Autumn Golds
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A vibrant autumn in Cheshire
The autumn colours in Prestbury have been magnificent this year, a much needed moment of vibrancy at the end of an otherwise difficult year which has brought sadness, stress and depression to so many. The only consolation was the equally glorious weather in the spring and summer months which facilitated much outdoor isolation in the enhanced pollution free environment that we all enjoyed; albeit temporarily.
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- Aperture: ƒ/5
- Focal length: 16mm
- ISO: 640
- Shutter speed: 1/125s
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Prestbury Fields
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My lock-down retreats in Prestbury, Cheshire
Two art-worked images of the beautiful, pretty and now threatened fields in the Prestbury greenbelt.
Both images have been treated with a variety of textures and other filters. They remind me of the calm and environmentally enhanced atmosphere of the covid lock-down. We also had superb weather for much of the spring and summer this year.
- Aperture: ƒ/5.6
- Focal length: 10mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/250s
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Focal length: 18mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/250s
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Prestbury – COVID-19
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Prestbury in a Time of COVID-19
An on-going situation that is leading to unprecedented changes to all of our lives. The village has never been so quiet, yet the weather these last few days has been pleasant, still and warm. There is not really any sense of great alarm or panic, people are diligently observing the new “social distancing rules” and avoiding close public contact with others. Everywhere is quiet, becalmed and uncannily pleasant; weekday traffic flow is down to one vehicle a minute or less! We are now instructed to remain at home for much of the day and legal penalties have been introduced to punish those who break this strange, but necessary, curfew.
Over the coming months I will continue to document the situation locally. I have very few other options as I am also attempting to maintain my own degree of social distance and currently not doing any of my usual long day trips on the bike!
Hopefully we will all get through this without too much personal or economic pain and above all, stay well! We will know by the end of this week about any additional financial support that may be available for freelance workers. This is a situation that is now affecting me quite badly.
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Focal length: 50mm
- ISO: 160
- Shutter speed: 1/125s
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Remains – Ford House
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The remains of the old Ford House in Prestbury, Cheshire. I liked the shapes, texture and tonality in this image and I think there is always something quite intriguing about the exposure of the interior of old buildings in this way. Ford House has since been replaced by a three story block of a flats that authentically recreates the architectural style of the original. Sadly, old Ford House succumbed to several years of neglect and was ultimately declared to be unsafe.
More about Ford House Pictorial Chronology | Historic View
- Aperture: ƒ/4.5
- Focal length: 70mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/125s
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Walking to Mottram Hall
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A very old and narrow footbridge across the river Bollin near Mottram Hall. This is an obscure footpath that runs from Prestbury to the bottom of the golf course at Mottram Hall hotel. It is a path that I have rarely used until recently as it is a nice avoiding route for that last bit of hill on the Axxx when heading back to the village on the very last leg of the return from a long bike ride out west.
I like the geometric and perspective effect in the wide shot and the tonal quality of the wood, earth and winter leaves. Both of the images have been blended with a paper texture layer.
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Focal length: 10mm
- ISO: 200
- Shutter speed: 1/125s
A high angle view of the bridge looking in the direction of home – or rather home is a ninety degree turn to the right as indicated by the sign. Red and yellow levels have been pushed up in the conversion to create a look that is a little reminiscent of infrared film.
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Focal length: 10mm
- ISO: 200
- Shutter speed: 1/125s
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Prestbury New Road
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A new view of New Road in Prestbury Village, Cheshire. The new view has been made possible by the removal of trees and shrubs in the garden of the Bridge Hotel and it is a vista that I have not seen for more than twenty years. The picture was shot with a 50mm lens on 1.5x crop frame camera so equivalent to a 70mm focal length, the composition is a little cropped at the bottom but you can just about make out the stone bridge taking New Road over the Bollin.
Interesting to note that all of the buildings in this view pre-date the road as the original main street through the village runs along what is now the rear of these buildings where it then made a ford crossing of the river before winding sharply left past the farm that is now the Bridge Hotel and up through the old centre of the village.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Focal length: 50mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/250s
