Here I’ve tried to create the feelings of those different moments.
New images will be added to all galleries regularly.
A tuft of grass alone on the vast beach at Luskentyre in the Outer Hebrides. It just caught my eye as I wondered along the beach looking for more big vista type images and it reminded me to keep an eye out for the intimate beauty in the landscape.
I spent a number of nights in this beautiful bay and the light was constantly changing. On this particular evening I was blessed by a wonderful sunset spilling its light across the gently incoming tide.
It’s true what they say, that travelling to the far North, changes the very look of the light at all times of the day. Is it because the atmosphere is unencumbered by the pollution of cities? I don’t know, but the Arctic possesses its own look and feel, no more so than at sunset on a beautiful calm, clear evening as this was.
The icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean swirl around a rocky outcrop in Elgol bay. The snow covered Cuillin mountains provide a backdrop for this wintry scene.
The Tarbat Ness Lighthouse is located at the North West tip of the Tarbat Ness peninsula near the fishing village of Portmahomack on the east coast of Scotland. It was built in 1830 by Robert Stevenson and has an elevation of 53 metres and 203 steps to the top of the tower. (Wikipedia)
Overlooking the Norwegian Sea, Tungeneset is a small area on the north west coast of Senja Island and is full of these stunning rock pools that are a photographer’s dream.
A small freighter steams through Vestfjorden between Hamnøy on the Lofoten Islands, and the mountains of the Rago National Park on the mainland of north western Norway.
Beside the small village of Flakstad in the Lofoten Islands of Norway, there is Skagsanden Beach. The beach has everything a photographer could wish for including rock pools, rocky outcrops, surrounding mountains and a wonderful place to view the Aurora Borealis. I was in absolute paradise during my few days spent there.
Overlooking the Norwegian Sea, Tungeneset is a small area on the north west coast of Senja Island and is full of these stunning rock pools that are a photographer’s dream.
The classic image of the Lofoten Islands as the sun rises on Hamnøy Harbour with its picturesque red fishing huts (rorbu) in the foreground.
The sunrise on Bamburgh beach in Northumberland draws many photographers and they are rarely disappointed. This was a morning in January and the glorious colour lasted but a few minutes, but it was so worth getting out of bed for.
I was fascinated watching this tiny fishing boat completely dwarfed by the surrounding mountains in this beautiful bay in the Lofoten Islands.
Early winter light illuminates the barnacle encrusted fingers of rock on Bamburgh beach, pointing the way to Inner Farne island. to me Inner Farne always looks like a surfacing submarine from this angle, or is that just an over active imaginations?
Bamburgh Castle and its beach has been photographed millions of times, but if you get there as the sun is rising, you will always leave with a special photograph of this wonderful place that epitomises the north east coast of England. This was made early one morning in March 2018 and I’ve just got round to processing it.
One of my favourite places in the world. This huge rock stands on the beach in the small bay of Elgol on the Isle of Skye. The snow covered Cuillin mountains lie to the north, creating a spectacular landscape.
The sheltered harbour of Hamnøy is illuminated at sunrise and when the weather is calm and the skies are relatively clear, the whole scene is one of tranquility.
Two abandoned fishing boats laid up on the shore at Salen on the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland. They have been photographed many times but I couldn’t resist adding my interpretation of the scene.
The chaos of woodland is such a challenge to capture. Creating a good composition from a dense forest is just difficult. I’ll keep trying.
New images will be added to all galleries regularly.
One of my regular walks in my local woodland brought me to this scene recently. A tree had fallen across the path halting my progress and making me take a more detailed look at the scene before me. The light was superb, with dappled sunlight casting its patterns on the grassy banks of the path. The tangle of branches and the scattered fern and grasses was straight out of Middle Earth. I couldn’t resist it.
Taken in the summer of 2021, I came across this magical scene as I made my way along May Beck towards Falling Foss waterfall. I really like the way the young tree arches right across the beck and the whole scene is covered by the tree canopy allowing only the glow of the summer sun through.
One of those serendipity moments led me to making this image on a road trip to Scotland. A shaft of sunlight picked out this single tree in the wood I happened to be passing. It seemed to me that the sun was trying to revive this long dead tree.
I confess I was struggling to find a composition on this particular woodland walk when I glanced to the side and saw what appeared to be a tunnel, of sorts, through the wood created by these curved and bent birches.
Is the tree on the right leading its colleagues forward into the next day?
We’re fortunate to have bluebells appearing every year in our garden and this year I decided to record them. I particularly love the subtle blue hues they’re famous for. So, although the three images here were not made in woodland, these flowers are common in many woodlands around the UK.
We’re fortunate to have bluebells appearing every year in our garden and this year I decided to record them. I particularly love the subtle blue hues they’re famous for. So, although the three images here were not made in woodland, these flowers are common in many woodlands around the UK.
We’re fortunate to have bluebells appearing every year in our garden and this year I decided to record them. I particularly love the subtle blue hues they’re famous for. So, although the three images here were not made in woodland, these flowers are common in many woodlands around the UK.
A few minutes before sunrise the sky often turns the most beautiful pink as a new day dawns. If you find yourself on the edge of woodland, it can be a really magical moment.
Looking like a snow shower, these yellow autumn birch leaves caught my attention.
These five silver birch trunks seem to be holding back the autumn coloured hordes in the background.
I found numerous places in northern Norway where the forest floor was covered in the reds and golds of autumn.
The mist gently rolling over the water and the golden colour of the trees, made for a perfect autumn image in this most beautiful of parks situated in the centre of the Norwegian capital.
These birch trees on a local common have been left to grow in their natural shape, with twists and turns in their attractive trunks. I prefer to see them in the winter months when the detailed structure of their branches is more obvious.
Early one morning, nearing the end of my roadtrip to northern Norway in 2019, I went for a walk along the banks of Kanaal Zuid near Apeldoorn, in the Netherlands. There was a wonderful mist over the water and the sun was desperately struggling to find its way through the trees that lined the canal.
Early one morning, nearing the end of my roadtrip to northern Norway in 2019, I went for a walk along the banks of Kanaal Zuid near Apeldoorn, in the Netherlands. There was a wonderful mist over the water and the sun was desperately struggling to find its way through the trees that lined the canal.
Occasionally, the sun casts its light very obliquely across an otherwise very dark mountainside and lights up the tops of the trees like a huge spotlight from the sky. I love it when that happens. I captured this scene from across the other side of Suldalsvatnet lake.
These bare trees popped out of the shadows, lit by an early morning sun on the banks of Suldalsvatnet lake in Rogaland, Norway in late October. It illustrates well the huge difference a few weeks can make in this sometimes harsh climate, between the beautiful colours of autumn leaves and the starkness of winter trees, now completely devoid of leaves.
The shiny bark on this broken silver birch was highlighted by the small amount of sunlight managing to break through the canopy, giving the dying tree a ghostly glow.
I do find photographing woodland difficult, not the technical, practical bit, but finding compositions that I’m happy with and I feel are balanced. It is even more difficult in unmanaged woodland like this, where the trees and plants are allowed to grow in their natural state. As for this image, I do like the twisted silver birch on the left reaching out to the three trunks on the right and the red orange colour of the autumn bracken on the forest floor.
The title of this image came from the feeling of the dark walls of huge cathedrals, usually with large stained glass windows above the alter lighting a vast space. Mother Earth creates her own cathedral of light in the forest.
A wonderful sunrise in the Howardian Hills, North Yorkshire, UK. Looking almost directly into the sun, it was lovely to see the shadows coming through the early morning mist.
I often gaze at a reflection for many minutes knowing that it will disappear quickly as the light, the weather and the atmospherics change quickly. The simple act of passing time will also take away that moment forever. It is a moment to be captured and treasured.
New images will be added to all galleries regularly.
Just west of Bjervik, on the E10, is the tiny place of Koftvika, that gives a stunning view over Ofotfjord at sunset. I spent a couple of nights in this beautiful little place.
Look a quarter of the way in from the left and imagine having a house where that one is - perfect!
Sunlight catches a group of trees on the banks of Suldalsvatnet in the gorgeous valley of Brattlandsdalen, Norway, one of that country’s most beautiful areas.
Austpollen is a small inlet surrounded by mountains in the northern Lofoten Islands. On the days I was there, the wind was calm and the reflection on the water was perfect, as you can see here.
This was a beautiful August morning in 2019 whilst travelling east just passed Eikefjord, I came upon Krokstadvatnet lake, covered in mist and coloured by the rising sun. I spent a couple of hours here, much of the time just sat looking at this incredibly beautiful scene.
One of the great advantages of travelling in Norway during the summer and autumn, is the fact that often the wind is completely calm and superb reflections are created in the lakes and fjords.
One of those beautiful calm days captured whilst travelling around Langøya island just north of the Lofotens.
Tømmerneset is a great place to begin a number of hiking trails through spectacular landscape. During my time there the weather was good, the wind was calm and the autumn colours were at their peak. The reflections in the small pools were perfect.
Tømmerneset is a great place to begin a number of hiking trails through spectacular landscape. During my time there the weather was good, the wind was calm and the autumn colours were at their peak. The reflections in the small pools were perfect.
Tømmerneset is a great place to begin a number of hiking trails through spectacular landscape. During my time there the weather was good, the wind was calm and the autumn colours were at their peak. The reflections in the small pools were perfect.
Sometimes Mother Nature creates form and patterns that take my mind away from the actual object I’m observing and sometimes I just imagine images. Either way, here are a collection of very diverse images I hope you enjoy.
New images will be added to all galleries regularly.
These lilies looked so colourful floating on the surface of the black water and seemed to have moved into an almost perfectly balanced pattern.
During my road trip around Scandinavia in 2019 I saw the Northern Lights on a number of occasions and I must say, the experience never diminishes in its intensity. Mother Earth showing her true beauty and awesomeness.
I think this is a solitary Bog Bean (Menyanthes trifoliata) but I’m not sure and I’d welcome any comments from you botanists out there. Anyway, it just looked so lonely in the middle of this large pond, without any pals. It seemed as though it was looking up at the sky that was reflected so well in the water.
Ice patterns on the surface of Loch Tulla, Scotland.
Ice patterns on the surface of Loch Tulla, Scotland.
I used Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) on this image to create the feeling of the forest on fire. It was taken around the time of the devastating forest fires in Australia.
Ice patterns on the surface of Loch Tulla, Scotland.
These dead tree stumps and their reflection, conjure up animals and birds in my mind’s eye. Is that a bat or a huge bird of prey? A small insect on the right or maybe a dragon in the centre? What can you see?
This image was made whilst I visited a Sami burial ground in the far north of Norway. The colours and patterns of the lichen were superb.
These dead weed stalks floated in and out of view in the mist on the surface of this lake and when they did appear, their reflections gave them new and different shapes.
Seemingly random abstract patterns created by the coming together of lichen growth and rock patterns.
Looking like a forest that someone had drawn in the sand, these patterns were found on Skagsanden Beach, Flakstad, Lofoten Islands, Norway.
During my road trip around Scandinavia in 2019 I saw the Northern Lights on a number of occasions and I must say, the experience never diminishes in it’s intensity. Mother Earth showing her true beauty and awesomeness.
I arrived home with a bunch of images from the beach, none of which I was very happy with. I picked an ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) image at random and began to play with it. This is how it turned out. I like it, I hope you do.
Van life is amazing! If you want comfort and the freedom to get where you want to go, this is the way to do it. There will be a time when we get our freedom back. A camper is perfect for photographers to get to the places they need to be, when they need to be there. I wish I’d done it years ago. Thank you Thistle Rose, Skipton!
Mist shrouds the stand of trees at the eastern end of Buttermere and the sunrise creates huge shapes of the mountains behind.
Visible from South Gare in Teeside, UK, the giant turbines built in the North Sea gave me ideas that turned into this fantasy image.
There is much to be seen in the intimate landscape like these small clusters of lichen formed on this striated rock. Let your imagination wander and see what other landscapes you can see in this image.
Looking very lonely, but showing the beautiful colours of autumn, I saw this single lily floating in the dark waters of a large pond in northern Norway.
I really enjoyed capturing something completely different when I recently began making images, both still and video, with a drone. A whole new kind of landscape is beginning to open up to me and I look forward to using this aerial platform to compliment my other landscape work.
Yoga exercise on the beach at Calgary Bay, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
A visit to the Chalk Mine at MØNSTED is well worth a visit. With more than four kilometres of tunnels through which the visitor is free to explore, gives one a taste of the atmosphere that people worked in, to extract this important material used in the construction of Lutherin churches in Denmark and throughout Europe.
I’ve been waiting for a few years to find a scene like this. It’s the simplicity and minimalism that attracts me. Peace and quiet. Relaxation.
South Gare is an area of reclaimed land and breakwater on the southern side of the mouth of the River Tees in Redcar and Cleveland, England. This derelict and abandoned old pier now serves as a resting place for the many seabirds in the area.
I reduced the image to the minimum of background detail and enhanced the intricate detail in the pier structure.
Ice patterns on the surface of Loch Tulla, Scotland.
These dead tree stumps and their reflection, conjure up animals and birds in my mind’s eye. Is that a bat or a huge bird of prey? A small insect on the right or maybe a dragon in the centre? What can you see?
Situated between Pateley Bridge and Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Grimwith Reservoir is the largest expanse of inland water in Yorkshire at 1150ha. There is a 4 mile (7km) walk around the reservoir.
The reservoir provides a vital stop-off point for migrating waders, geese and ducks as well as year round populations of birds. Various places around the reservoir have been set aside as nature reserves.
It’s Grimwith up North! :-)
The ‘plughole’ of a large reservoir reminds me of a sci-fi space station. This was at Grimwith Reservoir in North Yorkshire, UK.
