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… and as I was strolling along the sand minding my own business, up came this huge crab out of the water that started crawling along beside me demanding my attention.

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October 17, 2016 | Categories: Ireland, landscape, Norway, Photography, seascape, Travel | Tags: beach, rocks, water | 1 Comment
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May 13, 2016 | Categories: Isle of Skye, landscape, Nature, Photography, Scotland, Travel | Tags: Elgol, mountains, rocks, seascape, sunset, water | Leave a comment
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March 11, 2016 | Categories: landscape, Nature, Photography, Russia, Siberia, Travel | Tags: mountains, rocks, snow, valley, winter | Leave a comment
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Snowstorm coming
Lost that day: a dry bag used to protect camera & lens in between shots. Entire tripod, camera & lens almost came a cropper too.
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January 4, 2016 | Categories: landscape, Lofoten, Nature, Norway, Photography, seascape, Travel, winter | Tags: mountains, rocks, sea, snow, water, winter | Leave a comment
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December 6, 2015 | Categories: Italy, landscape, Photography, seascape, Sicily, Travel, winter | Tags: Aci Trezza, rocks, sunrise, water, winter | 1 Comment

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May 31, 2015 | Categories: landscape, Norway, Photography, Travel | Tags: Lofoten, mountains, rocks, seascape, winter | 3 Comments

I am a rock
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February 10, 2015 | Categories: landscape, Lofoten, Nature, Norway, Photography, Travel, winter | Tags: islands, mountains, rocks, sea, winter | Leave a comment
So I’m on Mars again (report on my 1st landing posted 9 May 2012) and it’s just incredible. Can it get any better than this?


My next astonishment is finding no martians, just a few solar-powered robots roving around, remnants of other expeditions. And, equally astonishing, a gazebo perched on the edge of a precipice.

The scale and sophistication of this project dwarfs all previous ones: I am to investigate rocks laid down billions of years ago in search of evidence that past environments have favoured life. I am to look for signs of water.





Most astonishingly of all, this operation started out with funding to last for 6 sols only, but reports are already coming in of sponsors wanting it to roll and roll for many more years.
So with countless long and windblown exposures in salt water on the horizon, this could be the time to invest in a decent pair of wellies, thermals and a sturdy new tripod .

Many thanks to Ian, Ian, John, Yvonne and Sam for making this trip such an enjoyable experience!
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September 29, 2012 | Categories: landscape, Photography, Scotland, Travel | Tags: Harris, Lewis, long exposures, ocean, rocks, Scottish islands, Skye, sunrise, sunset, water | 3 Comments