I like the way that these seven trees have merged into one canopy. I am attracted to the shapes that trees make, especially deciduous trees in winter.
When seven become one
When seven become one.
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Ancient Arches
This is more or less the way that Henry VIII left this ancient Abbey after the dissolution of the Monastries in England, Wales and Ireland almost 500 years ago. The Abbey had been on this site for a shade under 400 years prior to the dissolution.
I took this shot on a floodlit evening, Fountains Abbey is floodlit and remains open to the public until after dark each year and is a truly atmosheric experience.
Arches After Dark
Dune Grass
I was on a weekend photography trip with a couple of friends up in Northumberland and we found ourselves on the beach just to the north of Bamburgh Castle. We spent an hour there shooting the castle from various positions. After a few dozen shots and not really satisfied with my efforts I turned and looked at the dunes as the sun was going down behind them and I saw what was my favourite shot of the day. It was very windy and I thought about a slow shutter speed to catch the movement in the grasses but the image is so minimalistic that the subject of the shot, the grasses, had to be in focus. With the grasses blurred it didn’t work . . . . for me.
Dune Grass at Bamburgh
Lindisfarne Ropes
Walking about on Holy Island up in Northumberland earlier this year I found a pile of ropes that I liked the look of. There are lots of opportunities on Lindisfarne for capturing great subjects. While I was there a group of Nuns arrived and started to cross over to the tiny island of St Cuthberts which has a shrine to the Saint on it. Cuthbert spent ten years on Lindisfarne before spending some time on the little Islet he believed he was ‘called’ to be a hermit before moving on to Inner Farne where he continued his Hermitage for ten years before the Church called him to come out of Hermitage and made him a Bishop.
A stack of ropes on Lindisfarne.
Nuns on St Cuthberts Isle off Lindisfarne.
Last of the Summer Sun
Well it may have been the last of the summer sun but it came a bit late as we were all treated to an indian summer for a few days. This is a view of Ripley Castle from within its grounds. It’s a wonderful place for a walk, especially with the sun on your back.
Ripley Castle in the sun.
Fuzzy and Warm
This is something different for me, I am thinking about something to occupy me in the winter months to come and thought I would have a go at a still life. I wanted it to feel like this is in a warm cozy corner near an open fire.
Vase of flowers next to the fire.
Vaulting at Fountains
This is the vaulted ceiling in the Cellarium at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire. Founded in 1132 this Cistercian Abbey and estate is a World Hertitage Site.
Intricate stonework in the Cellarium.
Desiccated Pod
Funny what you can find to shoot on a miserable, dark, rainy day. I start looking around at stuff thats hidden in plain view, things you don’t normally take much notice of after a while. This is a couple of things out of a bowl of pot pouri.
An old seed pod
Lazy Trees
I found these trees almost lying flat to the ground and still in full leaf and simply refusing to give up. They are at Studley Royal in North Yorkshire. They also provide a nice archway to walk through too!
Tenacious Survivors
Field Barn
A field barn near Appltreewick. I really like the form, textures and shapes that the dry stone walls give when dividing up the land in North Yorkshire. This was taken in July and I found the very vibrant greens and yellows a little distracting. I had previously tried knocking back the saturation and vibrance but it didn’t really do it for me. So today I have gone back to the image and used LR3 to convert to B &W and removed all the green and yellow colour information. Along with a couple of other tweaks here and there I got this image and I am pleased with the graphic qualities of it.
I’m just glad didn’t bin it after being a bit frustrated with it initially.
A view of the Appletreewick area.
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