Adam Burton Photography

Adam Burton Photography Professional landscape photographer and qualified drone pilot with A2 CofC (and former PfCO holder)

Brentor in the mist, from a wonderful morning last week
17/07/2026

Brentor in the mist, from a wonderful morning last week

Here’s another from the same morning. I think the heatwave is making me yearn for cold photos 🤣
15/07/2026

Here’s another from the same morning. I think the heatwave is making me yearn for cold photos 🤣

Still going through the archives pulling out new pictures to process. This one from 2023 on a particularly memorable mo...
14/07/2026

Still going through the archives pulling out new pictures to process. This one from 2023 on a particularly memorable morning at Corfe Castle.

Looking forward to getting back to this amazing coastline in a couple of weeks.
11/07/2026

Looking forward to getting back to this amazing coastline in a couple of weeks.

As I often do when I’m on my way back from Brentor, I made a quick stop off to shoot this beech avenue earlier this week...
10/07/2026

As I often do when I’m on my way back from Brentor, I made a quick stop off to shoot this beech avenue earlier this week, which in the misty soft morning light looked better than I can ever remember from many previous visits over the years.

If you are keen to be guided spots like this, I have just one spot available on my autumn Dartmoor Discovery Tour in November next year. Check out my website for more details.

Over the years I’ve made a great many early morning journeys over to Brentor in the hope of catching some atmospheric mi...
09/07/2026

Over the years I’ve made a great many early morning journeys over to Brentor in the hope of catching some atmospheric mist surrounding the tor. I got lucky on one occasion a few years ago but since that visit I’ve returned time and again, usually to find no mist at all or occasionally mist over the landscape to the west but nothing near the hill.

Yesterday, with thick mist everywhere I decided to try again. My first location, Okehampton Castle, was so choked with mist that there was no point hanging around, so I drove over to Brentor to once again try my luck. The entire journey over was thick with fog, and as I neared the church I feared that it would also be lost in the gloom.

But within minutes of arriving the early morning sun started to burn through the mist, so up the drone went to reveal the little church appearing like an island out of a sea of white. I couldn’t have asked for better conditions.

I had my earliest ever sunrise call yesterday morning.  I set my alarm for 12:45, but instead of heading out into the da...
07/07/2026

I had my earliest ever sunrise call yesterday morning.  I set my alarm for 12:45, but instead of heading out into the darkness with my camera, I instead headed into the lounge and switched on the TV to watch the England game.  Boy, am I glad I made that decision!  Despite getting up over an hour earlier than it turned out that I needed to, the Mexico v England game was an absolutely gripping watch, and it felt special to witness it with the nation as it happened, albeit sitting alone in the lounge with only the dog for company.  

A proper World Cup game to remember, with a crowd bringing an amazing atmosphere, quite apart from the quiet of the crowds in the US matches.  The first World Cup game I can clearly recall watching was that Hand of God match at the Azteca in 1986, so to win such a memorable game on our first return to this venue made this all the more special.

Anyhow, none of this has anything to do with photography, other than to say that after such a great game I was absolutely buzzing and had no hope of going back to sleep.  When I looked outside I could see a lovely dawn emerging with approaching mist so I thought I may as well make the most out of my early start!  Without time to drive anywhere, I once again relied on my little drone and a back garden launch to reach this favourite viewpoint of mine over the rolling Devon countryside.

All in all, a memorable day, although after 2 hours sleep the rest of the day was rather messy.

Here’s the south coast of Devon, near Plymouth, looking fresh and inviting on a bright sunny day around six years ago.
04/07/2026

Here’s the south coast of Devon, near Plymouth, looking fresh and inviting on a bright sunny day around six years ago.

Apologies for the radio silence, I’ve been giving both social media and photography a rest lately. The recent heatwaves...
03/07/2026

Apologies for the radio silence, I’ve been giving both social media and photography a rest lately. The recent heatwaves, the crazy early sunrises, and the World Cup have all affected my focus somewhat!

While I haven’t been out with the camera much, I have put my office time to good use, catching up on loads of processing. I’ll share many of these photos with you, starting with this one of my favourite lonely hilltop tree.

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