Winter walking on the moors

The "feel" of winter on the moors

Nothing in the way of snow however walking Dartmoor in the winter can be interesting with changeable weather. Photos from a recent walk on the south east of the moors. [...]

Working in grayscale

After the rain

Images taken over the past two months around south Devon and presented in monochrome covering landscapes and seascapes [...]

By the hand of man

Stonehenge

Photographs of a number of old structures made by man including Stonehenge, the oldest in this set, and the Caen Hill locks on the Kennet and Avon canal which are the most recent. Also included are images of Corfe Castle and the Cerne Abbas figure. All are located in the counties of Dorset or Wiltshire. [...]

1 day – 3 quite different photos

Stepping stones acros the river Dart

Three differing photographs taken in Devon on one day recently from both the coast and Dartmoor [...]

Sunlight – early and late

Sunlight over a copse

Photos of obscured sunlight early and late from South Devon and taken in May 2011 [...]

Watching the sun set

Sunset over Dartmoor

There is some dust from the Sahara which has affected sunsets here recently so I wandered out to catch the effects.

As is so often the case other things caught my eye while I was out.  The Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) was out and looked great in the late light.  It really [...]

Dartmoor weather at the four points of the compass

Looking West from Ryder's

Variable Dartmoor weather at the four points of the compass [...]

Walking down the River Avon

This continues the blog here of a walk from Shipley Bridge up the Zeal Tor tramway to Western Whitaburrow and back down the Avon to the car.  The view above is from Petre’s Cross at Western Whitaburrow looking towards the barrow at Eastern Whitaburrow (both can have White Barrow in place [...]

Waves on Blackpool Sands

We went down to Blackpool Sands on a mostly sunny day and I got quite a few shots there and, a little later, at Slapton.  The above is looking out over Start Bay – the combination of the light on the water and the cloud was great.

On Dartmoor in frost and fog

Frost and fog on the edge of Dartmoor

I set off towards the moors looking for a day similar to the one in the last two posts – clear and cold.  On the southern edge of the moors it looked as though the weather was not at all good and I [...]

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