Steve Pellatt
Upon Reflection
Stourhead National Trust Gardens, Wiltshire, UK
Having had my Iceland trip cancelled and with a seemingly nice day forecast for the first day after the half-term school holidays were over I thought I'd flex my camera muscles down at Stourhead. In recent years I've been up in Scotland or the Lakes when the colours peak here but a combination of me not going to Iceland and the seemingly later colours this year meant I think I hit it pretty peak autumnal magnifiqueness!
I got lucky with very still conditions and some light early on and, had about an hour or so before the inevitable crowds arrived and started to mean if I wanted a half decent shot I was going to have to take multiple shots and do some selective brushing out. That Maple tree in particular is a magnet for people to stand for ages gazing at it only to be replaced by the next person as soon as they leave. As you can tell I'm one of those Togs who doesn't like crowds (are there any that do?) I really did not go there expecting it to be 'deserted' just I have this unreasonable expectation that people will only dawdle for a minute or two in one spot. I should know better by now!
I came away after about 3 hrs when the crowds were annoying me, the light was getting harsh and the water was rippling in the breeze. It was though one of those trips which recharged my internal battery and reminded me what a display Mother Nature can provide.
Not sure how much impact Storm Queron had on the trees here but really glad I got there when I did.
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend.
PS - yes for those interested this is one of my 65:24 crops as not much was going on in the sky😁
© All rights reserved Steve Pellatt. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
Upon Reflection
Stourhead National Trust Gardens, Wiltshire, UK
Having had my Iceland trip cancelled and with a seemingly nice day forecast for the first day after the half-term school holidays were over I thought I'd flex my camera muscles down at Stourhead. In recent years I've been up in Scotland or the Lakes when the colours peak here but a combination of me not going to Iceland and the seemingly later colours this year meant I think I hit it pretty peak autumnal magnifiqueness!
I got lucky with very still conditions and some light early on and, had about an hour or so before the inevitable crowds arrived and started to mean if I wanted a half decent shot I was going to have to take multiple shots and do some selective brushing out. That Maple tree in particular is a magnet for people to stand for ages gazing at it only to be replaced by the next person as soon as they leave. As you can tell I'm one of those Togs who doesn't like crowds (are there any that do?) I really did not go there expecting it to be 'deserted' just I have this unreasonable expectation that people will only dawdle for a minute or two in one spot. I should know better by now!
I came away after about 3 hrs when the crowds were annoying me, the light was getting harsh and the water was rippling in the breeze. It was though one of those trips which recharged my internal battery and reminded me what a display Mother Nature can provide.
Not sure how much impact Storm Queron had on the trees here but really glad I got there when I did.
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend.
PS - yes for those interested this is one of my 65:24 crops as not much was going on in the sky😁
© All rights reserved Steve Pellatt. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.