Some Recent Photos

Well, I’m at home on a northern hillside for the christmas holiday, and for once in the UK, we’re getting more than a light smattering of snow. So I have some pretty pictures of all the snow we’re getting:

A view of Clayton Terrace Road, Chopwell, through snow and mist.

It took me many shots and a very wet camera (it was snowing heavily… you just can’t see it well in the pic) to get the exposure and effect I wanted. Quite a bit of Photoshop after that, too.

Fence stump detail.

This seems to have been left behind when the coal railway was dismantled. Not quite as evocative as I wanted, but without using film (expensive!) I’m not sure how I could achieve that.

Upper Derwent Valley

A south-western view towards Consett and Derwent Reservoir. I had to run to get up the hill, out of those woods, and along the path to the right place before the sun disappeared entirely.

A stream in Chopwell Wood.

This was a very difficult shot, as there were large trees and deep icy water preventing me from getting the angles I really wanted.

I’m planning on going out again tomorrow since we had a pretty heavy snowfall for most of today; there are still several places I want to go to before I go back down to Hull.

~Rob

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