A windy day can impact cycling and photography. It can aid or hinder cyclists as I know from my own experience. It can also play a part in landscape photography, emphasizing the drama and dynamism of the scene. If you are looking to take dramatic landscape photographs, head out when the wind is up.
Category Archives: Cycling
New Year Cycle Ride
A few photographs taken on a cycle ride taken in early 2024 on a cycle ride to Hatfield Forest, Essex. There had been heavy rain the night before but as the day wore on the clouds began to break to let through a sight of the sun.
Midwinter
Dark and stormy skies over Dorset in midwinter
Winter cycling
It can be harder to go cycling in the Winter; the days are short and the weather is colder. However, a ride through open countryside, with the wind at your back and the low winter sun illuminating leafless trees and ploughed fields, can be a breathtaking experience.
The Shape of Trees
On cycle rides I notice the changing tree shapes throughout the seasons, . This inspired the “Shape of Trees” project, which captures the various changes trees undergo throughout the year and as they age. A calendar featuring these photographs is available for purchase for 2024.
A cycle ride
Join me on a cycle ride through the Buckinghamshire countryside on a late August day.
From the sea to the city
Sometimes I have ridden to the end of the road and looked out upon the sea. In July 2023 I went the other way. After holidaying near the North Norfolk coast I cycled back into Norwich to catch the train home.
Slow
Much of my photography is made whilst out cycling on country lanes. As I ride along I have plenty of time to look around me, and one thing I notice are the “Slow” signs painted on the road. This is a meditation on the painted sign.
Fenlands
What always draws me to the Fens time and time again is the sky. Nothing grows taller than the trees so the overhead panaroma is almost uninterrupted.
May Day
A few photographs taken on a bike ride exploring the woodlands, churchyards and country lanes of Hertfordshire on May Day 2023.