Light on the Landscape

Light on the Landscape Usually found shooting the sunrise or looking up at the stars 🌅🌌

Landscape and astro photography by Craig Harvey

Based in Wiltshire 🇬🇧

A beautiful morning in the New Forest today, and dare I say, a little autumnal? 🌳🍂I had set out to capture the lovely pu...
28/08/2026

A beautiful morning in the New Forest today, and dare I say, a little autumnal? 🌳🍂

I had set out to capture the lovely purple heather which carpets the Forest’s commons at this time of year. Although the heather has thankfully not all been scorched by this summer’s blazing heat, in this image my focus was drawn to the orange and golden hues in the bracken and fern. I left Salisbury in thick fog and arrived at Rockford to clearing skies, leaving smaller pockets of swirling mist - my favourite kind of morning!

Great to chat with Lawrence Dunn who was also capturing the glorious conditions this morning.

Stages of the partial solar eclipse last week ☀️🌑I wish I’d taken some more shots towards the latter part of the eclipse...
24/08/2026

Stages of the partial solar eclipse last week ☀️🌑

I wish I’d taken some more shots towards the latter part of the eclipse so I could add to this, but I only had one camera and I needed to bag the cathedral shot I posted previously.

Hoping to create something like this for next year’s total solar eclipse in Spain!

What a night at Kimmeridge Bay 💫🌌Tuesday night saw me venturing down to one of the darkest spots along Dorset’s Jurassic...
17/08/2026

What a night at Kimmeridge Bay 💫🌌

Tuesday night saw me venturing down to one of the darkest spots along Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. You know it’s going to be good when you get out the car and can clearly see the Milky Way with the naked eye! I’ve spent many a night down along the Dorset coastline, and it is one of my favourite places to stargaze and do some astro photography.

Having checked the tide times and visiting on an outgoing tide, I knew Kimmeridge’s famously photogenic ledges would be visible. Using one of these ledges as a leading line up to the centre of our home galaxy, I wanted to create a minimalist and calming astro scene. What do you think?

Can you spot the Perseid meteor blazing through the frame? You may notice its green tint; that’s due to the magnesium in the tiny bit of space dust burning up as it passes through our atmosphere 💫

A busy week of photography started with a trip to Knowlton church to shoot the summer Milky Way 🌌 Whilst there, a group...
15/08/2026

A busy week of photography started with a trip to Knowlton church to shoot the summer Milky Way 🌌

Whilst there, a group of (seemingly) ghost hunters turned up for a chat with the ghoulies 👻…which was interesting!

The location can be quite atmospheric and holds a lot of history.

Great to be back out with my astro buddy Mayur Patel, and it was nice to meet Janette Britton and Candis Jarvis also shooting the stars! ✨

This evening’s partial solar eclipse above Salisbury ⛪️☀️🌑What an amazing sight! Heather and I watched as the Moon passe...
12/08/2026

This evening’s partial solar eclipse above Salisbury ⛪️☀️🌑

What an amazing sight! Heather and I watched as the Moon passed in front of the Sun, resulting in the best eclipse to be seen from the UK in years.

Watching the light dim and seeing a strange sunset-esque light was so cool, and the photos I took didn’t really convey that.

A couple of people approached us and asked if we’d got any good photos, so I let them put on a pair of eclipse glasses so they could see this amazing spectacle for themselves - loved seeing their reactions!

Next year I’m travelling abroad to capture a total solar eclipse, a true bucket list photograph for me. Seeing this partial eclipse has got me even more excited for it!

Salisbury Cathedral

A seagull’s view of the sunrise over the Dorset coast this morning! 🌅🌊I was excited to head out, with no real plan or ex...
08/08/2026

A seagull’s view of the sunrise over the Dorset coast this morning! 🌅🌊

I was excited to head out, with no real plan or expectations other than to enjoy some photography time. After almost clear skies up to sunrise, some cloud soon set in to create some interest in the sky, whilst I framed the sun out of shot to capture the golden glow starting to hit the beach.

I love this stretch of beach looking towards Hengistbury Head (and the Isle of Wight in the far distance) 😌

The start of a new day ☀️What’s this, a new photo?! After a busy few months, it was great to get out for some photograph...
30/07/2026

The start of a new day ☀️

What’s this, a new photo?! After a busy few months, it was great to get out for some photography yesterday morning. The upside of the early sunrises at this time of year is that I can sometimes fit in a shoot before work! The downside is…well, they’re early 🤣

With a promising forecast, I packed my gear and made the short drive to Stonehenge. I absolutely love misty mornings, along with starry skies these are my favourite thing to photograph!

Mist comes and goes, and at the point of the sun breaking the horizon, it had dissipated a little to give a clearer view of this iconic World Heritage Site. Can’t wait to try some different shots in different conditions!

Breakthrough ☀️🌳🧄Another shot from this beautiful garlic-filled woodland, where the soft afternoon light filtered throug...
17/05/2026

Breakthrough ☀️🌳🧄

Another shot from this beautiful garlic-filled woodland, where the soft afternoon light filtered through the trees. So peaceful! 😌

Vampires beware 🧛🏻‍♂️🧄We explored this incredibly photogenic ancient woodland during the late-afternoon light (it’s real...
10/05/2026

Vampires beware 🧛🏻‍♂️🧄

We explored this incredibly photogenic ancient woodland during the late-afternoon light (it’s really nice to take photos at a reasonable hour sometimes 😂).

There were some gnarly trees to be found, patches of beautiful bluebells still holding on, and wild garlic all around us - the smell was amazing!

These tracks provided an obvious but pleasing leading line for a composition, with your eyes drawn through the sea of white and into the woods. As the canopy swayed above us, dappled light fell onto the trunks and the forest floor. Not a bad a way to spend a couple of hours! 🌳😌

Purple Haze 🪻🌳☀️I headed back to the woods yesterday to catch the last of the evening light. Having bagged some wider vi...
22/04/2026

Purple Haze 🪻🌳☀️

I headed back to the woods yesterday to catch the last of the evening light. Having bagged some wider views of the bluebells recently, I chose to whip out the 85mm prime, open it right up to f/1.8, and try shooting from a lower perspective.

By focusing on the midground, the wide aperture threw the foreground bluebells out of focus and created some lovely bokeh as the warm light caught them.

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