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Musings on photography, mental health and mountain life.
Capturing the Magic of Nature:
There's something magical about the way nature glows during the golden hour - that fleeting time just before sunset or after sunrise when the light is soft, warm, and imbues everything with a golden hue. For landscape photographers, it's a coveted time to capture stunning images that showcase the beauty of the natural world. However, taking advantage of the golden hour requires a careful balance of technique, timing, and creativity.
Photographing Iceland’s Midnight Sun
So hot was it that as the rain poured down, my back was drenched whilst my front dried. I stood for a long time watching, listening and being completely mesmerised by what was happening. It was a truly humbling experience to witness first hand the raw power of nature and to literally see a new landscape being formed.
Weathering the Storm
So it came to be that I found myself on a climbing trip in the south of France, sat on my rope bag by the river writing myself a list of reasons to stay (to live) versus ones to leave. The list in favour of ending it all flowed so easily, bullet point after bullet point mounted up whilst only two reasons for staying emerged. One, I didn’t want to be responsible for inflicting the hurt and pain that my death would bring to those who have loved me and stood by me for so long. Two, I didn’t want to die, I just couldn’t see a way to make the hurt stop.
Spring Photography in Yorkshire:
Injury is restricting me from adventuring into the alpine or even the mountains of the UK. Finding beauty more locally is what this post is about