Muker, Yorkshire (June 2018)

These are a selection of images taken in Yorkshire on a walk from Muker along the River Swale towards to Keld. The bright sunny weather didn't really favour classic landscape photography so I was happy to be a tourist for the day, taking the photographs as we walked.

We stopped at a shaded spot on the river and there was an opportunity to capture some of the reflected colours before crossing a suspension bridge to make the return journey. A sign on the other side of the bridge informed that it was not a public right of way - too late by then!

On the way back I was interested in some of the old ruin buildings, possibly relics from past lead mining activities, the hawthorns clinging to the side of the valley, and the wonderful stone barns that dot the landscape:

Cornish Coast - Photography Week 28 (2016)

After a few weeks break, the coastal landscapes from Cornwall return. Arguably, the best weather of the year has also arrived with blue skies and hot sunshine. It is good for tourism but from a photographic point view, moody and dramatic is often better than bright and blue.

That said, a patient wait until after 9pm at Chapel Porth produced a decent image with some warm light on the cliffs reflected in the wet sand below:

Prior to this, as the family enjoyed the sun, I tried to be inventive with the conditions using a 10 stop ND filter and switching the camera's settings to mono:

A late afternoon walk from St Agnes Head to Trevaunance Cove beach provided some clear views along the cliffs towards Perranporth with some fine heather colour in the foreground:

St Agnes is steeped in mining history and there are many remnants of the area's industrial past along the coastal path:

Also during the week there was some pleasant but hazy evening light further down the coast at Godrevy:

Porthtowan - Photography Week 18 (2016)

Back in photography week 6, I had some success at Porthtowan capturing a glorious rainbow reflected in the wet sand. I planned a return visit for evening light and low tide. It took a number of weeks to come around but it was worth the wait.

I arrived early enough to walk the coastal path towards Portreath. I got as far as a rather modern looking chimney stack. At the time, I thought the stack may have had something to do with the airfield which has a boundary near the path. Researching this later I discovered that the airfield was a remote radar head operated by the RAF and was used in the 1950's for the production and storing of chemical defences (1). I couldn't find too much information about the chimney apart from one reference suggesting it is the remains of the Wheal Tye/West Towan mine (2):

As I returned along the coastal path I was reminded of the area's mining heritage with this view towards St Agnes Head:

From the top of the cliff overlooking the beach at Porthtowan I watched the many surfers making the most of the conditions:

For the last hour of the day I concentrated on the main purpose of my visit, the evening light and the rock pools left by the retreating tide:

(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RRH_Portreath

(2) http://cornish-mining.org.uk/areas-places-activities/st-agnes-mining-district