Took quite a lot of images over the last week so difficult deciding on which to post for #ShareMondays2026 but I just adored the icy Grand Union Canal and golden reflections of the trees :) #Berkhamsted #abstract

What an incredibly odd bird a swan is. A lot of birds are very odd, but this one really is so bizarre. What is that thing on the top of its beak all about?! #Swan #BirdPhotography #Berkhamsted #CanonR5markii

Absolutely adore @drrjwarren.bsky.social paintings - look at this stunning toad!

Mallards are such exquisitely beautiful birds (especially the males, although the females are also lovely, if a little less colourful). #BirdPhotography #Mallard #CanonR5markii #Berkhamsted #GrandUnionCanal

There are always grey herons along the canal. They are strange birds, not known for being very nice... but I like to see and photograph them. #birdphotography #berkhamsted #grandunioncanal #localphotography #canon

Abstract ice heaven back down at the canal this morning (flat tyre this time, so didn't go back to the common - well, I did, but then noticed the deflated tyre so drove home!). #Iceisnice #GrandUnionCanal #Berkhamsted #Abstract #CanonR5markii

Grand Union Canal 139. No chance to get a proper angle of this view unless you're on a canal boat! I wasn't. #Berkhamsted #CanonR5markii

Looking a bit more dignified... Mute swan, Grand Union Canal. #Berkhamsted #CanonR6markii

I've always had a thing about tree reflections in moving water - the Grand Union Canal in #Berkhamsted provides ample opportunities to photograph them! Particularly nice at sunrise, like this morning :) #CanonR6markii #localphotography #abstract

A bit of serendipity this morning - didn’t feel safe going out in the car so went to the canal instead and saw this. My comedy moment for the year 🦢🤪 [Vertical video so needs a click] #sillyswan #iphone15pro

The weekend starts here! Hoping the roads aren't too icy so I can head back up to the common in the morning - hoping for hoar frost 🤞🤞 Northchurch Common, #Berkhamsted.

Last ones for tonight - and more from yesterday morning with the glorious morning sunlight coming through the trees. I really love winter more than any other season :) Northchurch Common, #Berkhamsted #CanonR5ii #LocalPhotography

Some foggy trees from yesterday morning at Northchurch Common - it was a really lovely morning and hoping for more this weekend. Obviously forecast tomorrow is good too, but I'm working :( #LocalPhotography #Berkhamsted

A few more photos from the drone over Northchurch Common this afternoon as the sun poured beautiful golden light over the treetops. The berries are amazing this year. Note the crown shyness on the 3rd image - normally seen from below :) #Berkhamsted #DronePhotography #DJIMavic3Pro

Nice way to start the New Year. Hope it's a good omen... Northchurch Common, #Berkhamsted #DronePhotography #DJIMavic3Pro #LocalPhotography

Who can resist morning shafts of sunlight coming through the trees? Not me! Hoping for more this weekend. Northchurch Common, #Berkhamsted

New Year = new trip planning! Join me (and another fantastic photographer) on a workshop along the south coast of #Iceland in October. Details here: www.sophiecarrphotography.com/p/iceland-to...

Last image of 2025 - my new favourite tree nearby, weeping branches glowing golden as the sun set earlier this afternoon 🥰 Happy New Year everyone, and thanks for all the love & support xx

Last set of highlights for 2025 - December. I could probably pick some of the photos I took today - it was soooo nice! - but will stick with #Scotland.

Second set of highlights from November - four photos from ground level in #Iceland.

I'm going to do two sets of highlights from November - first are those taken with a drone (in #Iceland, obviously!). The first photo is probably my favourite of the whole year - it was one of the most exquisite things I've ever seen! #DronePhotography #DJIMavic3Pro #YearinReview

Morning light streams through trees onto frosty ferns below. At Northchurch Common this morning. #CanonR5ii #LocalPhotography #Berko

Magical morning up at a nearby common - touch of frost, touch of fog, and eventually a touch of sunshine. Fell in love with a new tree 🌳💚 #NorthchurchCommon #LocalPhotography #CanonR5ii

October highlights... also from the wonderful local Hockeridge Woods. The mushrooms were incredible, but so were the trees. It's so lovely to spend time in forests, especially when they're a 15 minute walk from your new house :) #Berko #LocalPhotography #AwesomeFoursome

I was out with the big camera again in September, having discovered an amazing woodland nearby (Hockeridge), which has redwoods! Had no idea they grew outside of California, but here they are. The mushrooms were beginning to appear, but not too many around yet. #LocalPhotography #Berko

I didn’t take my big camera out once in August, so my selected photos are from local walks in the Grand Union Canal and countryside around Berkhamsted with the iPhone. #iPhone15Pro #localphotography #berko #chilternhills

In July 2025 we went back to the #Dolomites for a hiking holiday - was quite freeing to just have one camera lens with me (24-105mm) - did the trick! Much as I love the area, my photos do all look a bit the same... #YearInReview #AwesomeFoursome

Another random photo from the archives (found on old memory card) - a lovely puffin in Borgarfjörður-Eystri in June 2021, with some fish in its beak. #Iceland

Beautiful portrait of a Merlin from Tom @pxnd.bsky.social 🥰

Back to my year in review... In June it was back to #Iceland, first to the Snæfellsnes Peninsula with a dear friend. Light and wave conditions were dull, so photography wasn't great, but at the end I drove up to the Highlands & finally visited Hveravellir. Got some nice drone shots there.

Another photo from the archives from my favourite place in the world :) Fellsfjara, Jökulsárlón, #Iceland, October 2023.

Little break in the year in review photos as I found an old memory card with some unprocessed photos on it (I have a lot of these!). This is from #Iceland in Oct 2023, a side-of-the-road shot of the beauty of the landscape. Come & join me on my workshop in Oct 2026 if you like it! Link in bio.

I barely took the camera out in May - sunrises are just too early! But I discovered a lovely woodland nearby with wild garlic, which resulted in many jars of homemade pesto (by hubby) - great way to meet the neighbours, offering out homemade food! #YearInReview #AwesomeFoursome #Chilterns

April 2025 was bluebell month! Having moved to Hertfordshire I was much nearer to an old beloved bluebell woods where I grew up, and on the doorstep of Ashridge, famous for its bluebell woods. So here's a bluebell #AwesomeFoursome :)

No trips abroad in March 2025 but I was back in #RichmondPark a couple of times before moving out of London at the end of the month (miss that place!). Here's a little selection from a couple of mornings in March.

More sandbanks at low tide seen from a drone - this time over the Kyle of Tongue. #Scotland #DronePhotography #DJIMavic3Pro #AwesomeFoursome

In Feb 2025 I returned to Hellnar on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula of #Iceland - hoping to re-experience the wintry conditions of my Jan 2024 visit. I didn't get a single flake of snow! Was still nice though, & got to see some European shags on the cliffs at Arnarstapi, which were amazing.

Time for a little year in review, starting with some from January 2025. Not my best photography year, so hopefully next year will be a better one... These are from a lovely frosty day in Richmond Park.

Big clouds over Loch Clair. #Scotland #CanonR5ii

Two more drone sandbank photos - the first from the Kyle of Durness; the second from the Kyle of Tongue. #Scotland #DronePhotography #DJIMavic3Pro #Abstract

More sandbanks at low tide seen from a drone - this time over the Kyle of Tongue. #Scotland #DronePhotography #DJIMavic3Pro #AwesomeFoursome

Crepuscular rays over the Torridon area of NW #Scotland. #DronePhotography #DJIMavic3Pro

I do love the view you get from a drone at a beach - there's always some patterns in the sand :) #Scotland #RedPointBeach #DJIMavic3Pro #DronePhotography

The family/friend Christmas visits continue, so will be back to normal photo posting tonight... Before I go, here's another from the recent trip to #Scotland of the wonderful Allt Chranaidh Falls - we returned when no-one else was there so I could get a full length shot without people in it!

Happy Boxing Day! For this week only, there's 25% off prints and downloads on my website! Link in bio. Use code: BOXINGDAY25 #Scotland #Iceland #Dolomites #Chilterns

Merry Christmas!

A video of my darling old Henry having a dream and doing a little slarking (sleep barking). He brings me such joy 🥰😍 [Sound on!] #cockerspaniel #blueroan #silverfox

Another view of that lovely little collection of colourful rocks on the beach at Durness, with the nice channels leading down the beach. #Scotland #DronePhotography #DJIMavic3Pro

There's something very pleasing about seeing the sea where it meets land. Bilton Beach, Durness #Scotland #DJIMavic3Pro #DronePhotography

I don't usually get my drone up twice at the same place, but I was obsessed with these sand ripples, so had to. Took quite a few shots, so here's some more! Kyle of Durness, NW #Scotland #DronePhotography #DJIMavic3Pro #AwesomeFoursome