Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Seascape

Described as a village full of character, I think that plays down the description a little! Here we see most of the lower village. It has winding cobbled streets full of charming 18th century cottages and shops. When you are there, it is difficult to believe that it was once one of the largest fishing ports in the north east. A great place to explore with its rock pools and fossil cliffs, not to mention its olde-worlde pub in prime position on the quay. Staithes' most famous resident, James Cook worked in Staithes as a grocer's apprentice where he first gained his passion for the sea. Enjoy full screen Our friend Toz has other views from here too: www.ipernity.com/doc/2405228/50371960

Just before reaching Staithes from the south, one passes this interesting headland quaintly called 'Old Nab' . The bay below is called 'Jet Wyke' where many ancient fossils can be found. If you look closely, you can just see a tent erected at its foot, quite an enterprise as during the past four or five days there has been a fierce storm raging along this coast. Its still windy today but it will soon calm down. Enjoy full screen.

Another mini-holiday takes us to the North Yorkshire coast for a week of basking sunshine! Instead though, we get views and weather like this but it has its compensations, in dramatic photos and splendid airy cliff-top walks. Here we are just north of Port Mulgrave on our way to the old village of Staiths. PiP Enjoy full size.

As we almost come to the bottom of our steep trek down to the waters edge and lunch stop, we see the beautiful view of this small peninsular as seen from the nearby restaurant. As I look at this view again, I wonder how that hole in the rocks was made. Enjoy full size.

Enjoy with me the light on these wind-swept trees high above the Balearic Sea. Continuing our fifth day near Deia, still on this West coast, we are now walking down the steep garden trail from the Son Marroig museum (see previous photo), down to the cove and headland at the waters edge itself where we will find our restaurant too. Enjoy full size.

As we head out North East towards the popular resort of Port de Pollença we look down on our home for a week here at Port de Sóller. We see again the two lighthouses but we miss the third lighthouse on this side. Anyway it gives those that do not know this spot a chance to enjoy it with me. 'Port de Soller was originally a small fishing village servicing the main town of Soller. Its isolated location at the foot of the Serra de Tramuntana meant that, before the Soller tunnel opened in the 1990s, it was a difficult place to get to. As a result, unlike many other seaside destinations on the island which were subject to some overdevelopment in the 70s and 80s, Port de Soller came through this era unscathed. The traditional charm remains firmly intact and has helped create a more sophisticated holiday destination. Surrounded by the Tramuntana mountains, Port de Soller is one of the few towns that can claim both magnificent mountain scenery and breathtaking sea views on the island.' www.seemallorca.com .

Another view back towards Port de Soller , a long way beyond the mountains here. Enjoy large

A view towards this popular resort of Puerto Pellensa from the lighthouse of Cap de Formentor. This is our next port of call on this wonderful day out before returning to Port de Soller. Enjoy full screen.

Such a church could not lie in a more idyllic situation. This beach locally known as Golden Beach for obvious reasons gives us a stunning view towards the church here. Most of the year, one could never find this beach as empty as this. There are some advantages in visiting in early February

Balnakeil Bay in the very North West of Scotland is the setting for this glorious sunset. This was taken at 22.30 demonstrating how far North we are. Enjoy

As the sun starts to drop behind the mountains, a beautiful thing starts to happen to these shifting sands -they display different colours each time you look. A place to meditate and loose one's troubles.

Taken a few years back now, this splendid iron fence adorns the promenade of our Yorkshire coastal town of Filey. Over the years countless layers of white paint has been added onto this, to counter the constant salt spray, but as you can see the rust still prevails giving it an attractive look too. The top rail is in fact painted a very similar but darker rich ochre colour. In the distance one can see the headland of the famous Filey Brig. PiP shows Filey itself. HFF, enjoy the weekend.

The storms have gone - for the time being, but the moody lighting hangs about for some time yet. A lone walker chances the weather and it is another chance to get a much liked mood shot for me. Best enlarged. Pip

At the end of a marvelous day doing the Ring-of-Kerry tour, we are greeted by scenes like this near our cottage at Rossbeigh. The left side demonstrates the contrast levels between the bright sunset reflections and the en-shadowed hills and foreshore.

The Dee estuary towards the Welsh coast always has attendant weather. This snap taken between heavy showers displays the possibility to of a quite walk.

A rather artistic view here but not a distraction I hope.

As the night turns slowly to day, I take the rare chance of capturing the sun rising. Normally the fist sight of the sun is the most exciting and best thing to photograph but in this case I like this pre-sunrise better. The dark blue of the night sky turning to a blood-red just around the famous Penyal d'Ifac at Calpe is a crowning point to rest my eye on. Enlarged, one can easily make out the night fishing boats with their lights. Tech info: 34mm Nikon at F7, 1/6th sec iSO 1250, tripod mounted.

Between Ayia Nappa and its Nissi Beach lie a few small coves and bays. Here at one of them sits this old pier. In Summer this would be crowded of course. This is HDR made up out of one RAW file.