December on Combs Lane (2021)

The last of 2021’s photography features scenes from Combs Lane, part of a daily walking routine. I generally carry a camera with me capturing familiar compositions in different conditions and after several years of doing this I still find it engaging enough for local photography to remain at the core of my photographic activities for 2022. 

Of course I would like new subjects, a different challenge, perhaps being more creative with my output, but none of that can happen unless I retain the simply enjoyment of being out, seeing, and capturing the light on any particular day. In this way, I feel the results will naturally follow, that they are never forced, and am I rarely dissatisfied by the outcomes.

The conditions that inspired me on Combs Lane in December included a bright day after rainfall and a low light mistiness which was more typical of the month’s weather:

 

December on the Southwell Trail (2021)

The photography on the Southwell Trail during December can be summarised in two sets of images: a rare day of sunshine followed by a low light misty morning which was more typical of the month's weather. Both show the last of the oak tree colours along the trail before winter set in.

 

Clumber Park (December 2021)

Fine weather days in December were few are far between with many being overcast and dull. One of the exceptions was this walk around Clumber Lake. The highlight was the warming late afternoon sunlight illuminating the arches of the recently restored Clumber Bridge: 

 

November on the Southwell Trail (Part 2)

November 2021 finished with flurries of snow along the Southwell Trail which combined nicely with some of the remaining autumnal colours. These were some of the scenes along the trail including the views towards Upper Hexgreave: 

A second selection takes a more close up look at the wintery conditions concentrating on a few colourful leaves and the textures of snow laden grasses and shrubs:

Blidworth Woods (November 2021)

This is the final selection of autumn photographs from the local forests and woods for 2021. It brings to an end another colourful season which took a long time to develop but eventually caught up with itself - or that is how it seemed. 

My current need to be ultra-selective with my processing due to the PC issues explained in my previous posts, means that I focus here on one brief moment of direct sunlight in Blidworth Woods. Although the overhead conditions were fine, the sun struggled to free itself from stubborn clouds. When it did break, the light found some the remaining colours around one particularly fine beech tree: