Fourteen Per Cent

Fourteen Per Cent

Fourteen Per Cent I have been planning this shot for some time, waiting for the leafy canopy to thicken and for the leaves themselves to get that rich summery green. The plan was to head out very, very earlyone morning wearing a scarlet jersey for contrast and to...
Blue Hour, Hastings Promenade

Blue Hour, Hastings Promenade

Blue Hour, Hastings Promenade A quiet spin along the seafront promenade in the old seaside resort of Hastings, in the rich blue light before...
Sentinel Oaks

Sentinel Oaks

Sentinel Oaks Sentinel oaks and a splash of early morning sunshine along a country lane near the town of Rye, East Sussex. Who’d be anywhere...
Wickham Lane, Winchelsea

Wickham Lane, Winchelsea

Wickham Lane, Winchelsea It’s a quarter to five in the morning along an evocative old sunken lane near the village of Winchelsea. By now I’ve already ridden over an hour by lamplight along darkened streets and down winding country lanes to be here. A...
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Great Expectations I had an audience on my ride across the marsh this morning – something I’m not accustomed to given my early starts – and for novelty’s sake I paused to capture this image. A friend of mine, seeing it, said it reminded him of...
Golden Delicious

Golden Delicious

Golden Delicious A burst of intense golden sunshine on my morning ride to Pevensey. There’s no more satisfying place to enjoy a sunrise than from the saddle of a bicycle when you’re miles from home, having been up and out and taking a measure of the day...