Swamp Forest

Nikkor 24-70G @48mm, f9; D600; european peat swamp forest

Ceunant Cynfal

Nikkor 70-200/4 VR @105mm, f9; D600

Old Valley

An ancient valley that remembers a few glaciers passing and forming its shapes. Undisturbed realm of rare plants inhabits this place veiled in fogs most of the time. 24-120/4 @52mm, f6.3, contra-light; D90; Bluestone Rock, Spring

Nedd Fechan River

Misty valley of this river holds uniquely preserved nature. Untouched by human hand, a pristine course of nature thrives here for thousands of years. Numerous kinds of lichen and moss, ferns and whole range of rare plant species inhabit this botanic garden. Insect, birds and others vertebrates follow. Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, June 2009; following images Spring 2011 Tokina 11-16 @16mm, f13; D90

Sgwd Gwladus, River Pyrddin

Lady Falls, Tokina 11-16 @11mm, f9, 1/2s; D90 beginning of June, 2011

No Name Stream

- Roe know intimately tokina 11-16 @14mm, f10, 1/10s; D90

River Mellte - Underground

Tokina 11-16 @16mm, f6.3, White Horse Cave, pitch black dark (you don’t see your own nose), the river re-emerging after 250m of underground journey to continue through the forest 30s, slow sync flash (plus mild LED light), dark frame subtraction

Nant Llech

Tokina 11-16 @14mm, f8, 1/3s; D90, in between showers Near the end of the last Ice Age the Nant Llech, at that time a large river, rushed its glacial waters carving the gorge. A stream at present time, Nant Llech peacefully flows through the deep gorge slowly continuing in its eroding course creating environment of an incredibly species-rich biotope.

Craig Cerrig-Gleisiad

Blue Rock tokina 11-16 @11mm, f7.1, contre-jour A cirque shaped 20 000 years ago, undisturbed environment, over 500 plant species, rare upland birds; NNR

Oaks

Talybont Forest, Brecon Beacons @16mm, f7.1, 1/6, ND grad filter 0.75

Isaf Clun-Gwyn Fall

White Meadow Lower Fall @16mm, f8, 1/3s, River Mellte at nightfall

Caerfanell River

Tokina 11-16 @13mm, f9; D90

Caerfanell Stream

rising not far from here on the plateau of Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion Brecon Beacons tokina 11-16 @12mm, f8; showers; D90

River Mellte ; Nightfall

tokina 11-16 @14mm, f8; 0,65s; D90 Sculptured channels carved into the rigid rock lead tongues of water further into the cathedral of silence Into which the last Robin call melts And melts

Sgwd Ddwli Isaf

Lower Gushing Falls; Vale of Neath, early June @11mm, f8, 1/15s; D90

Afon Hepste,Sgwd yr, Eira

Tokina 11-16 @11mm, f11, D90

Afon Prysor

Sigma 50 A @f2.5; D600

Forest ; Gwynedd

Sigma 50/1.4 A @f4, primary forest with Sessile Oak dominant late sun rays as the day is drawing to the close ; D600

Lost Lands ll

Sigma 50/1.4 A @f7.1, dawn; D600 http://tinyurl.com/LostL-one

Glimpses

Nikkor 70-200/4 VR @112mm, f5.6, bogland, West Wales (Cors Fochno) D600

Lost Lands

Nikkor 14-24 @21mm, f9, West Wales; D600 Remnants of this forest are older than oldest pyramids. Numerous skeletons of those that once lived in it are washed away or collected. The Oak and Pine Forest continues its own journey of the Cycle.

Roots

Sigma 50/1.4 A @f1.4 Sheep pasturelands of Ordovices, Upper Gwynedd D600

Mawddach Muds

Nikkor 70-200/4 VR @70mm, f8 morning, tide turning, D600