- Jan Sedlacek trekked 300 metres up Malvern Hills to photograph the fog which settled over Great Malvern
- He was in for a surprise when he climbed above cloud cover to see thousands of stars glistening overhead
- The 38-year-old photographer captured a series of stunning images which almost appear out of this world
A photographer captured these enchanting images showing stars glittering above a town blanketed in mist.
Jan Sedlacek, 38, trekked 300 metres up the Malvern Hills to photograph the fog which settled over the town of Great Malvern as temperatures plunged below freezing.
But he was in for a surprise when he climbed above the cloud cover to see thousands of stars glistening overhead.
He captured a series of stunning images which almost appear out of this world.
A stunning photograph of stars above the mist at North Hill in the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire this morning
Mist surrounds the Worcestershire spa town of Great Malvern this morning in an enchanting scene
Mr Sedlacek, who is completely self-taught, said: ‘I was up there in the stars and felt like I was touching the universe.
‘I’ve spent many years photographing the area and so I knew it was a great place to observe the mist blanketing the whole valley.
‘What I didn’t expect was to see was the stars above the mist which just look spectacular. You could see the town disappearing behind the clouds and the stars were shining so brightly.
‘I was amazed to capture such dramatic and pretty atmospheric pictures.’
Mr Sedlacek climbed 300 metres up North Hill, which towers over Great Malvern, Worcestershire, at the weekend.
He was three-quarters of the way up the peak when he stopped to capture the stunning surroundings.
Jan Sedlacek, 38, trekked 300 metres up the Malvern Hills to photograph the fog which settled over the town of Great Malvern as temperatures plunged below freezing
Mr Sedlacek, who is completely self-taught, said: ‘I was up there in the stars and felt like I was touching the universe’
Breaking through the thick mist, the outline of the historic Great Malvern Priory can be made out, next to the prestigious Malvern College.
Prague-born Mr Sedlacek, who has lived in Great Malvern for 14 years, said: ‘Nobody else was having such a great time as I was.
‘It was between 5pm and 7pm and lots of people were travelling around Malvern coming into the fog.
‘Everyone was stuck inside the miserable mist and heavy fog and I was on top of the stars. I used the phenomenal weather conditions to create how I see the world.
‘I was there for around two hours until it got too cold and my lens stopped functioning properly. I was blown away by the images I managed to capture, which I now want to share with the world.’