Ian Cylkowski Photography @IanCykowski@photog.social

The Peace of Time https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/8/17/the-peace-of-time

Lisabet and I have visited quite a few abbey ruins in our time, and there’s a common feeling we experience when visiting them: a sense of peace.

#architecture #summer #history #historical #abbey #furnessabbey #barrow #cumbria #sigmadp0quattro #photography

Revisit, Remember, Relearn https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/8/4/revisit-remember-relearn

I like to revisit favourite compositions. A large part of this is simply the love of the view itself. But also, it helps me to reconnect, in a way.

#landscape #photography #summer #tryfan #wales #northwales #snowdonia #ogwen #penyrolewen #nature #travel #hiking #sigma

The Sea Takes Bites Out Of The Land https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/8/1/the-sea-takes-bites-out-of-the-land

I wasn’t sure how to compose this photo. Should I compose for the gorgeous turquoise water? The cliffs? The nearby ridge?

#photography #autumn #fall #wales #southwales #pembrokeshire #bullslaughterbay #seascape #nature #travel #uk #britain

The Island of Colourful Rocks https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/7/27/the-island-of-colourful-rocks

Ynys Llanddwyn, the spit of craggy land off Newborough beach in Anglesey, is a botanist’s dream.

#landscape #landscapephotography #photography #summer #wales #northwales #anglesey #ynysllanddwyn #seascape #uk #britain

A Valley Of Two Halves https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/7/13/a-valley-of-two-halves

Dyffryn Ogwen, or the Ogwen valley, is a fascinating place for amateur geologists, like me.

#landscape #landscapephotography #photography #summer #wales #northwales #snowdonia #hdr #waterfall #mountains #ogwen #nature #travel #hiking

The Desk of John Ruskin https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/7/4/the-desk-of-john-ruskin

John Ruskin bought the, at the time, rather dilapidated Brantwood house in 1871 for £1,500, roughly equivalent to £175,222 in today’s money.

#architecture #interior #photography #history #historical #johnruskin #brantwood #coniston #lakedistrict #cumbria #uk #britain #england

The Island Of Lovers https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/6/28/the-island-of-lovers

One of the little “jewels” you can find around North Wales lies just off the Newborough/Niwbwrch coast on the island of Anglesey: Ynys Llanddwyn.

#landscape #photography #summer #hdr #wales #northwales #angelsey #ynysllanddwyn #newborough #island #seascape #nature #travel #hiking #uk #britain

I would have to say that these falls are in my Top 5 British Waterfalls (that I’ve seen so far) https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/6/25/appropriately-named

In English they’re called Swallow Falls, known in Welsh as Rhaeadr Ewynnol, which translates to “Foaming Waterfall”.

#landscape #photography #hdr #summer #nature #travel #swallowfalls #northwales #wales #snowdonia #uk #britain

The Wizard's Hat of Ogwen https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/6/23/the-wizards-hat-of-ogwen

All the weather forecasts today were pointing to a giant thunderstorm arriving at some point in the afternoon so Lisabet and I got up and out first thing, and went to see an old friend: Tryfan.

#landscape #photography #summer #hdr #ogwen #snowdonia #wales #tryfan #mountains #uk #britain

We're in Wales for the week! https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/6/22/the-mining-village-with-no-neighbours

Here's from the incredible coastline of Nant Gwytheyrn on the Llyn Peninsula.

#landscape #photography #hdr #summer #coast #sea #wales #llynpeninsula #uk #britain #nature #travel #hiking

Mountains Are The Beginning And The End Of All Natural Scenery https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/6/17/mountains-are-the-beginning-and

John Ruskin, author of the above quote, was many things during the Victorian era: artist, writer, art critic, philosopher. But he was also a social revolutionary.

#landscape #photography #summer #lakedistrict #coniston #cumbria #uk #britain #england #hdr #nature #travel

Small But Unstoppable https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/6/16/small-but-unstoppable

Skelwith Force is a waterfall that I come back to time and time again.

#landscape #photography #waterfall #hdr #summer #uk #britain #england #cumbria #skelwithforce

In Between The Storms https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/6/15/in-between-the-storms

I’ve moaned a lot about the weather recently, but it did result in one incredible sunset this week.

#landscape #kendal #cumbria #photography #hdr #uk #britain #england #lakedistrict #sunset #summer

Happier Times https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/6/13/happier-times

The weather’s been pretty dreich this week, especially today. So here’s a happier shot from a couple of weeks ago, taken from the shores of Elter Water.

#landscape #photography #summer #lakedistrict #cumbria #uk #britain #england #hdr #elterwater

The view from John Ruskin's home https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/6/9/ruskins-home

Today, finally, the rain left us and glorious sunshine bathed the land.

#landscape #photography #summer #brantwood #coniston #lakedistrict #cumbria #hdr #uk #britain #england

The Rainbow Above The Cliff https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/6/6/the-rainbow-above-the-cliff

Not long after I got my shiny new Sigma dp0 Quattro I went hiking up a nearby hill just west of Kendal: Scout Scar.

#landscape #photography #spring #cumbria #lakedistrict #rainbow #lythvalley #kendal #uk #britain #england

The Revelation of Light https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/6/5/the-revelation-of-light

It would be fair to say that the Lake District doesn’t shine a light compared to the natural splendour and fecundity of New Zealand, especially New Zealand’s South Island. But we have our own little charms, right?

#landscape #photography #summer #cumbria #lakedistrict #loughriggtarn #tarn #mountains #uk #britain #england #hdr

Today was lovely in the Lake District, once the rain buggered off https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/6/2/impossibly-quaint

#landscape #architecture #summer #lakedistrict #cumbria #uk #britain #england #photography #elterwater

Have you ever been to Sizergh Castle and Garden? You should go, especially in the summer! https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/6/1/english-country-garden

#landscape #garden #architecture #photography #castle #sizergh #cumbria #uk #britain #england

The Town of Tug o' War https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2019/5/25/the-town-of-tug-o-war

I’ve been around Northumberland many times in the last few years, but never took the opportunity to properly explore Berwick-upon-Tweed: the most northerly town in England.

#architecture #photography #berwickupontweed #northumberland #england #medieval #townwalls #uk #britain #travel