This image, and its companion piece 'Suntower', came about (as always it seems) due to serendipity. Having studied the forecast the previous evening and with a plan for a very different photography shoot in the works, I headed north and soon became aware that my planned shoot was shot to pieces. Undeterred, a quick check of satellite and radar showed that snow flurries were falling across the Aln Valley region and the site of Edlingham Castle so it was a no brainer to head straight there.

The scene was one of total serenity. The sun had yet to rise above the hills, snow was falling softly but steadily and the lean of the east wall felt frozen in time as if by winter itself. You can read all about my adventure this day here.