Focal Point
Focusing on specific locations to provide greater perspective...
Elan Valley
Located in Mid Wales just outside the market town of Rhayader, the Elan Valley comprises of a series of reservoirs formed from the damming of the Elan and Claerwen rivers to provide drinking water for Birmingham and surrounding areas.
Surrounded by moorland and mixed woodland, the area comprises twelve Sites of Special Scientific Interest and is in its own right an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, captured here in full autumnal beauty...
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The Maligne Range lies within Jasper National Park at the heart of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta. These majestic mountains rise steeply up from Maligne Lake at an altitude of 1,670m and characterise archetypal mountain scenery with jagged snow covered peaks highlighted by the early evening sun.
Glen Afric
Located south-west of Cannich in Strathglass, Glen Affric is home to ancient Caledonian Pinewoods, Lochs and Mountainous Scenery. From the Gaelic, Gleann Afraig, it translates as 'the dappled glen', an indication to the array of woodland that still exists in this most beautiful of Scottish Glens.
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Here, I've put together a small collection of autumnal photographs that seek to illustrate the most quintessential of Scottish scenery...
Glen Coe
This volcanic valley was formed by advancing glaciers leaving a deep valley with towering mountains on both sides. Located in the heart of the Scottish Highlands in Lochaber, the Glen has an infamous past where 30 members of the Clan MacDonald were massacred by government forces that were billeted with them following the Jacobite uprising in 1692.
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Today it is an area of outstanding natural beauty with a unique atmospheric sense of nostalgia and romance...
