Afternoon Sun, Laekjavik Beach, Iceland
On a first visit to Iceland, adapting to conditions that are challenging both physically and photographically is itself a challenge. The plan to reach Laekjavik Cliffs on a February afternoon was to climb up onto the headland, but the wind was too strong: climbing down onto the beach to shoot into the sun, which was […]
Bavarian Landscape, Anger, Germany
Anger is a lovely German town located in Bavaria. This area is known for its natural beauty, green meadow landscapes, and typical buildings. I saw Anger while passing through Austria to return to Italy, and I immediately photographed its beauty with my Nikon D90 and 18-105 mm lens. In the Berchtesgadener Land district, it is […]
Doolittle Creek Road, Big Hole Valley, Wisdom, Montana, USA
It’s springtime in the Big Hole Valley, Montana, 9 miles north of Wisdom, up Doolittle Creek Road. Spring usually makes its showing around the first of July, due to its 6,100 ft elevation as it is here. It’s early morning after a rain shower the previous day, which has delivered its promised ground fog and […]
Sunrise Rays And Solitary Cherry Tree, South Moravia, Czech Republic
The photograph shows a beautiful, solitary tree illuminated by the rays of the rising sun, which envelops it in a golden glow. The tree stands in the middle of the orderly rows of vines in Moravia, creating a magical contrast between the natural form and the geometric layout of the vineyard. This shot combines the […]
Morning Light on the Hoodoos, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
Bryce Canyon National Park in southwest Utah is world famous for its vast array of eroded sandstone rock formations, known as hoodoos. Many of the formations, such as Thor’s Hammer, and the trails, such as Wall Street, have fanciful and descriptive names. Given the amazing variety of these hoodoos and the way in which their […]
Pudong Skyline, Shanghai, China
This is a mesmerising black-and-white photograph of three icons of contemporary architecture in Shanghai: Shanghai World Financial Centre, Jin Mao Tower, and Shanghai Tower. This photograph captures the power of the urban landscape and the dynamism of the metropolis. It is captured with a dramatic long exposure that blurs the clouds in the background, emphasising […]
A Welsh Jungle Experience, Blaen-y-glyn, Brecon Beacons, Wales
During our holiday in Wales, one of our first walks was in the area of Blaen-y-glyn, where Komoot recommended a nice “round trip” with plenty of opportunities for waterfalls and – obviously – also very old and natural forest areas. This particular place looked like a Jungle, an old forest in the middle of Wales, […]
Dyrholaey Cliffs, Towards Vik, Iceland
Having climbed up onto Dyrholaey Cliffs with the wind gusting and dark clouds overhead, the early photographs on this afternoon in February portrayed a forbidding ocean with much drama. As the afternoon wore on, the clouds receded, and the sun’s rays coming over my right shoulder started to bathe the bay below in soft light. […]
Ross Errilly Friary, Headford, County Galway, Ireland
The photo shows Ross Errilly Friary in Ireland, one of the best-preserved medieval Franciscan monastic sites in the country. The ruins rise majestically from a green meadow, and a dramatic sky spreads over them in warm sunset hues that fade to cooler purple-blue hues. The stone walls and distinctive tower of the friary emphasise the […]
Towards Vik From Dyrholaey Cliffs, Iceland
On a windy February afternoon, it was a struggle to protect the camera on its tripod as the wind gusted from the southwest. Having climbed up to the clifftop, it seemed prudent to stay in that area, shooting towards the east rather than exploring the southwest side. The clouds were heavy at the beginning of […]