I went out with Andy on friday, to try and get some new pictures for the first time in weeks, and was a little dispirited at the time, as nothing seemed inspiring, and I wandered around wondering what the hell I was doing, and if I actually cared about taking pictures any more. Thankfully, when I got home, I was pleased with enough of what I’d taken to be somewhat heartened again, so I won’t be throwing away the camera just yet 
Technical info: ISO 100, f/13, 12mm, tripod, polarising filter, 3 shot HDR processed in photomatix pro
Posted in hdr, landscape.
Tagged with coalville, leicestershire, outcrop, rocks.
I had a great afternoon today - the morning was foul weather but it was forecast for sunny interevals in the afternoon, so I went out with Andy and spent a glorious afternoon tramping round Bradgate Park, about 6 miles away.
I’ve been trying to get a good shot of Old John for ages now - you have to get the light just right. I’m really pleased with this one, even though I did almost fall off a big rock taking it and dash my brains out.
Technical info: ISO 100, f/22, tripod, 3 shot HDR processed in photomatix
Posted in architecture, hdr, landscape, skies.
Tagged with bradgate park, hdr, landscape, leicestershire, old john.
The Newtown Linford entrance of Bradgate Park in Leicestershire is packed with stuff to point the camera at. The difficult bit is getting there when the light is right, because it’s in a pretty tight valley, and you don’t get good light for long.
This was taken on an afternoon out with Andy, who got this lovely shot at about the same time.
I relied on the wonderful water repelling abilities of my crazily high hiking boots, and stood in the middle of the stream with my tripod to fire this off. I like it’s dreamy quality - I don’t get enough pictures of nice water, really… I always find it hard to think of where there are streams nearby. Must go out with that in mind more often.
Technical info: ISO 100, f/16, trpod, 3 shot HDR process in photomatix
Posted in hdr, landscape, skies.
Tagged with bradgate park, hdr, leicestershire, light, lighting, park, photomatix, water, weir.
Extremely cold and foggy day today - the fog never really lifted all day. I went for a walk up Beacon Hill (the highest hill in Leicestershire, which might sound impressive unless you’ve ever actually been here). I was snapping like mad all the way up, and this is my favourite of the bunch.
At the top of Beacon Hill the grass was actually frozen in a beautifully odd way - I think the mist must have continuously condensed and frozen on the wet side of the grass, causing these odd rectangular shapes to appear:
Technical info #1: iso 200, f/3.5, 1/180s handheld
Technical info #2: ditto.
Posted in details, landscape.
Tagged with beacon hill, leicestershire, mist, winter.
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