Although during our stay on Tenerife this January my wife Liz and I spent most of our time exploring the natural wonders, we did take an afternoon and evening to have a look around Costa Adeje, the heavily developed resort where we were based for the week.
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On this grey, cold, windy and wet February afternoon, here's a little warmth to brighten your day as we start a series of photos from the (mostly) sun kissed Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
Today's featured location is the town of Los Gigantes on the west coast, backed by huge volcanic sea cliffs and nestled against the deep blue waters of the Atlantic ocean.
There - I'm feeling better already!
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One of the main reason Liz and I chose Tenerife for our week of winter sun earlier this year was for me to shoot this time lapse video of the milky way over Mouint Teide.
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The last light of the setting sun creeps up the flanks of Mount Teide on Tenerife in the Canary Islands in this evocative time lapse video.
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Sunset, dusk and a glowing sky at twilight in this time lapse video looking out over the Atlantic ocean and the island of La Gomera from the cliffs of Los Gigantos on Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
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Sunset and a glowing sky at dusk in this time lapse video looking out over the Atlantic ocean from Costa Adeje, Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
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Dusk falls over the impressive waterfront auditorium at Santa Cruz de Tenerife in this time lapse video.
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A stunning time lapse of sunset and dusk ove rthe volcanic landscape of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, overlooking the town of La Laguna.
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The winter sun break that my wife Liz and I enjoyed on Tenerife in the Canary Islands this January proved more cloudy than anticipated.
Bad for the tan, but great for photography as this time lapse of clouds over the volcanic landscape at El Roque demonstrates.
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People enjoy the North Wales coast in all sorts of ways.
Me - I enjoy a gentle stroll along the promenade at Llandudno, but some people get a bit more extreme!
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The last few images from the stunning New Year's Day hike that my wife Liz and I enjoyed, heading up to the Ffynnon Llugwy reservoir in the Carneddau mountains, Snowdonia, North Wales.
Needless to say - I'll be back!
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Wherever you go in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, you'll find the landscape criss-crossed with miles of drystone walls.
A poignant reminder of the hard work of generations of sheep farmers that have made this landscape what it is today.
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Voted Britain's Favourite Mountain, the unmistakeable Cornish pasty shaped slopes and summit of Tryfan dominate the skyline of the Ogwen Valley in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales.
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Wherever you go in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, you'll find these wooden and wire sheep control fences.
These particular examples are in the Carneddau range, next to the track up towards the Ffynon Llugwy reservoir.
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Some more views down the stunning Ogwen Valley in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, captured as my wife Liz and I climbed up the Dwr Cymru access road to the Ffynnon Llugwy reservoir.
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Phew! Just back from a week's holiday/photoshoot in Tenerife, with almost 5,000 images and a faulty camera to sort out!
Tenerife was lovely and warm, and starkly photogenic in places, but nothing beats the scenery of North Wales, as shown here looking down the Ogwen Valley in the Snowdonia National Park on a stunning winter's day.
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Yesterday I presented the last photos I captured in 2019, and today I'm presenting the first photos of 2020, taken on a beautiful New Year's Day in and around the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia, North Wales.
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These are the last photos that I took in 2019, on New Year's Eve at the wonderful Penmon Point on the Isle of Anglesey, just off the North Wales coast.
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The recently reurbished promenade and seafront at Colwyn Bay on the North Wales coast is a visual treat, especially on a crisp, clear winter's day.
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The beautiful Nant Ffrancon valley in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, photographed on a rare day of good winter weather.
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In many ways, the Snowdonia National Park is a man-made landscape, and the hundreds of miles of drystone walls, old and new, criss-crossing the mountains and valleys are evidence of that influence over the centuries.
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If there's one thing that defines the area around the lower half of the Nant Ffrancon valley in Snowdonia, North Wales, it's slate.
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Tree in winter in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales.
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The first full moon of 2020 provided me with a couple of opportunites to capture dramatic time lapse sequences, although one of the opportunities didn't turn out quite as I'd hoped!
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The final (for this time) images from a lovely winter's afternoon spent in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, featuring some of the eye catching shops, pubs and buildings in the town.
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Some stunning views around the lovely harbour at Kinsale on the coast of County Cork, Ireland, on a beautiful December afternoon and evening.
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The quiet bay of Summercove, just outside Kinsale on the coast of County Cork, Ireland, home of the very impressive Charles Fort.
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Late afternoon and evening on a winter's day overlooking the beautiful harbour at Kinsale in County Cork, Ireland.
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Towards the end of 2019 my wife Liz and I had an early Christmas with part of our family over in Ireland, which gave us the opportunity to revisit the seaside town of Kinsale on the south coast on our way back to Cork airport.
What a gorgeous afternoon that turned out to be!
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And now for something completely different!.
This is the aerodynamically improbable Airbus Beluga transport aircraft, flying overhead at dusk.
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A stormy winter's afternoon on the coast of Anglesey, North Wales.
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Sunset over the Irish Sea on a cold, clear winter's eve spent on the West Shore at Llandudno on the North Wales coast.
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Living in North Wales, I'm never wanting for interesting weather to photograph, such as this rainstorm over the Vale of Clwyd as seen from the slopes of Moel Famau.
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A look back to the halcyon days of summer holidays spent exploring the beautiful coastlines of Devon and Cornwall.
A warming thought on a cold, grey January morning!
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Three lakes, Llyn Gwynant, Llyn Mymbyr and Llyn Padarn, photographed on three lovely days in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales.
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Happy New Year!
I saw out 2019 in great style, spending three hours in the freezing cold wind perched on a slippery rock at Penmon Point on Anglesey, North Wales.
And I wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else!
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A few more views from the wonderful North Wales coast, captured earlier this year during time lapse shoots.
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One of the most photographed landmarks in North Wales, and understandably so.
This is the watchtower on the tip of Llanddwyn Island on the southwest of Anglesey, just off the North Wales coast, photographed here through three various stages of sunset and dusk.
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The Menai Straits seperating the Isle of Anglesey from the North Wales coast is a place of wonder, especially in the light of a beautiful sunset or dusk.
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The Point of Ayr lighthouse on the beach at Talacre, North Wales.
A stunning location at either end of the day.
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A beautiful sunset and twilight over the Gwynt y Mor offshore windfarm is shown here, as photographed from Rhyl on the North Wales coast.
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The Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland, is a wonderland of dramatic scenery and even more dramatic weather which my wife Liz and I love to explore when visiting family over on the Emerald Isle.
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A very Happy and Blessed Christmas to all who take the time to visit my website here at goHOWiE.com. Thank you all so much for your support and encouragement this past year.
And here's an image that slipped through the net a few years ago now - Dawn over Sprague Lake in the stunning Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.
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A late December trip to Porth Dafarch on the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales was a chilly but very enjoyable affair.
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The Snowdonia National Park in North Wales attracts some pretty dramatic weather systems, and with scenery to match it's no wonder my wife Liz and I spend so much of our free time here.
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The Flintshire suspension bridge over the river Dee estuary at Connah's Quay on Deeside, North Wales makes for a dramatic and very photogenic subject.
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These beautiful stratocumulus clouds formed right over my head while standing in my drive, so of course I grabbed my camera!
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The night skies over North Wales offer some wonderful and enigmatic views, especially during the long winter darkness.
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A beautiful autumnal dusk over the Vale of Clwyd in North Wales.
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The North Wales coast is home to some pretty quaint seaside resorts, a prime example of which is Criccieth on the Llyn Peninsula.
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The lovely rolling countryside of North Wales near Llanwrst is featured in these two images, captured in the light of a lowering October sun.
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The last gasp of autumn colours along the Afon Llugwy river at Capel Curig in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales.
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Capel Curig in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, is one of the wettest places in the UK, and all that water has to go somewhere!
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The Denbigh Moors in North Wales - bleak, windswept and wonderful.
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One of the many things that North Wales is reknowned for is its castles, and here are just three of them, at Conway, Flint and Rhuddlan.
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The Clwydian Range Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in North Wales is a beautiful place, and even more so outside of 'normal' daylight visiting hours!
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Although the Clwydian Range Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) near my home in North Wales isn't officially a Dark Skies reserve you can still get far enough away from civilisation to get a good view of the Milky Way on a clear night.
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Beautiful light around sunset on the North Wales coast at Rhyl.
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Although the scenery around Llyn Mymbyr in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, is usually photographed on a large scale (understandably so), there are plenty of lovely smaller views to delight the senses.
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Day or night, Llyn Mymbyr in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales provides some stunning views when the light is right!
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An unusual exhibition filled Palace Street in Caernarfon last August, and Liz and I were on hand to enjoy the spectacle.
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Twilight on the North Wales coast, with some beautiful sights to enjoy and photograph in and around Caernarfon.
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The half hour or so either side of sunset is a magical time for photography, as the cool tones of twilight slowly replace the warmth of direct sunlight.
And it helps if you're in a beautiful location when capturing the light changing, sush as overlooking the Victoria Dock at Caernarfon on the North Wales coast.
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The culturally significant town of Caernarfon on the North Wales coast is somewhere that my wife Liz and I often end up at following a day spent exploring the Snowdonia National Park.
A great way to round off a day out, with plenty of photo opportunities on hand around the castle and harbour.
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A brief window in the awful late November weather gave me an opportunity to get out and about around North Wales to capture these dramaitc time lapse video sequences.
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Yesterday I presented some images of Llanfairfechan on the North Wales coast, taken during the summer months.
Today, there are more images of Llanfairfechen, but this time taken in crisp winter sunlight.
Compare the two and see if you can spot the difference in the quality of the light.
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These are some views from the sleepy seaside resort of Llanfairfechan on the North Wales coast, a favourite haunt of my wife Liz and mine when we want a stroll in the peace and quiet.
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