Getting out of bed at 4 a.m., solitude, the sky begins to lighten imperceptibly. The Barn Owl tiredly makes
it's way home after a long night.
Stride along the deserted Highland road and come face to face with a magnificent Stag.
He's only ten feet away and for a moment he's too surprised to move, and then in an instant he's gone.
Magical moments which make Landscape Photography worthwhile.
The best countryside pictures,I believe, are taken around or just after dawn. You need to be quite
disciplined to get up at such an ungodly time but you'll be rewarded many times over.
The combination of early morning light and shadows are unique and often create unforgettable pictures.
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Cliff-top path near Durdle Door on the Doset coastline. | | Hang-glider getting ready to jump off at 12,00o ft in Switzerland! | | Gondola going up to the peak of Mount Pilatus near Lucerne. | | The lighthouse from the cliffs at Beachy Head in Sussex, England. |
| Dorset Cliffs | | Ready for Takeoff | | Up Up Up | | Beachy Head |
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A crisp February day in Dovedale in the Derbyshire Peak District. | | The trout stream at Bibery in Gloucestershire. | | Early February view above Matlock Bath in Derbyshire. | | Distant view of the haunted Riber Castle in Derbyshire. |
| Dovedale | | Bibery Gloucestershire | | Matlock Bath | | From Heights of Abraham |
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Beachy Head lighthouse from the cliff-tops near Eastbourne in Sussex. | | Lily pads in Bibery, a chocolate-box village in Gloucestershire. | | A fantasy image of the Mews in Bibery, Gloucestershire. | | The majestic Matterhorn towering above Zermatt in Switzerland. |
| Cliffs4 | | Lily Pads | | The Mews 2 | | Zermatt |
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