Well, I have finally reached 1000 uploads after being on flickr for exactly 9 years. I know that I am not the most prolific contributor, but I do like to try and show only my best work on my stream. I have also had a couple of breaks over the last 9 years as life has sometimes taken priority over what for me is a pastime rather than a livelihood. Of course, I only show a tiny fraction of the amount of images that I take and I use this stream to share my landscapes and a few nature images. I do photograph other subjects and I have recently got the bug for scanning and reviving very old slides and negs - but that would be for another stream/profile.

This image was one that I made last week up Higger Tor in the Dark Peak. I waited approximately one hour for the strong wind to blow thick dark cloud further north. The wait was worth it because the sun then shone through the clouds in dramatic fashion.

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This was another image from my recent Higger Tor shoot. When the light finally broke through the clouds it was hard to know where to point the camera. Virtually every plan that I had been plotting in my head and the compositions that I thought I was going to make went out the window when the light opened up. That was because the appearance of the landscape changed completely and I found myself back to thinking on my feet and scrambling around for a different take on what was in front of me. This is such an exhilarating pastime and so unpredictable.

This is my last upload now for a couple of weeks as I am off to Hayle with my wife. She in particular deserves a good break. Thank you to anyone who takes the time to view, comment, fav on my images. This support makes flickr fantastic.

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I opted for a different composition on a recent visit to Higger Tor. There was a virtually cloudless sky which meant that including the sky in the composition was not really an option. Luckily, I arrived at Higger Tor fairly early when there were no people to get in the shot.

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Shot from the top of Higger Tor in late summer. On arrival here I was disappointed to find a lack of clouds. However, one did drift into view as if by magic, which enabled me to compose a shot with some interest in the warm early morning light.

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