I was happy to be able to capture this mood last Spring. Searching for views to work with through repeated visits certainly helped me to be productive when these atmospheric conditions arose.
A panoramic view within Micheldever Wood at dawn on a fantastically misty morning. 10 frame stitch.<br />
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I wanted to convey a fairly "natural" sense of being out in the woods that morning. There was a funny moment when as I was finishing with making this image and preparing to move on Antony Spencer - a photography hero, appeared out of the trees behind me. I took this to be a good omen for the day ahead.
Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire. Such a beautiful site to visit but I have struggled for a long time to capture the crazy Arcadian nature of the heathy woodland areas in photographs. A telephoto allowed some exclusion of the chaos to focus on a few strong shapes and textures. Always a place to return to...
These occaisional low down branches attract my attention because of their form and colour at this time of year - some are like curtains while others are spindly bushy things sprouting from a great trunk. <br />
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This image was taken from quite a high vantage point in order to look through the veil of leaves and to try to show the flowers into the distance.<br />
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Looking for another view of my local castle. This time I thought to try a panoramic stitch and just go right into the sunrise. Just the two crenellated towers of the gatehouse remain of this long since ruined castle
A view within Micheldever Wood, Hampshire, UK early in the morning. I was lucky to have some mist again although the trees are looking rather bare now compared to a few weeks ago. <br />
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Three images were stitched together with the Zeiss 35mm f2, C-pol and Lee 0.6 soft grad filters were used.
A panoramic view from within Micheldever Wood, Hampshire, UK. A much photographed bluebell wood during Spring that is equally spectacular in Autumn.
Photographing in woodland with sunlight involved is a challenge and it's all too easy to end up with a high contrast nightmare. A little mist early in the morning helped to soften the light this time.
The uniform nature of the dense beech trees provides a fantastic structure. I found the Zeiss Makro 100 to be ideal for capturing this image - minimal dist
