Landscapes

My original aim in travelling was to see the landscapes that were portrayed in coffee-table books of distant lands. Those and my grandmothers multi-room collection of National-Geographic magazines convinced me to try and take these landscapes back home with me. I have seen a lot, captured a lot on film and memory card but there are still many beautiful landscapes out there to be recorded.

Uluru, the great rock in the centre of Australia

View from Lanserkopf along the Inntal with Bergisel ski jump in the foreground

Fresh snow, autumn colours and a great sunset. Makes driving in Tirol interesting.

Autum, Winter and a Sunset all combine to offer magical scenes in the Alps.

The crocuses bloom in the springtime in the alpine meadows of Tirol.

The view looking North East from the side of Lanserkopf, a short walk from Innsbruck in the Inntal.

Austrian has lots of little alpine chapels.

Elmen in Lechtal, a cute little Austrian village covered in Snow in the early winter.

Coming down from the Aarlborg Pass you meet cute small villages again.

The church tower in Elmen, Tirol under the first fall of snow of the winter.

Skogafoss is on the Ring Road in Iceland and so is visited quite a lot.

The church of Vik, on the South Coast of Iceland.

Sunset over the "chruch floor" bassalt formation.

This interesting bassalt formation is known as the church floor as it is as decorative as one.

Iceland doesn't have much grazing land so the majority of their livestock is sheep.

Multiple falls in Eastern Iceland

There isn't a lot of population in Iceland but every once in a while along the main road you come across a farm.

Mountains along the Southern part of Iceland's main road.

The mountains of Eastern Iceland as seen from the ring-road.

Most of Iceland's electricty production is from Geothermal Power. However it then has to be brought to the population centres by massive power lines.

The Lenticular cloud is something seen in extreme latitudes. These were in Iceland.

Reyðarfjörður, one of the Eastern Fjords of Iceland.

Driving along the roads in Iceland you often come across a scene like this that just begs you to stop and pull over for a photo,

Rivers and Sunsest are everywhere in Iceland. Sunsets actually take a longer time so far north.

The most powerful waterfall in a country full of them.

Random Monument in the middle of Iceland.

Iceland has the lowest density of population in Europe. It is relatively empty.

Invermorriston Falls on the side of Loch Ness

The Bridge in Invergarry was built by the renowned Engineer Thomas Telford in the 1800's. A more modern one overlooks it today.

The Bridge in Invermorriston was built by the renowned Engineer Thomas Telford in the 1800's. A more modern one overlooks it today.

The Bridge in Invermorriston was built by the renowned Engineer Thomas Telford in the 1800's. A more modern one overlooks it today.

In the evening when the boats stopl the Caledonian Canal is very calm.

Loch Lochy is part of the Great Glen in the Scottish Highlands.

The ruined Urquhart Castle on the banks of Loch Ness is very popular with tourists to the Highlands.

The Moray Firth is famous for its Dolphins that search for trout at the tidal bottleneck caused by this spit of land.

One of the 22 locks on the canal that links the Atlantic with the North Sea across Scotland.

Neptunes Staircase is a collection of seven locks one after another at the end of the Caledonian Canal.

Reflection of the sunset in the locks at Neptune's Staircase on the Caledonian Canal

Loch Ness is 23 miles long and from one end you can't see the other. However you can see the other sides easily as it is narrow and deep.

Though one of the deepest lakes in the UK, Loch Ness has shallow parts as well.

The Caledonian Canal has numerous locks and lochs along its length.

On the shores of Loch Duich Eilean Donan was a stronghold of the McKenzies.

On the shores of Loch Duich Eilean Donan was a stronghold of the McKenzies.

On the shores of Loch Duich Eilean Donan was a stronghold of the McKenzies.

The road above Glengarry in the Scottish Highlands.

The Austrian Alps are full of pretty meadows and small lakes like this one just outside Seefeld in Tirol.

Seefeld in Tirol, a beautiful Mountain town.

Seefeld in Tirol is both a ski resort and a summer resort.

Kerry gets a lot of rain and its fields are a lush green.

The road through the Beara mountians on the Beara Peninsula, the less famous cousin of the Ring of Kerry.

This loan sheep stands guard on the ring of Kerry.

When it isn't Green Ireland is Grey.

Ireland's many rivers are crossed by pretty bridges.

One of the many castles of Ireland.

The Blackwater Valley in North Cork is excellent farmland.

The misty hills of North Cork don't grow much except sheep.

Belvelly near Cobh in Cork has a big long bridge to cover the tidal differences in Cork Harbour.

Hay bales being collected during the summer.

Belvelly castle stands guard over a tidal crossing point in Cork Harbour.

Old boat stranded at low tide on the Wild Atlantic Way.

A regular narrow road in County Cork in the Spring.

The Gearagh is an old flooded forest in County Cork. Once one of the world's largest flooded forests it was destroyed for a hydro electric scheme.

The ruins of an old monestary in County Cork.

The ruins of an old medieval monestary in Ovens, County Cork.

The ruins of an old medieval monestary in Ovens, County Cork.

The Northern Lights have to be very bright to be seen so far south and even brighter to be seen in a city. This was in Bergen Norway.

The famous Cliffs of Moher in County Clare on the west coast of Ireland.

The view from Connor Pass on the Dingle Peninsula in Co. Kerry; the highest pass in Ireland.

The beach on the north side of Smerwick on the Dingle Peninsula.

The End of the Dingle Peninsula, with the Blaskett Islands in the background.

The Dingle Peninsula in Kerry

Coastline on the Dingle Peninsula in Kerry.

The Kerry Coastline as seen on Valentia Island

Low Tide on the river Bandon in County Cork, Ireland.

The Inniscarra Bridge in County Cork glowing by the light of the late afternoon.

The famous ruins of Blarney Castle, Ancient home of the Blarney Stone, Cork Ireland.

The famous ruins of Blarney Castle, Ancient home of the Blarney Stone, Cork Ireland.

Flowers in the spring in Blarney, Cork, Ireland.

The river Nore as it flows through Kilkenny.

Looking north from a bridge in Kilkenny, the great centre of Irish Hurling.

The valley below Vøringfossen, Norway's most famous waterfall.

Vidden, the plateau above the City of Bergen in Westen Norway.

Sunset near Oslo. On the south side of the city on a branch of the Oslofjord.

The road from Glengarriff to Kenmare passes though beautiful scenery between Counties Cork and Kerry.

Healy Pass, on the Cork and Kerry border, looking into Kerry.

Ireland's most famous waterfall.

The upper reaches of the Lee, near Inchigeelagh, that flows through Cork City.

Lava flow in the Galapagos.

How now brown cow.

Sunset over the Keys, in Key Largo.

Akershus Fortress in Oslo in the Autumn.

The Saone River is an excellent place for cruising.

View from Rundemanen above Bergen, Norway.

Fishing boats moored for the evening in Pokhara, Nepal.

Sunrise in the Himalaya taken on a March morning. It was about a half an hour's climb out of Namche Bazaar in the freezing cold and at an altitude non of us were used to yet to be up in time for the sunrise. It was worth it though and the photos only capture half of the beauty.

The path that leads to Mt Everest Base Camp is well trodden.

The Dudh Koshi is the river than drains the glaciers of Mt. Everest's flanks.

The path that leads to Mt Everest Base Camp is well trodden.

Sunrise over mount Everest taken on a March morning. It was about a half an hour's climb out of Namche Bazaar in the freezing cold and at an altitude non of us were used to yet to be up in time for the sunrise. It was worth it though and the photos only capture half of the beauty.

Swinging suspension bridges are important infastructure in the Everest Region. Though there are no 'roads' the main paths are significantly shortened by these gravity-defying bridges.

Evening sky in the Serengeti. Th storm clouds were gathering in the late afternoon but there was enough room for a bit of sun to shine through still. This was taken after a great day on safari but there was still just enough time left to go see a leopard.

Evening sky in the Serengeti. Th storm clouds were gathering in the late afternoon but there was enough room for a bit of sun to shine through still. This was taken after a great day on safari but there was still just enough time left to go see a leopard.

The savannah can sometimes seem endless and more so with a wide angle lens.

The savannah can sometimes seem endless and more so with a wide angle lens.

A view from the Nkoringo area of the Bwindi Forest of Uganda into the volcanoes of the Virunga Mountains. Later in the evening the glow of Niaragongo Volcano was visible.

Looking towards the Virunga hills in the Congo. Niyaragongo volcano in the distance.

The Bwindi Forest is one of the last homes of Mountain Gorillas.

Springtime in the Fjords. Flowers blooming in the fjords in Norway.

The view from the top of Gulfjellet,the highest mountain in Bergen, the gateway to the Norwegian fjords.

Tulips in the fields near Keukenhof in Holland in the Spring

The beaches near Punta del Este in Uruguay.

Wumaeia Bay in Chilean Patagonia.

Sunset at the lighthouse on Cape Horn. The southern tip of South America. Next stop Antarctica

Mountains of Torres del Paine National Park.

Patagonian Cormorants sitting on an old rotting pier in Puerto Natales, Chile.

The waterfront in Puerto Natales, Chile.

Belvelly Castle stands just outside Cork City.

Sunset in the French Countryside before Christmas.

Jasper Train Yards with the Colin Range in the background.

The train line is still very important for getting grain from the Pararies of Canada to the coasts.

Horeshoe Bay just outside Vancouver is the departure point for the ferries to Vancouver Island and northwards.

Horeshoe Bay just outside Vancouver is the departure point for the ferries to Vancouver Island and northwards.

A great day for skiing thanks to a fresh dump of powder overnight.

A popular camping spot on the alternate routes to Machu Picchu

A popular camping spot on the alternate routes to Machu Picchu

As seen from El Misti, near Arequipa, Peru

Autumn colours in the southern French Alps.

The Vallée des Merveilles in southern France is home to marvellous scenery and amazing ancient rock carvings.

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