sparrow hawk

Tremuda Bay is situated on the Aberdeenshire coastline, south of Dunnottar Castle

Sunrise at Aberdeen Beach, NE Scotland

Dawn at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire

First light at the Dunnottar coastline towards the castle.

.. at sunset, Paphos district, Cyprus.

Haida 10 stop and 0.9 Hi Tech Hard Grad filters.

Thia was one of those moments where I wish I could stop time! Such an amazing sunrise and not enough time to check out a new location so had to make a quick call on the subject and composition. I hope I did the sunrise justice!!!

.. Shipwreck on the Paphos coast, Cyprus.

Baltic sea . Haida ND 1000 ND3.0 ( x10 ) 84x95 mm , tripod Benro Mach3 TMA 47AXL , Manfrotto MHXPRO-3W , RADIO TRIGGER OLYMPUS RM-CB2 , SYNC CABLE JJC RM-UC1 OLYMPUS KABEL-J .

A very early start to capture the sunrise over Winnats Pass in the Peak District, absolutely stunning an well worth the effort!

Winnats Pass is a hill pass and limestone gorge in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. It lies to the west of the village of Castleton, in the National Trust's High Peak Estate and the High Peak borough of Derbyshire. The road winds through a cleft, surrounded by high limestone ridges. The pass was once thought to have originated as a giant collapsed cavern, however, a more recent explanation is that it was a ravine between the coral reefs that originally formed the limestone.

Looking North to Dunnottar Castle from the coastal path.

Hitech ND 0.9 ( x8 ) GRAD SOFT ( 85x110 ) + Hitech ND 0.9 ( x8 ) GRAD REVERSE ( 85x110 ) , tripod Benro Mach3 TMA 47AXL , Manfrotto MHXPRO-3W , RADIO TRIGGER OLYMPUS RM-CB2 , SYNC CABLE JJC RM-UC1 OLYMPUS KABEL-J .

Hitech ND 0.9 ( x8 ) GRAD SOFT (85x110) + Hitech ND 0.9 ( x8 ) GRAD REVERSE , tripod Benro Mach3 TMA 47AXL , Manfrotto MHXPRO-3W , RADIO TRIGGER OLYMPUS RM-CB2 , SYNC CABLE JJC RM-UC1 OLYMPUS KABEL-J .

Clear skies and no moon is time to get your flask ready and set your alarm for silly o'clock!!! Even though there was plenty of others with the same idea on this night it was still worth the effort with the amazing dark skies of the Dorset coast!

This is my all time Favourite image, I love this photo so much the conditions where magical and I almost never traveled over that morning.

This is The most photographed tree in the Lake District - The lone tree at Buttermere - seems too delicate to survive in such an exposed location.

First trip out with the camera this year.

So glad I did

..With Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill distant, North West Sutherland, Scottish Highlands.

After a day of cloud I was expecting a little more action in the sky for my visit to the lone tree at Malham, the clouds completely cleared leaving me to focus more on the sunburst and the light bouncing off the rock! Will be going back one day to try for a little more movement!

An early morning trip to the NE Coastline near Slains Castle

Lui Water as it flows through the Cairngorms National Park.

A layer of mist over the River Don at Sunset

The rocks along Scotland's NE Coastline just as the sun rose above the horizon.

The River Dee as it flows towards the bridge at the Linn of Dee.

Cairngorms National Park

Rattray Head just as the sun made an appearance.

Sunrise at the Aberdeenshire coastline towards Stonehaven

Sunrise at NE Scotland's rugged coastline

Sunrise at Greyhope Bay, Aberdeen

There are not many birds as beautiful as the King Fisher.

My Minimal take on the much photographed art on Cleveleys beach in Lancashire.

A very overcast day kept it simple and allowed me to just focus on the shell and not the weather or seascape!

An early morning trip to Rattray Head Lighthouse.

This iconic lighthouse sits off the Aberdeenshire coastline between Peterhead and Fraserburgh.

Baltic Sea

Tripod Benro Mach3 TMA 47AXL , Manfrotto MHXPRO-3W .

An early morning trip across the city to Girdleness near the entrance to Aberdeen Harbour to hopefully catch the sunrise.

I certainly wasn't disappointed

Sunrise along the Aberdeenshire coast towards Slains Castle.

Sunrise at Rattray Head Lighthouse.

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An Acrocephalus scirpaceus feeding in the cane field.

Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the northeastern coast of Scotland, about 2 miles south of Stonehaven.

The rocky coastline of NE Scotland, north of Cruden Bay with the wee island of Dunbuy beyond looking like the remains of an ancient Dragon.

After an enjoyable morning shooting the sunrise, it was nice to get out the wee stove to boil the water for my porridge and a brew in beautiful quiet surroundings.

Sheer bliss!!

Scotland's rugged NE coastline at dawn

I didn't hold out much hope for a sunset at Aberdeen Beach but all of a sudden there was a break in the clouds revealing a bit of colour

What a wonderful bird¡¡¡

Riera del Tenes, Barcelona, Spain.

The bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus) is a small, sexually dimorphic reed-bed passerine bird. It is frequently known as the bearded tit, due to some similarities to the long-tailed tit,

The silence of those without feet ... of those without wings ..

After my previous shot i decided to carry on up this lovely

wee hill ( at 601 metres just 5 metres short of Graham status ) to take in the wonderful evening views over Loch A' Bhraoin to the Fannaich mountains and the passing thunderstorm..

The sun combs the woods with its light.

The River Dee at the Linn of Dee, Aberdeenshire.

Cairngorms National Park

Zerynthia is a genus of swallowtail butterflies placed in the subfamily Parnassiinae. The genus has a complex history; a multiplicity of names have been applied to its species.

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A Milky Way mosaic of 6 photos (3x2). The exposures were taken at Noudar (Alentejo, Portugal) with Benro Polaris, a new motorized electric tripod head.

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Noudar, Alentejo, Portugal

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