How quickly the year has marched on. The clocks went back yesterday and the nights are drawing in. The autumn colours develop by the day and I am praying that the leaves are not lost too quickly from the trees with frost and gales. Word is in the air about this winter being expected to be a dramatically harsh one. I’m not sure how these predictions arise, but it is certainly making me think about where to spend Christmas. A spectacularly harsh winter will make travel around Scotland a bit dicier…maybe I should head somewhere warmer? I simply can’t decide! I love experiencing all the elements can throw at me and trying to capture the sense of that in my images. I am drawn to moody, dramatic photography and this demands being out in extremes…but it can be so hard dealing with the wet, the cold and the harsh wind trying to wrestle one’s possessions from one’s hands…
And while I contemplate whether to try somewhere warmer, here are some recent images from North Yorkshire which convey an autumnal presence
