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Pitstone Mill

06 Feb 2016, Posted by Elliot Hook in

Pitstone Mill at sunset. A 2 minute exposure was used to accentuate the movement in the clouds.  Fortunately, towards the end of the exposure, the sun appeared from behind the cloud to illuminate the scene with a golden glow.

Hitchin Lavender Sunrise

05 Feb 2016, Posted by Elliot Hook in

Hitchin Lavender, Cadwell Farm, Hertfordshire at sunrise. This was taken about 20 minutes before sunrise one summer morning.  The sky erupted with bright yellow, orange and pink hues as the sun, still below the horizon, illuminated the clouds above.

Therfield Browns

04 Feb 2016, Posted by Elliot Hook in

The rolling farmland of the chalk escarpment near Therfield, Hertfordshire, though this time in flatter light, out of season, resulting in a sea of browns.

On My Doorstep

31 Jan 2016, Posted by Elliot Hook in

A gallery of landscape images taken within approximately a 1 hour drive from my home in Bedfordshire.  I count these locations in Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire as my local haunts and they are places that I have the opportunity to visit over and over again…

Black and White

25 Feb 2015, Posted by Elliot Hook in

A selection of black and white landscape images, including plenty of long exposure work.  I really like the mood that a good mono conversion can bring to an image, and many of these images were shot with that conversion in mind.

Iceland

24 Feb 2015, Posted by Elliot Hook in

A gallery of images from a trip to Iceland a couple of years ago.  The weather can prove to be so challenging, but the landscape is awe inspiring at every turn that you just have to keep shooting.  I’d love to return under calmer conditions,…

Isle of Skye

23 Feb 2015, Posted by Elliot Hook in

A collection of landscape images taken on a trip to the Isle of Skye, Scotland, a couple of years ago. See my blog posts (here and here) for a guide to photography locations on Skye.

Further afield

23 Feb 2015, Posted by Elliot Hook in

A gallery of landscape images taken further afield, from across the UK and beyond.  I particularly enjoy shooting on the coast which is a minimum 2 hour drive, however I find it rewarding as the sea seems to hold endless possibilities for shooting creatively.  During…