Driving home from a night shift the mist was rising in the valley below, I had the camera with me and I managed a little pause from the drive to take a photo…
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Cloud and grey skies
Given it is supposed to be summer we’ve had far too many cloudy grey sky days recently. I’d been hoping for some nice summer days to get out with the camera and sketch book, and whilst there have been some nice days they’ve been too few for my liking 😉 So, given the weather wasn’t playing nice I decided to make the best of it and try to use the clouds and patchy light to my advantage.
Read MoreTowards the hills
These two photographs are the result of a quick wander when I noticed the light was looking quite interesting (after a spell of grey skies ;-)). I’ve kept the colour versions handy for some Shire/Tolkien themed paintings 🙂
Read MoreBrooding
I nearly didn’t take the camera out earlier as the skies looked like rain was imminent, but there were some nice patches of light flitting about so I decided to risk it. Most of the wander the camera was firmly tucked away however I noticed a nice bit of light playing across the field with some brooding clouds above…
Read MoreIt’s all a blur
I went out to try the new filter* on the camera again (I’d tried it yesterday but didn’t like the results (operator error I’m afraid)), anyway, I plodded up the lane beside the field and thought the open gate with the crop wafting in the wind was quite an interesting effect so set up and I was much happier with the result…. *Lee Big Stopper
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