Steve Pellatt
Aroma Vision
Ransoms & Bluebells
It's really peak Bluebell season now and there are quite a lot of places you can find them including well known spots like Micheldever Woods. There are also places where Ransoms do well. However, this is the only wood I know of 'near' me that has both. Not saying there aren't others but not that I know of.
I really like the contrast between the bluebells and Ransom flowers and the Ransom leaves are so lush. I have been visiting this wood weekly for the last 3 weeks keeping an eye on the wild garlic and it's now starting to take off. I think the peak will be in the next week or so but 'unfortunately' I'll be in Cornwall next 2 weekend so Bank Holiday Monday I decided I'd return and shoot them as they were. it was a very still day so I managed to do a series of 5 focus stacked images and then did some selective painterly post processing. I've reduced the saturation on the greens a bit because although they really were lush it seemed a bit OTT for my taste.
This isn't a big wood and they have done a lot of restoration work on it so I did keep to the paths although evidence of people taking photos of their kids or selfies within the bluebells. I won't therefore divulge where they are but if anyone who regularly comments on my photos wants to know where these woods are then drop me a note and happy to tell you. If it helps it's within 90mins drive of Winchester.
Thanks for viewing.
© All rights reserved Steve Pellatt. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
Aroma Vision
Ransoms & Bluebells
It's really peak Bluebell season now and there are quite a lot of places you can find them including well known spots like Micheldever Woods. There are also places where Ransoms do well. However, this is the only wood I know of 'near' me that has both. Not saying there aren't others but not that I know of.
I really like the contrast between the bluebells and Ransom flowers and the Ransom leaves are so lush. I have been visiting this wood weekly for the last 3 weeks keeping an eye on the wild garlic and it's now starting to take off. I think the peak will be in the next week or so but 'unfortunately' I'll be in Cornwall next 2 weekend so Bank Holiday Monday I decided I'd return and shoot them as they were. it was a very still day so I managed to do a series of 5 focus stacked images and then did some selective painterly post processing. I've reduced the saturation on the greens a bit because although they really were lush it seemed a bit OTT for my taste.
This isn't a big wood and they have done a lot of restoration work on it so I did keep to the paths although evidence of people taking photos of their kids or selfies within the bluebells. I won't therefore divulge where they are but if anyone who regularly comments on my photos wants to know where these woods are then drop me a note and happy to tell you. If it helps it's within 90mins drive of Winchester.
Thanks for viewing.
© All rights reserved Steve Pellatt. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.