Its been a while since Ive posted in here, possibly because with everything else going on, allotment, beekeeping, work, I've not really has the chance to get out and do as much dedicated 'togging' as I would like, yes Ive been taking pictures, but usually of whats growing on the allotment (see the dobbyspumpkinpatchblogspot), rather than actually dedicated photography for its own sake!
Yesterday that all changed, we took a trip out to Dunham Massey before sunrise with our friend Jim, a very talented photographer, who is semi proffessional (links to his website and workstream at the bottom of the post)
Dunham Massey is a NT property, free to enter the grounds, with a Stately Home and Gardens (entry prices apply), a large rolling woodland and a large herd of deer, a place that can be very photogenic, especially in the snow or autumn!
Todays shoot was to capture the autumnal colours, plus try and get some decent pictures of the deer, if they would let us close enough!
Early morning shadows on the dew!
Autumnal colours.......
Autumn coloured avenue.........
These railing sillouetted against the early morning sky caught my eye, almost abstract.......
........ and this drop of water caught my attention!
The symetry of the railings called for another treatment, with limited depth of field, dont know why, but I like this one!
Of coiurse, no trip to Dunham would be complete without some pictures of the deer, especially at this time of year!
With 3 of us trying to capture that 'one' perfect shot, it became a bit problemtaic, with all 3 of us wanting to get close, but without spooking the deer! I opted to try and use my longest lens, which limited the shutter speed and aperture, making it difficult to capture anything as sharply defined as I would like! Lee opted to crawl forwards, whereas Jim tried to flank this stag whilst I held its attention and used my longer lens!
Not too bad, but not quite as sharp as I wanted...........
A little closer is better........
But not too close!
Warily I am watched, cant move any closer without spooking him!
And now Jim is spotted coming up close on the flank! They may look placid and sweet, but they can easily defend themselves with their antlers, cases of injury from these deer are not unknown!
After the fun with the stag time to look around for something else of interest, this downed tree caught my attention, the roots are wonderfully textured............
.......... and also contain many shapes that readily lend themselves to animamorphic interpretations, can you see the horses head, the otter, alligator, ducks, reclining man, ravens head?
The mill pond had some great reflections, shame the lighting wasnt quite right, a bit mnore blue in the sky would have been awesome!
Mill pond alternate view...........
....... and another closer view!
The 'moon' pool also had some great reflectons, these rushes and ferns looked like a wall of fire, especially with the reflections!
Autumn fungii, something I always find photogenic!
Autumnal carpet of leaves!
Autumn branch!
This drop caught my attention, especially with its inverted image of the treeline!
Amazing the difference a hint of sunshine makes to the vivid colours!
Love the texture!
Leaves on the pond, almost abstract...........
More leaves on pond..............
Leaves on water with reflections, need I say more?
Monet inspired autumn reflections!
More reflections with leaves!
Autumnal treeline, love the vivid colours!
And finally, our friend Jim, aka Beanie Hat Rocks - sans beanie hat! Take a look at the following 2 links for some of Jims fantastic work, he's definitely an amazing photographer and a darn good friend to boot!
http://www.wix.com/james_backhouse/photography
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imagesbyjim/?v=1
Hopefully Ill be posting some updates from the past 12 months later on today, though I have got a bit of prep to do, we're off to Glastonbury tomorrow for a weekend away to celebrate our 10th Wedding Anniversary, and to take some piccies too of course!
Its been a while since Ive posted in here, possibly because with everything else going on, allotment, beekeeping, work, I've not really has the chance to get out and do as much dedicated 'togging' as I would like, yes Ive been taking pictures, but usually of whats growing on the allotment (see the dobbyspumpkinpatchblogspot), rather than actually dedicated photography for its own sake!
Early morning shadows on the dew!
And finally, our friend Jim, aka Beanie Hat Rocks - sans beanie hat! Take a look at the following 2 links for some of Jims fantastic work, he's definitely an amazing photographer and a darn good friend to boot!
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