Behind the Lens
Welcome to my landscape, nature, and wildlife photography blog.
Here you'll find all of the latest images, and commentary by Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire landscape photographer Rob Thorley Photography. Read on to find out about where I've been, and what landscape, nature, and wildlife subjects I've been photographing.
Winter Snow at The Roaches
Sunrise landscape photography at The Roaches in the Staffordshire Peak District after a scattering of snow.
Winter Cloud Inversion at The Roaches
Photographing a winter sunrise cloud inversion.
“Epic”. That’s the best word I can use to describe this morning. It was one of those days where you’re reminded of why you get out of bed at “stupid o’clock”, or in this case when it’s freezing cold.
Peak District Sunrise
An early morning alarm call for a spot of landscape photography. The plan . . . to shoot Parkhouse Hill and Chrome Hill in the Derbyshire Peak District at sunrise, with the potential of a cloud inversion.
Sunset at The Roaches
There was nothing in the weather forecast to suggest there was to be anything epic this evening but I thought I’d go for some side light on Ramshaw Rocks in the Peak District. Unfortunately being popular, and a nice day it was rammed up there. In the end I found myself up around Blake Mere (The Mermaid Pool), and decided to shoot a few panoramas as the sun set.
The Roaches Sunset
I’m not sure why I was surprised to find that it had been almost twelve months to the day since I’d been on The Roaches in the Staffordshire Peak District, but surprised I was. Tonight was all about getting back into the swing of landscape photography, and there’s not many better places local to myself than The Roaches to do that.