This location in other times is quite photogenic, especially when the heather is in bloom. Not awe-inspiring (IMHO), but nonetheless evocative and rugged.
At this time of the year up in the High Peak everything is quite drab if there is no snow; the brilliant reds and yellows of autumn have faded, not yet replaced by the greens.
My intention was to have a nice relaxing walk and enjoy the winter sun, photography was more the excuse for getting out.
The blue sky did not make for dramatic views but I am not complaining about it; it is a rare enough treat in winter in England.
As Randy said, most of the time we are at home, so good to make the best of it.
I share with Randy a preference for #3. In fact, I have sat by that overhanging rock quite a while, studying many different slight variations of the composition.
The other interesting thing about the place is that across several km the landscape is "littered" with abandoned mill stones, some complete, others partly carved.
They were left in place when millstone-making activity stopped being lucrative, I wonder how long ago that was.
I had not seen before the one pictured; it is huge, probably around 7 feet in diameter.
