Wast Water Screes Lake District Canvas Print

The steep slopes on the Southern edge of Wastwater, leading up to the summits of Whin Rigg and Illgill Head, are known as The Wast Water Screes and are the result of ice and water erosion of a group of volcanic rocks known as the Borrowdale Volcanic Group. I love the colours in the scree and what look like streams and rivers frozen in time. Some actually find a path up to the top of the Scree, above the clouds, some 2,000 feet above Wastwater, the deepest lake in England.

In so many ways the human race has lost its connection with nature. I developed a love of nature in my teens, which has never left me, and it's my wish that, in some small way, my images will help you reconnect with the beautiful world we live in and share. My close up images show you the intricate beauty of nature which, I hope, will encourage you to stop, really look and appreciate the beauty and magnificent complexity of all creation. I'm never happier than when I'm sitting beneath a tree deep in a wood. I hope you find and deepen your connection too. I've used cameras for a large part of my lifetime but feel that my creativity has been allowed to develop enormously with the advent of digital photography. But I'm still learning and...