Edingley Beck (November 2024)

The sun returns after a dull start to November and there is still plenty of autumn colour alongside Edingley Beck...

 

Edingley Beck (February 2022)

It took longer than I anticipated but all the technology issues have now been resolved and everything is back to normal with more RAM and solid state drives. Prior to this, I had almost given up on my temporary solution, it was so slow, it ground the photo processing to virtual halt. Even simple steps were met with a crawling progress bar that defeated patience.  

Not wanting to add to a problem, I reduced my new photography over the winter. Initially, this wasn’t too hard as habits are easier to stop than they are to start. However, when opportunities presented themselves I found myself reaching for the camera with a level of motivation and sense of enjoyment that convinced me dig deep and buy a new PC. 

Currently, I am in the process of making good use of the fine spring weather and the emerging seasonal colours whilst testing the new processing capacity on the remaining winter images, including this set from Edingley Beck. 

All were taken just after the February storms on a walk along the Southwell Trail. As I reached Edingley Beck the sun broke through the clouds providing sunlight and heavy rainclouds, a combination which always inspires. This led to series of shots by the stream and then some on the trail as I walked back home:

Edingley Beck (January 2021)

Edingley Beck runs in a broad north-easterly direction from farmland to the west of Edingley to the River Greet in Kirklington. The Greet then makes it way to River Trent at Fiskerton.

The beck’s direction makes it ideal for afternoon photography with warming side-lighting describing the character of the trees which line the stream’s bank. I particularly enjoy one tree, which I believe is an ash. At first glance it might look dead but there are leaves on one side of the tree during the spring and summer.

These were some of the results from a very enjoyable session and reminder that even when I am restricted to local photography due to Covid, there is still plenty to capture, particularly when the light is right:

Several alder trees that line the beck at Edingley, including the one shown immediately above. At this time of year they are laden with ruby coloured catkins which then glow in the warm afternoon sunlight.   

Also glowing were some tall poplars taken both on arrival at the beck and then again before the walk home: