Which do you thinks works better - with colour or without?

A rainy day in Madeira - provides for a bit of drama in the clouds at least!

Missed the alert on my phone so probably missed the peak activity, but the Northern Lights were still showing over the lifeboat station in Hoylake last night when I got there.

A bit of patience (I ran back to the car a few times when the rain was really heavy) paid off in Madeira. A couple of shaft of sunlight illuminated the houses for me to capture.

Parque Natural do Ribeiro Frio, Madeira - conditions weren't great, but at the last minute the sun came out a little and gave me this opportunity I'm pretty pleased with the result - the transition from light to dark across the scene is matched by the car lights from white to red.

Believe it or not, when I first visited Madeira the road that you can just about see on the cliff was still open and we drove under this waterfall. The road is now closed and a much safer tunnel has replaced it.

I first went to Madeira in 1994 (it is where Una and I got engaged) with a Praktica film camera and a few rolls of film. I remember being blown away by the landscape - this was the first time I'd ever travelled abroad and the first time I'd flown in a plane! Here we are 31 years later. #madeira

I took this photo of a Gannet a Bempton Cliffs a good few years ago, but seeing it I can recall in perfect clarity the exact spot where I was stood as I took this. I was doing some messing about with b&w and wondered what this would look like if I gave it an extreme makeover!

This is definitely a marmite style image. Do you love it or hate it? #stapauls #london

Last one of Caernarfon Castle for a while. What do you think of the light trails?

I've had some odd interactions when I am out with my camera after dark, so am sometimes a bit on edge. When I was taking this of Caernarfon Castle a bunch of kids came up and I thought were going to be a problem, but hey wanted to pose for me! I pretended to take some shots of them and they left!

What a cool place for dinner. Osteria's Italian restaurant in Caernarfon with a view of the castle from your table. Who are you taking?

When I was taking this photo I was verbally abused by three girls (in Welsh), still not sure why they took a dislike to me! Caernarfon Castle, Wales.

Caernarfon Castle at night. I took this shortly before being shouted at in Welsh by three girls!

I wonder how many people pass over Tower Bridge in London and don't know there's stuff going on under their feet?

I am off to Hamburg for a couple of days tomorrow (my son lives there) so here's a shot from Chilehaus, which is a banger of a building in the city. #hamburg #chilehaus

Need some calm? I wonder how many turns of the tide this rock has experienced.

I really do love Caernarfon - even though when I was taking this three teenagers came up and shouted abuse at me in Welsh! #caernarfon #cymru

I love Caernarfon Castle. Been visiting since I was a very small child and try to get back at least once a year. #caernarfon #cymru #wales

The Vault is situated under Tower Bridge in London. Thousands upon thousands of people every day passing overhead, but just one walking by on this occasion.

The Speicherstadt (City of warehouses) in Hamburg is the largest warehouse district in the world where the buildings are built on timber piles. It is a cool place to visit at night.

I am not a city person. I can't think of any time I'd rather be in a city than at the coast or mountains. But other people like cities and there is always demand for city views. Here's a recent one from London. #london

Little bit of a Friday quiz - can you name the building and the city?

Does anyone have any experience of folding/collapsible kayaks? I'm thinking of getting one for trips to Wales and Scotland (need to be able to pack my photo gear) and have been looking at Oru and Trak2. #kayak #kayaks

Just a guy going for a walk in Aberdeen.

The Royal Liver Building, Liverpool. Always good to get out after heavy rain to make the most of the reflections on the wet ground.

Any #nfl fans want to join a Sleeper fantasy league? sleeper.com/i/mZq18J3wj6zx

Tower Bridge, London

The birds are flocking to my garden. I've converted the shed into a hide!

Carousel.

Of course you want to see a photograph of a juvenile Blue Tit taken from my garden shed. #shedhide

Five Liverpool icons. #thebeatles

My plan for the weekend is the fix the handbrake on my car. Here's an image from Porthor to distract from the oil and grime!

People have been shopping on this street for almost 2,000 years - no that wasn't the length of the queue! #Chester

Old and new in Liverpool. #liverpool

St Helen's Church, York. Not as famous as the Minster, but the doorway make a nice frame.

The world famous Liver Building. #liverpool

If only I could share the smell and sounds from this Welsh woodland with you. Pure bliss. #wildgarlic

Queen's Park Bridge, Chester, England. A beautiful city well worth a visit.

Fancy some architectural photography? Course you do.

Anyone care to guess what this fabulous piece of design was originally used for?

Autumn at York Minster. Walking the walls in York really does give some great views of the city. #york

Two similar views of The Lowry, but which do you prefer?

Chilehaus in Hamburg. My favourite building in a city full of amazing buildings.

The lights of an ambulance passing the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool.

I'm a regular customer of theprintspace.com so they have kindly given me a code for you to get a 50% discount. Use this code 9OZQ1VP at checkout. #discountcode #printing #photography

Famous mountain and famous waterfall, do you know them?

More views of the IWMN in Salford. Lots of cool angles to take with this building.

Angles. A glimpse of the Imperial War Museum, Salford, England.

Windows - mostly closed. #minimalism