The Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia

The Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia, originally uploaded by jamesburden.

You don’t want clear blue skies as a photographer. You want storms, you want wind, rain, clouds, ideally snow and ice - you want weather chaos. If the sun makes an appearance, you want it to have waged war against the clouds to get there. You want to feel as though you’ve battled against the very elements to make your image.

Down with blue skies. Push them down the stairs.