Best of the Rest - Photography Week 36 and 37 (2016)

These are a selection of additional images taken during photography weeks 36 and 37 that were not included in previous posts:

Composter

Whilst in Sherwood Forest, I came across what I think is a composting tank. Whatever it is used for it had seen better days:

Alpaca

It posed so well I had to take its picture!

Trees

Some images of trees taken whilst out walking. I particularly liked the shape and grouping of these trees:

Trees and bales in different weather conditions:

Pine trees near Oxton:

Record shot of Oxton bogs - an unexpected sight of submerged dead trees:

Two compositions near to Oxton bogs:

Bales

Texture, colour, and shape from film covered straw bales:

Old Market Square

Lastly, a selection of abstract images taken in Old Market Square in Nottingham:

Sherwood Mist - Photography Week 37 (2016)

There a few photographic scenes that can't be improved with a bit of mist. Not only does it add to the atmosphere of the picture, it also provides an appealing softness from reduced contrast and desaturated colours.

The following images were taken on a misty morning in Sherwood Forest. These are probably the best conditions for photographing the forest as the mist diffuses a lot of the background details and helps to simplify the compositions:

Stanage Edge - Photography Week 37 (2016)

There was a lovely light on Stanage Edge during photography week 37 and a distinct early autumnal atmosphere. The summer greens were starting to lose their intensity with patches of rustic colour emerging. A hazy mist hung over the landscape diffusing the warm evening sunlight - a great time to be out with the camera.

The results start with a series of rock compositions at the northern most end of Stanage Edge including the Cowper Stone (3rd image). At this point the sun was struggling behind some slow moving clouds and there was little direct light:

Eventually the sun emerged and I continued the focus on rock features along the Edge:

I stopped at one my favourite rock pools on Stanage Edge as the sun was about to drop below the horizon and then completed an enjoyable trip with some afterglow shots of the Stanage millstones:

Golden Light - Photography Week 36 (2016)

The following images were taken close to Robin Hood Hill in Nottinghamshire. I had seen the light starting to develop whilst at home and managed to reach the hill in time to capture the last rays of the day. Not much more to say really... the quality of the light hopefully speaks for itself: