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East Okement River in Dartmoor - prehistoric hillfort In woodland on the banks of the East Okement River in Dartmoor there is a prehistoric hillfort. Walking around this I found a very old wall covered in moss, which followed the contours...
The Thorn Tree - Iconic Natural Feature of Dartmoor What are the two most iconic natural features of Dartmoor? Arguably they are stunted hawthorn trees and granite tors. Walking on the moor recently I captured this image. The wind blasted...
Snow is the photographer’s friend A late heavy snowfall in Devon took me out early morning with my camera before a thaw set in. The sky still had that leaden look, but the sun was above the clouds and some low mist, so the light was good....
My image “Unsafe harbour” will be part of the Spring Exhibition at Penlee House Gallery, Penzance, which runs from 18th January to the 22nd April. The exhibition features artwork produced following peoples visits to Penlee’s gallery and...
The curves of the upper Helford River near Frenchman’s Creek Driving to Cornwall down the A30 a few weeks ago I passed the well known “Nearly Home Trees” just near the Devon border. Although the composition has been somewhat spoilt by a...
Visit to the Tate Modern Gallery at St Ives Not every place of interest along the southwest coast of the UK is a land- or seascape. At a recent visit to the Tate Modern gallery at St Ives I saw that a “trans-species furry creature” had...
Figures on a Beach Ephemeral That day, their calls in hundredths of a second went away Their breath in a second, for there was little wind, that day Their scent: hours, but not for us to find And we value generally the perceptions of...
“Like sentinels of days gone by
They’re silhouettes against the sky
A headstone for those still below
A monument we proudly show
Of times when our tin was the very best”
On a walk with my camera in thick woodland in Devon I was lucky enough to spot what might have been the Beast of Exmoor.
This elusive animal has been the subject of numerous sightings since the 1970s, although some have put these down to just an overactive imagination.