Kerridge
Tag: nature
Cycling through Kerrige on route to Rainow in Cheshire – one of my first longer rides since the (partial) end of the Lock-down. It was pleasant to get out into the summer sun and see so much vibrant colour – for a change. Though I have processed quite a lot of images from this trip in monochrome which I still find to be much more interesting and satisfying as an authentic approach to photography and now very rarely consider colour images to be indicative of my “style” such as it is.
These images of course would not work well in monochrome due to a relative lack of contrast and tonal variance and seem much more satisfying and effective in colour.
Main photo exif :-
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Exposure bias: +1EV
- Focal length: 10mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/125s
Spring Blossom
Tag: nature
Beautiful spring blossom seen at Orchard Lock or lock No 11 at the Bosley flight in Cheshire. I was not sure if this is a variety of apple, pear or cherry blossom but I suspect it is either of the latter two. I was cycling to Congleton from Macclesfield along the Macclesfield canal towpath with the primary objective to photograph the impressive railway viaduct a little further along from here. The pics of the viaduct were just OK but I had the wrong lens and could not get a good composition so will have to try again.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Focal length: 50mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/2000s
A monochrome image of the blossom in close up.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Focal length: 50mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/2000s
Grass | Pole | Slope
Tag: nature
Getting down low in Pott Shrigley, Cheshire. I liked the abandoned telecoms line heading up the side of the hill and ending with a cut off. This combined with a certain primitivist and abstract submersion in nature. The image has been toned to simulate the look of an old platinum print and some texture layers have also been applied to flatten out dynamic range.
- Aperture: ƒ/13
- Focal length: 10mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/125s
Tree and Sheep | Prestbury
Tag: nature
The ‘top fields’ in Prestbury, Cheshire, a winter scene that was soon to be doused in snow. Trees are a favourite subject and I think I have said that many times before as I have rather a lot of pictures that prominently feature them. This image has been treated with orton layer effects and textures, an interesting way to cover blur anomalies in small details such as the moving branches and it has also been treated to give the effect of a platinum print.
- Aperture: ƒ/22
- Exposure bias: -2/6EV
- Focal length: 12mm
- ISO: 400
- Shutter speed: 1/80s
Tempest 3
Tag: nature
A dramatic sky seen from the northwest coast of Britain. We often see stormy sky’s like this off our shores though this image has been slightly ‘dramatised’ with an HDR filter effect. I also wanted to add a texture layer to simulate the effect of the print on canvas. I loved the sunlight breaking through this bank of really very dense and quite menacing cloud.
Nikon D80, 50mm, 100iso, f2.8, 1/3000sec, August 8th 2013 – 18:50
Prestbury Oaks
Tag: nature
Trees are a perennial favorite of mine, always a majestic and earth connecting subject. This photo was taken several years ago whilst out on one of my ‘all-day’ cycling treks around Cheshire. It seems to be surprisingly sharp considering that it was shot with a relatively cheap Sigma 10-20mm lens, actually this lens is not too bad at f4 and 8.
Nikon D80, 20mm, 200iso, f13, 1/100sec, April 8th 2010 – 17:30
