Trips

Yorkshire and the Lake District 2020

A much needed trip away after so many months locked down.

A lone sheep stands on the edge of a ledge looking at the camera.
A sheep looks directly at the camera.
Ed jumping in mid-air. He’s facing sideways.
Looking down at a limestone pavement in Whernside. The limestone is severely eroded and filled with grass in between.
A panorama of Ribblehead Viaduct from a distance.
Chris stood crouched just off path taking a photo of a magenta foxglove.

Snowdonia 2019

A dash to Snowdonia to take advantage of some lovely weather.

The jagged face of snowdon before sunrise. The mountain has a light dusting of snow on the top.
A panorama taken from midway up Snowdon before sunrise. The sky is lightening, but the landscape is still dark.
Ed facing away from the camera just before sunrise. He’s got a bright backpack on.
A sunrise photo taken from midway up Snowdon, facing the sun. There’s a still lake on the bottom, reflecting some of the sunrise.
A panorama of the bowl of Snowdon taken just after sunrise. The right side of the mountain is bathed in orange sunlight, whilst the bowl and left are still in shadow.
The peak of Ylliwedd seen in the distance in shadow.

Samoens 2019

A long weekend hiking in the French Alps.

Ed sat on a large rock, overlooking a large and deep valley.
A wide panorama from the Pointe d’Angolon
Oj in the air, mid jump. He’s high up on a mountainside in the bright sun.
Oj climbing a steep path on the left, with a panorama of the alps to the right of him. In the center of the frame is a large pipe emerging from the hillside.
A yellow circle painted on a rock, with a smiling face in the middle.
A close photo of the trunk of a medium sized tree. A stripe of white-red-white stripe has been painted horizontally around the trunk.

Lisbon 2019

On to Lisbon for tiles, colours, and more octopus.

Looking up at the ruins of the Carmo Convent. All that remains are the arches of the building, with blue sky where the ceiling would be.
Looking up a narrow alleyway filled with two flights of steps. The buildings on each side are painted in light pink pastel colours
A portrait photo of the entrance to a 4 storey building at the end of a wide alleyway. The building is painted in pastel-yellow, and has a pastel pink building to the left.
Looking down a series of regular castle battlements. A large olive tree as tall as the battlements is visible on the right.
A peacock looks stood side on looks at the camera. It’s stood in the shade of a peach pastel coloured building.
An interior view of three windows in the Carmo Convent - the interior is dark but warmly lit by the three windows.

San Sebastián 2019

To Spain to eat all the pinxtos.

A narrow street in Getaria, with sunlight on one side.
Looking up at the exterior of a church window. The surround is made from brown bricks, and you can see the neighbouring building reflected in the window glass.
Looking up to a circular opening in a wooden roof.
Looking across to the other side of a street in Getaria. In the central divider there is a red rowing boat.
A concrete sculpture at the side of the road. The sculpture resembles origami with lots of folded corners.
Inside the San Sebastián bus station. The loading bay is large and dark, with a circular sculpture in the middle, letting light in from above.

Torridon 2019

Exploring Torridon for our fifth winter hiking trip.

A cream coloured highland cow with large horns faces the camera. There’s long shaggy hair covering it’s eyes.
A detail photo of some fishing nets and lobster pots. There’s a bright orange buoy in the foreground.
A detail photo of some fishing nets and lobster pots.
Ed stands facing the camera in a blue jacket and yellow hat.
Chris stands facing the camera in a bright red jacket.
Ed and Chris jumping in the air. The photo is an animation between two frames taken inches apart, giving the pair a 3d quality.

Minnesota 2018

A quick trip to the states to celebrate Thanksgiving.

A photo taken from high up, overlooking a bend in Baptism river. The river is mostly covered in snow and ice. There’s sparkles in the air from snow flying about.
A photo from the side of a highway looking over the side. Lake Superior is in the background.
A photo taken from the side of US highway 61.
A photo taken from under highway 61 as it passes over the Baptism river. There’s a blue arrow pointing to the right.
A photo taken from a steel footbridge over Baptism river. The camera is facing directly down the bridge.
A photo down the banks of the Baptism river. The river is 70% covered in snow and ice, with a wire bridge in the background crossing the river.

Basel 2018

Visiting all the musuems.

A photo of a sculpture in a field. It consists of 12 poles emerging from the earth and pointing upwards. They’re arranged in a row, and are coloured like a rainbow, from green to blue, red, and yellow.
Facing straight on a rectangular fountain in an open air square. There’s four flags on the right hand side.
A view inside an art installation at the Vitra Design Museum. There’s mirrors ahead and on the sides creating an infinite loop. The room is dark, but small squares of light repeat.
Looking towards a window inside the Vitra showroom. The room has a profile like a house with a pointed roof. Inside the room is a long table and bench.
A photo taken from the courtyard of the Vitra Design Museum showroom.
Inside the Vitra Design Museum archive. The room is brightly lit with aluminium shelves on each side receding in to the distance. On the shelves are many different chairs.

Barcelona 2018

Food, Gaudí, Hiking and museums.

Looking towards the ceiling of the main atrium of la Sagrada Família. The very top of the ceiling is especially bright from many small lights.
A photo looking directly up at the large hall of la Sagrada Família. There are 8 main support columns that radiate outwards.
Looking up at some stained glass windows in la Sagrada Família. The near ceiling is faceted and coloured green and blue from the window light.
A patterned glass window in la Sagrada Família. It looks similar to an abstract stained glass window, but with frosty white glass.
A close up of some tiled mosaic on the exterior of la Sagrada Família. The tiles are arranged in five segments like a pie chart. The top three segments are pink, and the bottom two are gold.
A detail of the exterior tiling at the top of one of the towers in la Sagrada Família.

Fort William 2018

A longer trip with some bigger hikes.

A high zoom photo looking towards a section of the CMD arete on a sunny day. Tiny figures can be seen descending it.
The Glenfinnan viaduct seen from the side.
A small wooden shelter on a snowy mountainside with deep blue sky.
Three sets of footprints rise out from the snow. They’re compressed bits of snow, and the surrounding snow has eroded away.
Two climbing bags lean against each other - deserted on a snowy plateau.
A snowy cornice seen from the side.

Glencoe 2018

Exploring the Glencoe area.

Chris stands at the foot of a snowy coire with early morning sun ahead of him.
Ed in the distance looking down over a snow covered ridge.
Chris descending a snowy plateau.
A long photo looking down a snowy mountain to the valley. The small figure of Chris is visible in the distance with both hands in the air waving to the camera.
Chris kneeling on a snowy plateau taking a photo.
Ed in far distance is a dark spec on an otherwise white mountain.

Cairngorms - March 2017

Back to Scotland to put our new skills in to practice.

A photo of a rocky cliff partially covered in snow. There’s strong fog everywhere so the background and bottom of the cliff can’t be seen. There’s a shadow of a person at the tip of the cliff.
Chris taking a photo looking down a sunny hillside. There’s dark clouds in the background.
A photo pointing down at moss and grasses. The moss is deep red in colour.
Chris hiking in a t-shirt on a brown grassy path. There’s partially snow covered hills in the distance.
Ed hiking uphill on a partially snow covered slope.
A gloved hand holds a compass and map in front of the camera as a blurred figure walks ahead in the distance surrounded by snow and fog.

Cairngorms - February 2017

To Scotland to do a bit of winter mountaineering.

A photo taken from behind as Chris walks ahead. The sun is directly ahead causing Chris to be mostly silhouette with brightly lit edges of his body. The surrounding countryside is fresh with evergreen trees and a snowy mountain in the background.
A sunny valley early in the morning. There’s a bit of mist in the background and several layers of mountains visible.
A wide photo in morning sunlight. In the background there’s a hump of a snowy hillside. In the foreground there’s brownish grass with tall trees littered about.
A small stream in a sunny valley landscape. There’s patches of snow on the right bank.
A wide panorama of the Gleann Eanaich valley. There’s snow on the upper parts of the mountains and in the valley it’s mostly brown.
Chris stands on a high path taking a photo of the Gleann Eanaich valley in bright sunlight.