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In the previous photograph I described how I came to this location at Turners Marsh. The challenge now was to try to capture the moonlight. It was especially tricky because the first rays of the rising sun were just being felt over the back of my left shoulder. Sheep were grazing in the paddocks (you'll see them more closely tomorrow as these curious creatures soon came up to me), and the only sound was the birdsong as they greeted the new day.
It was cold of course, but my heart was warmed. And I set about finding the right exposure. This was critical because what I wanted most was an accurate depiction of the landscape under that light. And more than that, I wanted to capture the moon without blowing it out completely. I wanted the moon as a real disk in the sky with minimal blur.
Taking a photo is half the problem, processing it is just as critical. My own landscape aesthetic, which I can trace to one particular photograph, "The Waterhole" (link below), is to capture nature as accurately as I can - it is beautiful enough - and God strike me dead if I ever choose to use a fake sky or some other method of digital manipulation to create a "chocolate box" scene. But that's just me. If I wanted a painterly image I'd paint. Photography allows us to see the world as it really is.
It was quite a windy day when this was taken and not having my usual camera gear with me thought i'd give the new Sony compact a go, boasting a zeiss lens and I had hoped for the perfect opportunity to see how good zeiss lenses are and came across this field where the heavens suddenly decided to open up and I got soaked, this one was taken not long after the heavy rain and managing to capture this dramatic sky over a golden wheat field and when combined with a little bit of sun light just appearing out through the clouds makes for quite a dramatic landscape scene, the wheat is all over the place swaying in the wind.
Processed this purely in LR with a few tweaks and left it at that...
This mountain is called by the locals - Smedov peak. It is located near the town of Belogradchik and is very near the village of Varbovchets. Near sunset you can always find interesting thing to photograph.
It is very cold and calm with patches of mist in this pre-dawn light in the Mallee district of the State of Victoria, Australia.
There is no wind but overhead these unusual clouds are being pushed along at speed, from left to right by a seemingly strong and gusting wind, which is tearing and fraying the edges of these clouds.
Five days later I am in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia, 550 kilometres (340 miles) away as the crow flies, when I capture this unusual cloud formation which looked like a unicorn www.flickr.com/photos/184121594@N02/51745951211/
Here this cloud is likewise being torn and frayed by a strong wind whilst all is calm around me.
The next day the Flinders Ranges were visited by a dust storm with very strong, hot, gusting wind - a most unpleasant day.
Swallows fill the sky above the Snake River south of the Merritt Reservoir near Valentine, Nebraska. The Snake River continues south of the Merritt Reservoir through pine and cedar-filled canyons before flowing into the Niobrara River.
When I posted my series on Evandale I used a black and white version of this shot. It was a personal choice. I liked the contrast and tones in the monochrome. But this is a very naturalistic view of the scene taken on a farm near Evandale.
The farm dam is nearly full - signifying the end to a long dry spell. This shot is typical of the farmlands around Evandale. Gently rolling hills and lush pastures where mostly sheep, and some cattle graze.
Over the past couple of days we've been shooting into the early morning sun. Here we turn the camera in the opposite direction and observe the play of light on the fluffy clouds. This is a rich farming valley with beautiful rolling hills.
I ended this shot on my back in a ditch. As I bent down on the side of the road to get the right angle my feet began to slide on the long grass which hid the ditch. As I was going down the photographer's survival technique kicked in: Save your camera at all costs.
So while sliding I deliberately rolled onto my back. No harm done to camera or person, except Marjorie did think for a moment I might have been having a heart attack. Never mind. This photograph was worth it. You can see how the tractor driver is using a hay baler to collect the cut grass and produce those round bales.
Here we have the village of Chelmorton which is 1200ft (366m) above sea level which makes it the highest village in Derbyshire,
Gran palomar./ Big dovecote.
- Serie: Buscando palomares...en Zamora.
- Serie.- Searching dovecotes...in Zamora.
En / In:
Tierra de Campos. Zamora.
Castilla y León. España. Spain.
This is a similar shot to one you've seen before ("Golden Light Meditation"). But I actually prefer it, because the wider angle gives us a better view of the landscape looking towards the Tamar River in the valley. The tree is still a feature, as are the two horses, but the shadows and the dam are more prominent.
The road between Bracknell and Liffey in northern Tasmania is through prime farm land. The mountain range known as the Great Western Tiers runs along the road to our left. Straight ahead of us is the spectacular Dry's Bluff. We'll see more of that in the days ahead.