Posts about sunset
Dwarfs sitting on the shoulders of giants
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We are like dwarfs sitting on the shoulders of giants in order to see more and farther than they do – not, of course, thanks to our own sharp eyesight or size, but because the size of the giants lifts us up. Bernard of Chartres
The right place at the right time
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So much of landscape photography is being in the right place at the right time. Although images and scenes like this are promoted as being a sign of the photographer’s skill, that’s only the case if the image needs to be heavily manipulated. This was pretty much one-to-one what this field looked like, just as
Alone at Hardendale
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A short break and brief drone flights above the farmland in the sunset near the highest point of the UK motorway network.
Chevroux to Gletterens
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A cold walk on the shores of Lac de Neuchâtel, and some lovely pink post-sunset light.
Sunset at the lake
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You can tell that I’ve enjoyed myself when I come home from a walk or a day out with a set of photos. Here are four from a chilly but lovely winter sunset on the shores of Lac Léman last weekend. I’ve loved square-format images since I started taking photos with a medium-format film camera
Île de Peilz
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I like unusual things and the tiny natural island around 500 metres from the lake shore at Villeneuve, on Lac Léman, certainly fits that bill.
Random things in February 2022
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Mainly speaking, the month of February is a cold one, when my thoughts start turning to days out and summer temperatures. That being said, I still managed to get out on some trips, with the main goal of getting some exercise.
Using a drone subtly
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Using a drone isn’t all about “aerial photography”, but, for me, about the ability to get better angles for photos which are otherwise out of reach.
Abrupt sunsets
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Sunsets in the mountains are different from those over flatter landscapes.
Trebarwith Strand
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We recently spent a lovely couple of weeks on holiday, touring the south of England and spending a full week in Cornwall. On arrival at the self-catering cottage we’d booked, we chose to make things easy for ourselves and head to the Port William Inn for a pub dinner in one of the few buildings at the seaward
In the shadow of the giants
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The Niesen casts a clearly triangular shadow when the sun is low in the sky.
The luck and beauty of life
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We are ever grateful for the opportunity to live in such a beautiful country. For the luck which means that we are of sufficient means to decide, based on a weather forecast, to drive for fifteen minutes and ascend in a rattling funicular cabin to a place which feels like the top of the world. All to
Lausanne, Switzerland
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Locals and photographers alike gather on the hill near Lausanne’s cathedral to watch – and photograph – the summer sunsets. The northern shore of Lac Léman is one of the best places in the country from which to photograph the sunset.
Evening Cruise
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Ask anyone who knows me well, and they’ll probably be familiar with me excusing myself during dinner to step out and photograph the sunset.
