Best of the Rest - March (2017)

These are a selection of images that have not been included in previous posts during March. Some of the content includes similar subjects and locations to other posts in the last month. This is one of the consequences of being more up-to-date with image processing and posting - there is less opportunity to plan and combine topics accordingly.

Repeating photographic subjects and venues in quick succession is quite common. I think there is a recency effect at play here where the image processing sparks a thought or approach which either consciously or subconsciously leads to repetition.

Greaves Lane

After losing the light in Blidworth Woods, I headed for higher ground for sunset. Parking at the top of Greaves Lane I captured several scenes of the surrounding countryside including a panorama of Robin Hood Hill (all taken with a compact camera):

Blidworth Woods

A set from a frequently visited location during March. On this occasion the cloudy conditions produced flat lighting and the compositions are mostly about lines and angles:

Garden Wall

I mentioned in a previous post that there is something pleasing about the imperfect uniformity of old walls. They are also great subjects for colour and texture:

Clumber Park

Whilst in Clumber Park I came across this large beech tree. I particularly like the root composition which worked best in black and white:

Stanage Edge

During March I took and posted a series of black and white images from Stanage Edge. These are a selection of colour compositions taken as the light changed:

That concludes winter photography for 2017 - another season has flown past and spring colours are emerging at pace providing new subjects to photograph and enjoy.

Otley Chevin - Photography Week 6 (2017)

Completing a pick up from Leeds Bradford airport provided an unexpected opportunity to visit Otley Chevin forest park. The Chevin is the name given to gritstone ridge that overlooks the town of Otley and the Wharfe Valley and is no more than a couple of miles from the airport.

Unfortunately, the weather was not great on the day and being high up there was a very uncomfortable cold wind. To avoid this I decided to walk down into the wooded area where I found some wonderfully coloured, lichen covered, gritstone rocks:

To provide context to the close up work these are some wider angle shots:

A selection of tree compositions including tree roots with some lingering snow:

Lastly, a record shot of the ridge and a frozen seam of water: