Sunday the 29th of June 2025, For "when you get a chance take it." The unexpected beauty of a truly glorious Sunset.

Within photography there is something called "Chance." And it was on Sunday the 29th of June 2025 that I was perhaps not even expecting anything akin to a Sunset to take place, for the week prior sunsets had been completely non existent, but that of course is perhaps due to a major heatwave. But then of course that changed and in the evening of Sunday the 29th of June 2025, when I was observing the sky - I noticed that there was colour in the clouds, pastel like and immediately I had to send the drone up to capture what else there was, and from above I was greeted by the perhaps slightly unexpected beauty of a truly glorious sunset, and below are the photos that I had managed to capture.

"A Colour of Beauty, a Painted Panorama."

"Artworks of a June Sky."

"A Summer Glow, The light and Magic of a June Sunset it does Glow."

"The painted sky of June, the hue of nature and art."

Saturday the 21st of June 2025, The "Threshold" of the longest day. Capturing the arts of Summer Solstice.

It was last year that me and another fellow landscape photographer - Craig Yates, ended up visiting Alport Height for Summer Solstice and a little bit of Summer Solstice Sunset Photography. This year though with the drone things were slightly different, no trip to Alport Height, but instead I was hoping that there was going to be a bit of a display in the sky of a painting as carried out by nature, and surely enough what happened, colour did appear in the sky, and well I just had to send the drone up to capture the art that had appeared, for somehow Summer Solstice does have a way of creating art, along with the artist of nature, and yet The Threshold of the longest day was coming to an end, for after the nights drawing out, after the 21st of June they start drawing in again, that is until of course Winter Solstice. But what a spectacular sight on Summer Solstice, and below is what I had managed to capture. 

"The Solstice Gold."

"The art of cloud and gold. From Suburbia to Countryside on Solstice Evening."

"A Pastel Sky on Summer Solstice." - (Panoramic, 6 Shots stitched together.)

Thursday the 19th of June 2025, To sunset or not to sunset? And in the end.............

"Ah, there is nothing finer than the arts of nature in the evening, for nature has a habit of making use of that thing called the sky, and using it as a canvas for a painting."

There is just "something else about a sunset." And so far June 2025 has been a bit meh, when it comes to sunsets, but it was just yesterday on Thursday the 17th of June 2025 that I was looking at the skies, for in the distance towards the west, I noticed a welcome change and that of course was a bit of cloud cover in the skies, but there was no real colour within them, and I had to continue sporadically to observe them - they thankfully did change colour but I was in two minds and the thought that was going through my head was,

"To sunset or not to sunset?"

And then something happened, I decided to get the drone up and take a chance, to risk what could be seen from above, and from above well I noticed that there was just a work of art, a delightful sky full of colour and arts, the art being created by nature and in the end, well this is what I had managed to capture. 

"Painted is the Panorama, A work of Summer Art."

"A Summer Sunset Canvas."

"Art and Beauty, Colours over Suburbia, a Painted Sky."

Saturday the 14th of June 2025. A low battery level and just moments to spare. But what did I manage to capture? For a work of art in the evening sky.

The last time I managed to "capture anything with the drone" was on Monday the 3rd of June 2025, at the perhaps rather unique Codnor Park Reservoir, featuring of course some interesting photos of the historical Model Village of Ironville down below. But since the 3rd of June, well I have not had the chance to fly the drone, one of those things and even Sunsets have been a bit of a let down just lately, but it was on Saturday the 14th of June, that a slight change happened, I was looking at the clouds and due west, a clear(ish) sky, yet due East over in the direction of Nottingham, I could see a rather grey and moody sky, along with that I could also see a delightful Rainbow, and well I knew that I had to capture it, for the drone only had two bars of battery life within it, and I had literally moments to spare, but from above, what I captured was a work of art in the evening sky.

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"A Panorama of Colour, the arts of the Rainbow."

"Art in the sky from 400ft."

"From Urban to Countryside and maybe Gold?"

"The arc of Colour, Beauty of Nature over Suburbia."

"A Pot of Gold perhaps in The Erewash Valley?"

"Beauty of The Rainbow, the view towards The Erewash."

Sunday the 1st of June 2025, And it was a "metaphorical tip off" that meant I sent the drone up to capture in a fleeting glimpse something beautiful.

"Remind me again what a Sunset is?"

 For Sunsets are one of my favourite things to capture, and the last time that I had managed to capture a decent sunset was on the 25th of May 2025. After that though a lack of any decent colours in the sky during the evening - and that was until I had a message from another photographer friend of mine, Craig Yates, that said something along the following lines, 

"There is something akin to a glorious looking sunset beginning to take place!" 

And that was of course music to my ears, for on the ground I had captured some photos of a sky that had an almost "Wes Anderson" like colour scheme to it, with the clouds, but I knew that I had to get the drone out, and in moments I had prepped the drone to take off, and to see what could be seen from above, and what I came across was a beautiful and glorious painted sky, the artist of course was nature, and the colours were just something else to behold.

"Towards the Golden end of the Day."

"Under a painting of clouds."

"Purple Looms the sky."

"As the rain, the purple sky a glow."

"The painting of a glorious Sunset a glow."

Sunday the 25th of May 2025, One minute the sky was gentle and calm, the next moment the artist "Known simply as Nature" had created a work of art in the sky.

 There is nothing more than I like than watching the colour of the sky changing, and it was on Sunday the 25th of May 2025, that I was looking outside, the clouds were looking beautiful and in one direction a glorious blue sky, some glorious looking clouds and along with that, I could also see a change in the sky beginning to take place, me I just had a thought of what would happen if I send the drone up, and surely enough I did do, looking over The Erewash Valley towards The Bennerley Viaduct in the distance I could see a glorious calming sky, and yet looking due North West, towards Langley Mill and Heanor in the distance, the artwork of nature taking place and creating something truly spectacular to see, an incoming downpour had painted the sunset that was happening, and below are the photos that I had managed to capture.

"Approaching is the Artwork of Nature."

"A Delightful Sky, Clouds of Beauty and Delight."

"Painted Gold."

Friday the 12th of April 2025, Attempting something different, capturing the arts and beauty of Spring Blossoms at Greasley Church.

 It was on Sunday the 6th of April 2025 that I had visited Greasley Church, the purpose being for "research." and that research was to see if the beautiful Spring Blossoms had all come out into bloom - and they had not, the beautiful Spring Blossoms of course not only being the white ones but the even more opulent pink cherry Blossoms that always add a little bit more magic. Yet fast forward from Sunday the 6th of April 2025 by just six days and it was on Friday the 12th of April 2025 that I decided to stop off at Greasley Church, just by chance to see if the glorious and opulent pink cherry Blossoms had finally come out in all their beauty, for they had, and I had something slightly different in mind, I wanted to capture them from a more unique perspective, and that of course meant that I had to take the drone up and capture there abstract features and views from above. Of course flying just above the glorious opulent pink cherry Blossoms revealed a somewhat abstract beauty, and artwork that from the ground you do not notice, and yet from above, it is just something else, and below are the photos that I had managed to capture.

"Ah, the season of Spring, a delightful season that much like Autumn has a certain something about it, for the landscape changes, gone are the bare elements of Winter and instead like Autumn, the landscape is changed into an art gallery of colour with the symphonic sounds of Wildlife and birdsong, for it is just something else to behold and something that we should all take time to witness instead of rushing around in life, take time to slow down and appreciate the arts of nature and the colour that Spring paints within the landscape that surrounds us."

"Opulent in Pink. The beauty of The Spring Blossoms."

"The perfect place to sit and be surrounded by Spring."

"Shades of Green, elements of Blue, Cherry Blossom Beauty it Glows."

"Floating just above the beauty of Pink below."

"Abstract elements, the Beauty of Cherry Blossoms."

"The pink above, the green below."

"Painted beauty of Opulence."

"Delights of Spring, Opulence of Blossoms."

Friday the 4th of April 2025, Sometimes it is just the one photo that makes the difference. For I knew that from observations of the sky, that artwork was being created.

There is something about the sky, for it always constantly changes and perhaps the most interesting way to describe the sky is along the following lines,

"For the sky, it is nothing short of a giant canvas, a canvas that can be painted by the artist known as nature at any given moment or time, especially at Sunrise or Sunset, and from below on the ground, looking up at the sky, you can notice artwork being created, the colours they can change in a moment leaving just a window of opportunity in which to capture the artwork of the sky, the cloudscapes, a Sunrise or a Sunset."

And it was on Friday the 4th of April 2025 that I was observing the clouds changing colour, I knew that there was going to be the potential of a glorious Spring Sunset taking place, and I knew that I had moments in which to capture the Sunset taking place, I managed just in the spare moments of time to send the drone up, and from above this is the one photo that I had managed to capture of a truly glorious Spring Sunset, and quite possibly the only Sunset from April 2025 so far. 

"Painted is the sky, beauty of an April Evening."

Monday the 31st of March 2025, A beautiful Spring Sky, and a more unusual perspective of the delightful Watnall Woods.

"Lockdown." For that is a word that many people would perhaps rather forget, and yet to some it was a time of discovery - when of course restrictions had been eased. And it was when those restrictions had been eased that I had made some kind of "local lockdown discovery." And found the delightful, historic and curious Watnall Woods, an area of woodland on the metaphorical doorstep that I had never visited before and I was completely taken away with it, for surrounding the woodland is of course areas of Suburbia, yet Watnall Woods - provides a serene sanctuary away from the areas of Suburbia and whenever you visit, you are greeted by the symphony of wildlife, birds and of course the gentle breezes that can flow through the woodlands, it really is magical. But another visit on Monday the 31st of March 2025 to these woodlands was on the cards, and me - well I wanted to capture this unique area from a completely different and unusual view, from above, and under a delightful Spring Sky, these are the photos that I had managed to capture of a truly glorious and spectacular woodland, for these are the delightful views of Watnall Woods, from a more unique perspective. 

"Under a delightful sky, the flanks of Watnall Woods." - (Panoramic.)

"Floating gently, the serene scenes of Watnall Woods Below."

"From Suburbia to Countryside" - (Panoramic.)

"Over the Watnall and Greasley Fields, a fine Spring Vista."

"Looking over the delights of Serenity below. A spring scene over the fields below."

"Woodland Textures, and Rural Patterns."

Friday the 28th of March 2025, I just knew the sky was going to be something else, and surely enough it was.

It was on Friday the 28th of March 2025 that after a visit to "World of Wedgwood" near Stoke On Trent, that I had returned to the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border, the sky was blue and perhaps I was hoping that there was going to be a decent sunset, surely enough I was observing the clouds and the colours in them began to change quite rapidly, I had moments in which to get the drone airborne, and from above I was left completely in awe at what I had managed to capture, for the sky was just something else to behold, and below are the photos that I had managed to capture. 

"Golden glow, a Spring hue and the arts of a painted sky."

"Gentle are the colours over Suburbia."

"A Spring Sunset, a beautiful and glorious glow." - (Panoramic.)

"Sunset Cloud Wings."

Thursday the 27th of March 2025, A beautiful Spring light and an unusual flight. Taking a unique look at Highfields Park at The University of Nottingham.

One of the most unique things about the city of Nottingham is perhaps the size of it, for it is a small city by a lot of means and that of course has its advantages, the amounts of green spaces and countryside that surround it, that are located within the suburban areas and that all seem "within easy reach and close proximity of the City centre." And one of those places happens to be Highfields Park at The University of Nottingham - for it is an area of parkland that serves as a place of escapism just a short distance away from the busy rushes, hustle and bustle of the city centre of Nottingham, and yet here at Highfields it also feels a million miles away, for you seemingly forget that you are surrounded by suburbia, and yet with a beautiful Spring light and warmth in the air, I just had to capture Highfields Park, from a completely different angle, from above, but of course below are the photos that I managed to capture of this truly delightful and unique area of parkland that exists and forms parts of the grounds of The University of Nottingham. 

"Cloudscapes above, the beauty of the lake below."

"The Clocktower, Highfields Beauty below."

"A Highfields of a Panorama." - (Panorama.)

"Architecture, Parkland, Cityscape and Suburbia beyond."

"Just floating above the lake. A Trent Building of Beauty."

"Trent Building, the Beautiful Spring Light, a Glorious Sight."

"Lake, Beauty, The eyes towards Suburbia." - (Colour.)

"Lake, Beauty, The eyes towards Suburbia." - (Black and White.)

"Looking ahead, the Highfields beauty of Spring."