A beautiful moonlit night over the rolling hills of the Clwydian Range in north Wales, and I'm taking advantage of the conditions on this warm August night to visit one of my favourite astrophotography locations, perched high on the slopes of Foel Fenlli looking north towards to coast.
In front of me is the iconic peak of Moel Famau, the highest point in the Clwydian Range, and crowned with the ruined stump of the Jubilee Tower.
...Read moreI do love a good cloud display, especially when the warm light of sunset causes the dramatic formations to glow with ever changing hues.
So when I spotted this magnificent cumulus cloud developing in the skies over where I live in northeast Wales, I spent a frantic couple of minutes setting up my camera and tripod on my front drive to catch the acion before the light faded away.
...Read moreA lovely, sunny summer's day on the North Wales coast, and where better to enjoy the weather than strolling around the historical town of Caernarfon on the shores of the Menai Straits.
With its Unesco World Heritage castle, one of the most complete and magnificent of those built by the english king Edward the First to subdue the welsh, the town is a fascinating place to explore.
...Read moreA rare clear sky at sunset at the end of a lovely late spring day on the North Wales coast found my wife Liz and I parked up on the seafront at Rhyl.
This is one of my favourite places to watch a sunset from, with acres of shining sand stretched out before us at low tide and the giant turbines of the Gwynt-y-Môr offshore windfarm punctuating the horizon of the Irish Sea.
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