Dartmoor

Since moving to Devon nearly 5 months ago, I just haven't been able to get enough of the coast - every opportunity I get I head to the beaches and coastal paths but recently, I broke the habbit and finally had my first day out on Dartmoor!

The photograph above was taken at Haytor, a very popular tourist site with (as you can see) an enormous Tor. You can get a good idea of the scale of it with the people stood on the top! Even without climbing the Tor, you can see for miles around and the views are absolutely spectacular.

It was great to get to see these huge landmarks and it was so different to the Yorkshire Moors - more exploring on Dartmoor is a definite!

The Island

Another recent sunrise - Thatcher's Rock in Torbay.

Normally, I would scout out a location before shooting there but on this occasion I had decided to do a sunrise the evening before due to the weather forecast, so there wasn't really any time to prep!

It was a beautiful sunrise though with some fantastic clouds and I found a few other nearby locations that I will be shooting from in the near future!

Teignmouth Pier

Just before Christmas I did a sunrise shoot on the beach in Teignmouth.

There is something very rewarding about watching the sunrise. The the way the light falls on the world makes everything look so different and its well worth watching.

For more images from this shoot, please see my Flickr Page here.

Still Exploring...

A couple more shots from Dawlish as we continue to explore our new local area...

Light Orbs

Something else I have wanted to try for a while - Light Orbs!

This was one of the first shots that I tried and I'm really please with how it came out! It was great fun (although I think that most of the passers-by thought we were crazy)...

It was much easier to do than I had thought and I'm really keen to try out different light sources so watch this space...!!

Beach Huts!

One sunny winter's morning...

We're still exploring the local area so there will be plenty more shots to come!

Star Trails

Something that I have been wanting to try out for a while now is Star Trails. These are very long exposures (or a series of shorter exposures blended together) that show the movement of the stars at night.

It was a beautifully clear night and I had seen a good location so I went out for a test shoot. It was freezing cold on the seafront in Teignmouth and this shot took about half an hour to take, but I think it was worth it. I hope you all enjoy it too!