We have a number of Rowan trees, or Mountain Ash, in our garden. I love their shape, their autumn berries – which are swiftly gobbled by the birds – and the reminder of wonderful holidays in the Lake District where the Rowans grow in abundance.
Here, I managed to catch the berries with the sun directly behind them, no special filters, just a sparkle of light.
Like something out of Tolkien, these tree roots stretch down a bank as though attempting to slowly creep along to a new space.
I love woodland and the way the trees mark the seasons. It’s Spring, the beech trees have bright, lime-green. soft-to-the-touch leaves that gently filter the light rather than blocking it out. And the woodland flowers make their one-time bid to bloom and set seed before the canopy thickens up for the summer.
Beech tree and bluebells, Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire.
On the North York Moors, if any saplings manage to survive the best efforts of the local sheep and finally grow they then have to cope with some strong and persistent winds. Many of the trees in this area are wind-sculpted and leaning.
Taken last year in the woods at the side of the upper reaches of Derwent reservoir in Derbyshire.
A view across the Derwent arm of Ladybower Reservoir, Derbyshire, taken in early winter.
This tree-lined path is at Helmley Castle in North Yorkshire providing welcome shade on a sunny day.
My first foray into black and white photography since my teenage years! This gnarled tree was growing in woodland next to the Kilburn White Horse in North Yorkshire and whilst the day was hot and sunny in the woods it was cool and calm.
During a recent visit to a friend’s cottage I photographed this beautiful view from her garden on a still and sunny day.
Views Through My Lens 