Testing the Links...

This is part of a series of photographs I have made in and around the Staunton Harold area. It's a view from Dimminsdale across the valley towards the main house...

Simon Marchini LRPS

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Staunton Harold

Well the weather wasn't right to update the photographs I wanted to today Staunton Harold.   However, I had a great time putting the world to right with David Manley.   We made some images and had a light lunch and it was areally pleasant day.   After lunch we went our seperate ways and I was able to make this photograph.   To see the rest of the series click here.

Improving on the past

Staunton Harold Hall and Church

This image was taken in July last year.  It was from a series of images I took in an attempt to master HDR.  I'm sorry to say it was a bit of a disaster as the camera was handheld and the camera only took 1 FPS.  The result of this is that none of the images really lined up.  I tried to run this through Photomatix and the resultant photograph was appalling.  However, at the time I knew no better so settled for it.   I have just reworked the images and have slightly improved on the result - but not by much.  I no longer use photomatix as I find the results to be bordering on awful.  You can so easily get carried away and produce some abominations - search through Flickr for landscapes and you will quickly see what I mean.

So I going to Staunton Harold tomorrow with my good friend David Manley.  I hope to improve on this photograph.  Lets see if I can.

Another attempt at a Bluebell wood photograph

Still not sure whether I am on the right track but I feel this is better than the normal 'bog standard' bluebell photograph.

Bluebell woods

Been thinking about the question of 'how do you capture a bluebell wood without the photograph becoming a cliche?'   Not sure I have an answer yet but I have been looking at some of the images on Flickr - needless to say they were very much what you might expect.

The same can be said if you do a Google image search.  It is an interesting question though - one I will work at for the next week or so.

Spring time in the bluebell wood

Just come back from shooting some photographs in the Spring Wood, Staunton Harold.  Interesting experience as it is difficult to make something new about a real cliche subject.   Still working at this.