In the last few years we’ve only really taken autumn breaks (due to work commitments and our refusal to pay obscene peak season prices!). 

But we quickly discovered something: the English coastline is just as stunning out of season as it is when the sun is shining – perhaps even more so.

This photo was taken at a rugged little Cornish beach called Pendower, near Truro. It was undoubtably winter coat and Wellies weather, and as we walked the steep path down to the bay a rainstorm began to brew off shore, knitting together a patchwork of black clouds. 

I took this pic on my i-Phone, aiming straight into the storm. It’s hard to capture the nuances of nature on any camera – let alone one attached to a phone – but I was pleasantly surprised to see this image looked JUST like it had in real life. 

A teensy bit of tweaking in Instagram made the colours come alive, and there was our Cornish rainstorm: eerie, powerful, beautiful. 

This is our entry into this week’s THE GALLERY.