Cleaned by nature. What’s not to like? dynamic lines, repeating shapes…perhaps a reasonable composition too. Identified as a deer thanks to a nearby pair of intact hooves. Who ever got to it has completely stripped it clean, what I find remarkable is the location I discovered it; lying exposed in the center of a track in a floodplain area. Perhaps I had disturbed what ever dragged it there to pick at?
The rapid freezing of a small woodland stream turned the surface into something you might expect to see down a microscope, not with the naked eye…
After the snowmen have all melted there’s still a few pockets of ice hidden away. I came across a patch of ice running alongside a fence in part of a field system, it seemed unremarkable at first but upon closer inspection it was possible to see all the reeds and grasses trapped beneath its quite un-smooth surface, the texture of which I rather like.
More rain, more trees. Despite the thick canopies above loads of rain still got through – and on to me… There is a real sense of autumn approaching which is a little sad as we never really got summer, ok there was a heat wave back in June/July for 5-7 days, I guess that really was it folks! Still, I love autumn. Like Spring the autumn is a time of change, changing colours, weather, light – everything! The landscape itself undergoes a dramatic shift from lush and green trees and tall grasses through to reds and oranges as the trees shed their leaves for the onset of winter. I’m caught between ‘I can’t wait!’ and ‘was that all we got for summer?!’ feelings…no looking back though; Can’t wait! (more…)
4.15am, camera bag on my shoulder, tripod in one hand and Archie on the lead in the other, we creep out of the house and tried not to make a sound – despite the dodgy lock on the door meaning you have to slam it to close it properly. My mission was to walk up a nearby hill and capture the light on the land below as the sun came up over the horizon. What in fact happened was something completely different… (more…)
…it’s Star Wars day!
and on an entirely different note, I was out hunting bluebells again, which still have yet to complete their bloomage. Taking their time, see!
I admire anyone who pays attention to detail in their work, be it a scientist, artist or a farmer. Although one might argue it’s a simple act of driving from one side of a field to the next there is clearly more to it than such a thoughtless act as that…in much the same way a photographer plans and composes his shot, the worker of the land executes his plan with care. His livelihood depends on it.
Continuing the theme of coastal views, here’s a couple with a twist… (more…)
