Sunset in Wales

A beautiful sunset on our day out to Wales this week.

Sunset at Lytham

How better to spend the day than giving Bailey a run on the beach and then watch the sun go down.

A chat with a swan.

A day in the Lake District and a close up encounter with a very social swan at Coniston.

Cloud Watchers

Whilst we where photographing storm Henry at Crosby this week we inadvertently managed to capture some "nacreous clouds " as well. 

Sometimes known as mother of pearl clouds for their distinct appearance, nacreous clouds are laced with vivid iridescent light from below the horizon.
Nacreous clouds form in the lower stratosphere over polar regions when the sun is just below the horizon. The clouds are illuminated from below and often glow in vivid colours and will often remain visible for a couple of hours after sunset and through the night as they are lit by moonlight.The water droplets which form nacreous clouds are much smaller than those forming more common clouds. The smaller droplets scatter light in a different way which is what creates the distinctive luminescent appearance.They are usually only visible from the UK when the cold air which circulates around polar regions in the stratosphere (known as the stratospheric polar vortex) is displaced and hovers temporarily over the UK which creates the very cold conditions required.

Storm Watchers

Yet another storm hit the UK this week, we went to Crosby to see if we could capture a picture of storm Henry. There where quite a few other people there too.