A landscape photography blog by Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire based landscape photographer Rob Thorley Photography.

Roaches in the mist . . . Not as catchy as “Gorilla’s in the mist”, but still very nice to see.

I think this was the first time I’d been up on The Roaches in the Staffordshire Peak District when it was shrouded in a heavy mist, and fog. The plan for today was to walk up through the wooded area, and just try to work a few compositions. I’ve got the odd shot from the wood, but like most woodland photography images they are hard won. I was hoping that the mist, and fog would be on my side to take away a lot of the distractions.

Once again I was the only car, and person up there. For some reason, probably because I’d got the conditions I found I wasn’t as conscious of that fact. I worked my way up through the wood, stopping often to try different compositions, and whilst the mist, and fog helped I still found it challenging to make “good images”.

I eventually got to the end of the woodland, and decided to head back along the middle tier, rather than go up top. It was around 10:00, and the break in the weather hadn’t materialised, so there didn’t look to be too much to see up there. In the end I was probably up there for around three hours.

Definitely a much needed trip, and as “challenging” as it was I managed to walk away with thirty-four images for the micro stocks, and a few of the better ones I’ve shared in today’s gallery.

You can view more images from The Roaches, and my gallery of other Peak District locations.

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