Bluebell Panorama with a new Fuji GFX
Read MoreThe first mist of the Autumn at Idless in Cornwall UK near Truro
The first mist has eventually arrived and I was luckily enough to capture it at Idless near Truro in early September. The separation caused by the mist gives the woodland another worldly look and inspires you to keep capturing image after image. This few hours inspired me to capture around seven images that were worthy of keeping in my portfolio. Great images are always about weather, light and processing, with two of these the processing element is quick and easy. Lets hope a new few days of mists arrives quickly so I will have the opportunity to explore another local woodland in this majestic atmosphere.
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Helios fun
The last couple of weeks have seen the local woodland fill with bluebells, wild leeks and wild garlic. The scent is heady and the landscape is luminous with all the wildflowers in the woodland. But besides the normal shots of woodland I have been experimenting with my Helios lens on my Sony camera with lovely results in contrasty light. The bokeh produced is very specific and the contrast between what is in focus and what is not is distinct. Used with an adaptor on my Sony A7 R3 the lens is purely manual mode but what fun bringing out your creative side as you experiment.
Read MoreThe mist at last
I have been waiting around 8 months for mist. Each morning I expectantly look out the window and nothing. I have mist apps and alerts programmed into the phone in case it happens but it has not. Then last week on the 12th August I peered out at 6.00 in the morning and there it was. All my equipment was ready and I raced to our local woodland Idless. I was in the carpark by 6.30 and had it all to myself before all the rowdy dog walkers arrived. The tranquility was bliss and images were jumping out at me from all directions. I managed to capture about 20 images over a 3 our period and woodland photography became much easier with just that separation between foreground and background. I am now waiting for the next appearance so I can experiment somewhere else (Ladock).
Ladock Woods
Over the last year I have been exploring Lack woods near Truro in Cornwall. I have been visiting on a weekly basis and it’s true what they say you have to keep going back to the same place. I love woodland photography and the challenge of finding compositions and something new. Light is everything and the ever changing conditions means the same scene changes drastically on each visit. After a recent Truro camera club visit my Friend David Martin captured this image of myself and I was surprised how small I seem against the majesty of these trees.