Retro Reworking: Brimham Rocks, North Yorkshire, Summer 2017
Honestly there are so many named rock formations in Brimham Rocks that I’ve long lost track of which is which. Nevertheless, enjoy this composition and gorgeous light I managed to nab.
Brimham Rocks is one of my most treasured locations in England.
You can find it on Brimham Moor, appropriately, in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Beauty, west of the Yorkshire Dales. The area features a wide variety of rock formations crafted into otherworldly and fantastical shapes for thousands of years.
The original rock here was laid down about 300+ million years ago, but much of the carving of these rocks occurred within the last 100,000 years. They bear beautifully poetic names, such as The Druid’s Idol, Lover’s Leap, The Wishing Stone, The Anvil, and lots more.
I shot these photographs in the late summer of 2017, when we were housesitting a friend’s place near Harrogate. Back then I was shooting on a Sigma dp0 Quattro with a built-in 14mm f/4.0 lens.
I hope you enjoy this short series of weird rocks.
This formation might be called The Baboon’s Head, but I couldn’t be certain.
The formation on the right could be called The Smartie Tube… maybe. One of the nice things about photographing the moors of Yorkshire in late summer is all the brilliant pink and purple heather everywhere.
There’s a few reasons why this composition captivated me. Firstly, all the gorgeous heather. Secondly, I like the way rocks all seem to be pointing towards each other.
I’m fairly sure the formations centre and left are called The Wishing Stone and Pulpit.
Honestly I could spend years hovering around Brimham Rocks with my camera.