johnloguk > 06.02.10 - Stark

Another grey day today, but I managed to get out for a walk at lunchtime. I liked the silhouette of this old tree, and the hedges disappearing into the misty distance down to the river. The humps and hollows in the foreground are the remains of the long lost Medieval village of South Greetwell. All that is left standing is the church and old hall, which have featured in my Dailies before.

Huge thanks to everyone who left such wonderful comments on yesterday's sunset silhouette. I was amazed to come home and find it as the most popular shot of the day this evening :)
johnloguk > 04.02.10 - Grey Daze

This was the view just down the road from me, over Greetwell Hollow Nature Reserve this lunchtime. The snow last night didn't amount to much, but most of today has been miserably cold and foggy. 

Compare this view to a Summer day   http://www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/Nature/GREETWELL-HOLLOW-NATURE/5121648_aU8pe#624536084_ZWQhH-X3-LB It is hard to imagine the variety of colours that this place goes through over 12 months.
johnloguk > 22.01.10 - The Long and Straight Road :)

Desperation this evening. The usual manic Friday, made more manic by driving rain and even more to do than usual. Thankfully the rain eased off in late afternoon, and I was done by 8.30pm! When realised that I was going to run out of opportunities for a Daily I pulled over to the side of the road and shot this through the windscreen. Some light mist was descending, which made the lights glow nicely. It has been a difficult week, but the best of the year so far :)
johnloguk > 11.12.09 - Ghosts in the Mist

At the end of a very stressful day I was glad to be able to spend some time winding down with the camera. It had been a beautiful cloudless day, which in December usually means fog the moment the sun goes down. And last night was no exception. One thing that surprised me though. I bumped into several other photographers who were disappointed about the mist. Personally I can't see how it does anything but add atmosphere to a photograph, especially a view like this one!
johnloguk > 9.11.09 - Fog Lights

Today has been a beautiful one, fantastic weather, nice sunset, but the fog tonight was an extra surprise. When I came off the squash court at about 9.30pm I was hardly dressed for photography in near freezing fog, but I've been waiting too long for some fog to waste this opportunity. So instead of going home for a hot shower I drove straight to the Cathedral Quarter looking for photo opps! Needless to say I was the only person in shorts!!

I got a few good shots of the fog and the golden glow from the Cathedral floodlights, but this one was a real stroke of luck. This is one of my favourite shooting positions, but for 10 minutes I froze waiting for someone to come along and be a "ghost" for me. So I wandered around for a while, and was on my way back to the car when I spotted these two guys heading for my spot. I raced ahead of them (you see the shorts were useful!) and fired 3 quick shots as they approached. One was out of focus, one had lousy comp, but this one turned out OK I think. Straight out of camera, not even a crop, just a touch of in camera sharpening and low light noise reduction. This is a beautiful spot, but when the fog descends it becomes utterly surreal. I'm one photog hoping for more fog this winter :)

Thanks for the great response to my model railway shots, you guys blow me away!
johnloguk > 28.1.09 - Same Old View, Different Weather :)

You've seen it is sunshine, at night, even with snow, but here it is in drizzle with it's head in the clouds. I had an appointment in town this morning, and on the way back to the car too a few shots in the mist. I haven't got time to process them all now, but this one will do for my Daily today. I've left all the perspective distortions caused by the 18mm lens, as few of the buildings are perpendicular anyway :)
johnloguk > Trees in the mist at Riseholme Hall
johnloguk > POSTERS photo
johnloguk > An alternative treatment to my Daily Photo of 30.11.08. I used a cooling filter here to emphasise the freezing fog!
06.02.10 - Stark

Another grey day today, but I managed to get out for a walk at lunchtime. I liked the silhouette of this old tree, and the hedges disappearing into the misty distance down to the river. The humps and hollows in the foreground are the remains of the long lost Medieval village of South Greetwell. All that is left standing is the church and old hall, which have featured in my Dailies before.

Huge thanks to everyone who left such wonderful comments on yesterday's sunset silhouette. I was amazed to come home and find it as the most popular shot of the day this evening :)
johnloguk > 06.02.10 - Stark

Another grey day today, but I managed to get out for a walk at lunchtime. I liked the silhouette of this old tree, and the hedges disappearing into the misty distance down to the river. The humps and hollows in the foreground are the remains of the long lost Medieval village of South Greetwell. All that is left standing is the church and old hall, which have featured in my Dailies before.

Huge thanks to everyone who left such wonderful comments on yesterday's sunset silhouette. I was amazed to come home and find it as the most popular shot of the day this evening :)
06.02.10 - Stark

Another grey day today, but I managed to get out for a walk at lunchtime. I liked the silhouette of this old tree, and the hedges disappearing into the misty distance down to the river. The humps and hollows in the foreground are the remains of the long lost Medieval village of South Greetwell. All that is left standing is the church and old hall, which have featured in my Dailies before.

Huge thanks to everyone who left such wonderful comments on yesterday's sunset silhouette. I was amazed to come home and find it as the most popular shot of the day this evening :)
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