Autumn Winds

Walking in the beautiful, windy woods last Sunday with nothing more than a mobile phone for a camera, turned out some images I'm really pleased with. It is a fascinating exercise to go with an absolute minimum of equipment and explore how to respond artistically, how focussed one becomes, and how open to possibilities.

Twilight Poplars

Oak with shadow

Rookery oaks

Pen-yr-Allt, Pembrokeshire

This is a beautiful and ancient wood at sea level in the far west of Wales near Fishguard. The atmsophere is quite magical with its twisted and tumble-down trunks.

Winter Frost

Another winter view of Roundway in a clear, sunny frost with a small hawthorn. A diminutive tree but with its own special charm in the landscape.

Winter Beech

Winter trees against a cold, clear morning sky always make me thrill with delight. Roundway Hill in Wiltshire has some wind-blown and elegant beeches which look wonderful in every season but are especially stirring in the wildness of winter.