June on the Southwell Trail (June 2020)

When the virus lockdown was relaxed I used black and white (or monochrome) photography as one way of kick starting my creativity. This approach worked well with a series of images taken along the River Trent at Fiskerton. I then carried this forward to the Southwell Trail during June, capturing the natural light and shade of the summer foliage. These were some of the results:

I also applied a more ‘punchy’ conversion to images of the local barley crop. Again, I think monochrome works well with this subject and I pleased with the outcomes as I try to reinstate my daily habit of taking photographs after the enforced virus break: