Silent Night

Harrison Lane, Sheffield

Brown Hills Lane, Sheffield

Haddon Hall with Tudor Group or Lesiu in conversation with Ruth Goodman

Lech, Haddon Hall

While none of the above is visible here it all happened!

Over Owler Tor

Over Owler Tor, Peak District, Derbyshire

November at Longshaw Estate, Peak District

Longshaw Estate lake, Peak District, Derbyshire, UK

 A couple of months ago I was showing posts from this blog to our friends Isabel and Dean. Their remark was an eye-opener for me - that most of the images are from winter time. It is true. I love an element of in-obviousness in photography, Autumn and winter aura lends itself very nicely here.
An interesting landscape feature can be seen in the photograph below. A sunken wall, delineating pastures from lawns in front of a hall, forms a barrier for animals like sheep, yet does not obstruct views to the valley beyond. Clever trick. I assume the modern fence is the blessing of the health and safety regulations.

Hidden wall, Longshaw Estate, Peak District, Derbyshire, UK

technical details:
top image: 1/40 s at F/10, ISO 400, focal length: 200mm, tripod mounted
bottom image: 1/3s at F/13, ISO 800, focal length: 73mm, tripod mounted

New Reflection portfolio image

Tree reflection, Bamford Mill, Derbyshire, UK

1/80 s at F/2.8, ISO 100, focal length: 50mm, EOS7D, 50 1.8 MkII

Pink Guitar

M and M with Pink Guitar, Castleton, Derbyshire, UK

Malinka

Malinka, Chatsworth, Derbyshire, UK

1/500 s at F/2.8, ISO 100, focal length: 55mm, Chatsworth Farm Playground  
Photographed with Canon EOS 7D, EF-S 17-55 f/2.8, handheld

This portrait was made by the end of a day, just before sunset at a playground at Chatsworth House Farm. Of course it's not possible to have a sensible look just by telling them to stop and pose - just the opposite would happen. Here Malinka is eating an ice cream and I fired in bursts to get that right moment. Also I shifted around to get the dark background for the highlighted profile which otherwise would get lost against the bright sky.