Summary of Landscape
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Day 93 – On my doorstep
Day 93 – my new place to visit at lunchtime
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Day 86 – More rain coming
Day 86 – sometimes nature is just so flaming lovely that you have to stop and take a look.
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Day 56 – By the river
Day 56 and I went for a wander around Towcester.
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Day 55 – Daventry
Day 55 and a walk in the park
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Day 42 – And now for something completely different
Day 42 and a photographic trip to Stowe.
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Churchyard
Another shot that I am really pleased with. I think that the requirement to take shots every day is meaning that I am savouring the chance to be a little more considered when I have some spare time.
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Cold
Sometimes there are patterns in the snow where you are not expecting to see them.
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The Grand Union Canal
An afternoon walk and, as so often happens in Northamptonshire, an outbreak of photos of canals, or, to be more precise, bridges over canals.
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Day 21 – Not as originally intended
Three weeks in and it is still a challenge – although this time I went out specifically to take photos.
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Gravestone
I think I got the lighting right, got the subject as I wanted it and didn’t feel the need to straighten the shot in Lightroom. Just got to crack the cardinal rule of check the edges of the frame for unwanted distractions.
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Curves
Sometimes a photo is just nice. That is what I think of this one.
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Away from the 366
A frosty day allowed great contrast between the sun and shade with beautiful colours.
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Winter Light
At last, a photo that was almost exactly the same in the camera as in my mind. I think that is a first for me.
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Avignon tourist shot
No apologies for a tourist shot, it reminds me of the day I took it – short and simple.
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Nimes – Jardin des Fontaines
If a photo reminds you of the feelings that you had when you took it, then it must be considered to be a good photo.
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Great Brington Churchyard
Quiet, peaceful relaxing, and full of life – just how a churchyard should be.
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Graffiti
Colour, lines, shape, reflections, context… I think I got them all as well as capturing the feeling of the area.
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Lying around
Out of the 300 plus photos I am ashamed to admit that I took on an urban landscapes photo course, this is my favourite for both composition, subject matter and general feel.
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Reclamation
The effect is as I wished, and started me on a mission to look for areas where nature is reclaiming back land from man, but I should never have made such a schoolboy error with the aperture.
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Industrial Reflections
A typical black and white, abandoned Britain, urban decay type shot – taken underneath Spaghetti Junction.
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Misty
Fog and mist can add an air of gloom or stillness to a Spring morning.
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A plethora of snowdrops
Not all of the photos that I take of flowers are macros or close ups, occasionally they do lend themselves rather beautifully to a landscape shot as well.
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Reflections in the Ice
A quiet walk and a small river changed by snow and ice.
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Water
Flowing and still water can make a good contrast especially if there is a sense of movement and noise.
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Snowy Morning
Another unpremeditated shot taken because I had my compact camera with me – and cropped to focus on the motion of the snow and the car.
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A Winter Scene
As ever, the moral of the story is to always have a camera with you.
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Empty Seat
Cold, lonely, Wintry – this photo captures the mood of the Country Park on the Sunday before Christmas.
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Frozen
Even if a picture is not perfect, it is still permissible to like the feel and idea behind it.
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Same Tree, Different Day
Going back a day or two later to get a better or different shot, as I have mentioned before is not always a bad thing. Even though there were only a few days in between shots and they were taken from approximately the same position, I have managed to get two very different shots.
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Trees
Cropping in on a detail that is of interest often works, but sometimes it can leave the picture feeling unbalanced, possibly because this is not how you originally composed the picture in the camera.
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Cold
A library shot turned out pretty well. An advantage to shooting an area week after week is that you can see the changes with the changing seasons.
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Winter Tree
It is always possible to improve on a picture if you get a subject that you like. Even though I took a photo a couple of years ago that I was really pleased with I think this is still an improvement.
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Mini-Tree
I turned round and saw a tree that I knew was there but had never photographed before resulting in a photo that I really love.
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I have a new lens!
A new, fast lens allows experimentation with different apertures even in Winter when the light is not so bright.
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Autumn Fields
Sometimes a scene is worth taking at different times of the year, or because it is in a favourite place.
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Autumn Colours
Sometimes pictures should be taken just to remember a scene.
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Autumn Colours, Reflections and Straight Lines
Conveniently cut into thirds, with bright colours and a strange depth, sometimes there is no particular reason why a photo appeals.
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Triangulation
Three items in a photo automatically suggest a triangular shape which the brain then fills in.
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Triangulation
Coloured and textured bark, pine needles, trees; nature can be very munificent to photographers.
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The best laid plans
I set out with a vague picture in my mind of the photograph I wanted to capture. Unfortunately, mainly through circumstances beyond my control, it didn’t come off and the pictures were not very good. Who knows whether I would have been able to translate my imagination onto the sensor – but there is always next time.
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Sunset
It is easy to pass something every week and think that would make a good shot, I must remember to bring my camera. Next time, take your camera, take the shot and see if it lives up to your imagination.
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Logpile
Ferns, trees, everything I could ask for, unless of course there was an insect in view!
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Spirals
Landscape photography is not just about taking long distance shots of hills and trees, sometimes a macro lens is the best option for taking shots of the ‘intimate landscape’.
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Line of Trees
What do you want from a landscape photo – composition, great lighting or just a picture that reflects its subject. Two out of three isn’t too bad.
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Spring Colour
Another case to prove that whenever you go out you should take a camera with you – you never know where you may end up – imagine being in the bluebell woods on 1st May with no camera! Unthinkable.
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Just because….
Sometimes beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or photographer. This picture reminds me of the reason I like living in Northamptonshire.
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Seize the Moment
Conditions may not be perfect, but as I have said many times, if you don’t have your camera with you then you may miss some shots.
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S-Curves
S-curves in a photo are a classical compositional tool.
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Shapes
Nature provides interesting shapes in a variety of ways. This dead tree stood out amongst the hedgerows on the edge of an industrial estate. It could be virtually anywhere in the world, not necessarily Daventry!
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Lights in the Mist
An experimental shot in the semi-dark.
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Small Print Competition
Small prints give you the chance to try something different.
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My Favourite Photo of 2009
It is usually a shot that is different to those that you normally take which pleases you the most.
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What a difference a day makes
A picture taken in the same place, at the same time of day can be transformed by differences in weather conditions and light levels.
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Cloudscape (or travels with my Ixus)
If you are thinking of buying a camera and are just getting into photography, why not start with a compact point and shoot – you will be more likely to use it, and its limitations will help you decide what kind of set up you want to spend your serious money on.
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Pictures with meaning
A typical Northamptonshire agricultural, Summer scene.