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HAUKLAND, LOFOTEN | NORWAY
I just love the way, this small house is sitting lonely before the mountain-range.
It was one of the very few days with a bit of sunlight we had during our trip to the Lofoten, so you really had to take advantage of those rare occassions, which resulted in a lot of drive-by pictures.
Not my bad, some of those turned out pretty nice.
A beautiful spot on the highline trail in the splendid Glacier National Park and we were shooting making all kinds of noise to distract any bears from coming towards us..😅
A serpentine trail threads the velvety slopes of Stoh, winding like a pale stitch through a quilt of electrifying greens. The summer light drifts in and out of passing clouds, painting living shadows that race across the hillsides and gather at the foot of Veľký Rozsutec - the jagged limestone crown rising in the distance like a silent sentinel of the Malá Fatra range. Up here the air is equal parts birdsong and breeze; every step feels suspended between the wide Carpathian sky and the rolling depths below. It’s the kind of panorama that hushes conversation-inviting you instead to breathe in the scent of warm grass and let your pulse sync with the slow rhythm of the mountains.
Zabriskie Point, located in the heart of Death Valley National Park, is a mesmerizing landscape that seems to defy the ordinary. This otherworldly place was created over time by erosion and has have sculpted the earth into a masterpiece of ridges, gullies, and undulating forms.
Captured with an iPhone 17 Pro Max while hiking the Red Bud Trail at Crowder State Park in Missouri.
Never have I imagined to see some intense green pastures in the San Francisco . Spring in northern California has some incredible hidden gems to uncover
The beauty of winter is about isolating yourself and visiting places like the Yosemite Valley to witness these cold landscapes that give you the inner warmth you need..It was such a pretty sight to shoot the Yosemite Valley
CHOBE RIVERFRONT | BOTSUANA
At the end of our boattrip we came across this big herd of buffalos, standing against one of the most stunning sunsets, we had ever seen.
That bird is just the cream on the cake. :)
It was a quiet and beautiful morning in the wild flower capital of Colorado in Crested Butte and it was a delight faraming with these lovely wildflowers flowers
I recently snapped some adorable photos of our backyard chickens discovering their new chicken coop!
A beautiful scene at the Sierra Nevada Ranges and was hard not to miss capturing it
Cant wait to explore Sierras this winter
LOFOTEN FEBRUARY 2018
Not that classical red hut - but a very nice one if you ask me.
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Michael
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Kirkjufell bathed in golden light, with its peak mysteriously hidden in the clouds — Iceland never fails to leave me speechless ️💛
The contrast between the dramatic sky and the sunlit slopes felt like nature was spotlighting this iconic mountain just for a moment ️🔦
The foreground of volcanic rocks only added to the raw, untamed beauty of the scene 🌋
One of those surreal moments that make you stop and truly feel the power of this island 🌀🌍
Captured during a quiet, reflective walk along the coast, with the ocean whispering just behind me 🌊️
It was almost time for the weekend again. Ahead of me lay the novel experience of my first ever flu jab. Everyone in Britain aged over 50 is entitled to a flu jab this winter, and it seemed rude to refuse my turn when it came along. A local clinic was being held in the village hall where we queued up patiently outside, waiting for our two minute window to arrive. I felt like the new boy at the office, a mere stripling compared to most of my fellow patients as we loitered and smiled politely at one another, announcing ourselves to one another not by name, but by the time of our appointment. I was Mr 9:38. So while Mrs 9:40, who'd arrived before me gracefully stood aside to allow me to pass, I in turn made way for Mrs 9:35 and Mrs 9:36. At 9:37 I timidly entered the hall and announced my presence, where I was directed to one of the four "jabbing stations." By 9:39 I was on my way back to the car. My left shoulder is throbbing very gently, but apart from that I'm fine, and presumably less likely to succumb to a dose of the flu this winter. Thanks for asking.
Later in the day I met my children for a long overdue lunch at the legendary Smokey Joe's. For the uninitiated, Smokey's is just off the A30, within 15 minutes' walk of home for me. Thought of by many as a truck stop, it is more often than not full of locals from Redruth and the surrounding area. The portions are generous to say the least.
Order the Hungryman's all day breakfast and unless you have the most enormous appetite in the universe, you won't need to eat again for the rest of the day. In fact you might still be trying to finish it at closing time. You probably won't feel the need to order dessert afterwards.
All of this excitement meant that getting outside with the camera on Saturday was looking unlikely. I'd resigned myself to this fact despite the sunshine, which was bringing conditions as pleasant as you're likely to see here in the middle of December. At this time of year, even on a good day the light is facing rapidly by 4pm. So it was fortunate that I'd already inspected the weekend weather forecast and decided Sunday was the day for me. Yes, I'd chosen driving rain, black clouds and high winds over benign sunshine and fluffy clouds.
Dave announced he had decided he's a fair weather photographer and wasn't coming. Lee was waiting for his wife to come home so that he could use the car. He said he might join me if he was able to a bit later. In truth I suspected I'd be alone. All morning today I looked doubtfully through the window at a world of terminally grey skies and drizzle, yet I remained confident that a gap in the clouds might come later - and when you want to watch the weather properly, there's no better place to go to than Wheal Coates.
The big waves that I'd hoped the incoming tide might deliver didn't happen on the grand scale I'd hoped for, so I had to resort to a hastily devised backup plan. I have something very specific in mind for this location, but I haven't quite had the right conditions yet. Of course what makes me happy about that is it means my business isn't done here yet. As I arrived though, the light had started to filter through those brooding clouds, throwing shafts of yellow onto the sea. This one was taken right at the beginning of the two hours I spent here today - a reminder that in winter you don't just wait for sunset because you can shoot throughout the day and the best light often comes early. The rest of the visit was spent battling the drifting rain and trying to keep the tripod steady in the wind. These challenges are always fun, and each time I encounter them I feel I've come away with a tiny bit more experience in dealing with them. I also now know exactly what's needed for the conditions I'm waiting for here. Hopefully they'll arrive soon enough. Hopefully I'll be ready to grab the moment when it comes.