Dart boughs I, Devon.
Reed Beds, River Dart, Devon.
Dart boughs II, Devon.
Dart boughs III, Devon.
River Dart with Dartmoor beyond, Devon.
Dart boughs IV, Devon.
Ashprington, Devon.
Dart boughs V, Devon.
Bow Creek, Devon.
Engulfed fence, Bow Creek, Devon.
Brambletorre Mill, Devon.
Lower Dittisham, Devon.
Dartmouth, Devon,
Rough Hole Point, Old Mill Creek meets the River Dart, Devon.
Oak boughs, Long Wood, River Dart, Devon
River Dart in the rain, from Greenway, Devon.
Waddeton Quay, River Dart, Devon.
Masts, Waddeton Quarry, Devon.
Fishing trawlers, Brixham harbour, Devon.
Rockfish, Brixham, Devon.
Lobster pots, Brixham harbour, Devon.
‘Sid the Skeleton’ Golden Hind replica, Brixham, Devon.
Berry Head, Devon.
Lighthouse, Berry Head, Devon.
Air vent, Cold War nuclear bunker, Berry Head, Devon.
Lichen, St Mary’s Bay, Devon.
Trail Marker, Berry Head, Devon.
Man Sands I, Devon.
Man Sands II, Devon.
Woodhuish Farm, Devon.
Woodhuish fields, Devon.
Scabbacombe Head, Devon.
Seascape, Scabbacombe Head, Devon.
Mew Stone & Start Point, Devon.
Brownstone WW2 Battery, Searchlight position, Kingswear, Devon.
Brownstone WW2 Battery, Searchlight position interior, Kingswear, Devon
Teignmouth & The Ness, Devon.
The wind feels cold against the sweat of my back when I take the pack off to reach for the camera. I’m becoming a connoisseur of mud – today it’s redder, stickier and less slippery than previously.
Coast path above Ness Cove, Devon.
Seascape, Ness Cove, Devon.
Shelter on Walls Hill, Babbacombe, Devon.
Bench, Babbacombe, Devon.
I’m tired today and I groan and curse in relief to find a bench to sit down on. I look up surprised to see the only person I’ve seen for hours just coming around the corner. She must have heard me clearly but we both great each other with polite helloes.
Free Candy, Babbacombe, Devon.
Wild Garlic, Babbacombe, Devon.
Wild garlic scents the path – a few are even in bloom now in January. “Two bags of 10mm aggregate, one bag of 50/50” a contractor standing in a half built driveway…
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M5 Viaduct I, Devon.
The fragility of the frosty reed beds by the Exe contrast with the monumentality of the concrete motorway viaduct. Incredibly the river Exe starts just a few kilometres from the north coast of Somerset in Exmoor but perversely chooses to run south right across the country to get to the sea here.
Exe Reedbeds Nature Reserve, Devon.
M5 Exe Viaduct & Exe Reedbeds Nature Reserve, Devon.
Morning Pylon, Tumbling Hills, Devon.
Exminster Marshes Nature Reserve, Devon.
I’m surprised that Powderham Castle and estate is actually lived in today by the Earl of Devon rather than surviving as a conference centre or National Trust enterprise. I can’t decide wether I think this is a good thing or not. I’m sitting below the incongruous burgundy powderham.co.uk sign applying blister plasters to my heels when a woman exclaims ”Oh dear!” in a Scottish accent with a smile as she…
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Toffee Nosed, Budleigh Salterton, Devon.
‘Snow on Dartmoor, Sledges in Shop’ a chalk sign proclaims in Budleigh. There’s no snow here but plenty of mud on the winding path up and down the red cliffs. “It’s like skiing isn’t it!” I say to a fellow slip and slider “It’s like glissading” he corrects me.
Benches, Budleigh Salterton, Devon.
East Devon Golf Club, Budleigh Salterton, Devon.
Scarecrow, West Down Farm, Devon.
Devon Cliffs Holiday Park.
On passing a notice welcoming me to the ‘East Devon Area of Natural Beauty’ a hail of gun fire patters urgently from Straight Point range. This must make a strange sonic accompaniment for the holidaymakers in the vast Holiday Park.
The Floors, Devon.
The Geoneedle at Orcombe Point by Michael Fairfax, Exmouth, Devon.
The rock here is the oldest part of the Jurassic Coast, 250 million years before the dinosaurs. This epic journey through time…
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Sunrise at Bar Ledges, Charmouth, Dorset.
I’d been put up the previous night by Mac Mackenney, a friend from the Royal Geographical Society who’s company Max Adventure, provides logistical support to Everest expeditions, Ranulph Fiennes’ exploits and far flung vehicle based TV shows. Tales of adventure flowed and it was some reluctance that I accepted the need to turn in. The morning is still night as he waves me off at Charmouth from one of his well travelled 4x4s.
River Char at Charmouth beach, Dorset.
At the deserted beach in Charmouth waves break in quick succession, threatening and insistent. A red smear above the horizon hints at the dawn about to break, Golden Cap is shrouded in mist.
Golden Cap from Canary Ledges, Dorset.
The cliffs here are tiers of landslip and the whole thing looks like it may slide into the sea at any moment. In parts the mud oozes down the…
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Partial solar eclipse 2015 photographed in Pittville Park, Cheltenham, England using a Canon 6D with 400mm lens and 1.4x teleconverter (560mm equivalent) with a homemade filter made from “Baader Astrosolar Safety Film”.
Towards the end of the eclipse the sun clouded allowing live view images without the use of a filter.
Images available for licence or as prints contact me for details.
SAFETY NOTE: If you are trying this yourself you must use live view and a solar safety film or equivalent filter (Neutral density is not sufficient) to prevent permanent damage to your eyes and your camera. Don’t look directly at the sun and even worse through any magnifying device.
Geometry & Silence 