I have always had an interest in photography since owning my first camera, a Russian Zenith E, way back in the 70s. I also have a passion for the outdoors and am never happier than when I am in the mountains and hills with a camera. I always took my camera with me but never really took photography seriously until I bought a digital camera over two years ago. In Dec 2005 I lost my wonderful wife after a long illness and I turned to photography for solace. Now a single father with 5 children and a full time job, I had little time to get away to the mountains that I love. Fortunately, I live a few minutes drive from Cannock Chase, the smallest AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) in the British Isles, 24 square miles of woodland and hills. An oasis in the industrial midlands, it is an escape that I frequent often, spending many hours walking, thinking and of course taking photographs.It is a never ending source of inspiration to me and no two days are ever the same on the Chase with the rapidly changing British weather, lighting and forestry operations. I am fascinated by the interplay of light, angle, and ever changing weather conditions on the landscape. That's what I am tring to capture on camera. Being a keen walker, I am a part of the landscape I'm walking in. I don't see myself as an outsider looking in as if on a postcard or through a car window. I want viewers to experience the landscape and feel a part of it as I do walking in it. That's why I often include a path leading into the scene to try and convey that sense of being there walking along that path. I hope I succeed on occasions. I appreciate the constructive criticism I receive here on Renderosity. It's the best way to improve and I'd much rather be given suggestions to improve a photograph than just compliments. I also get a lot of inspiration from some of the amazing pictures posted here by so many talented artists.
Comments (14)
aljaysart
Excellent Capture great textures on the rock.
moochagoo
Quite impressive ! Perfect !
Matt_The_Samurai
wow, gorgeous capture and excellent POV
Chaos911
wow, the pov is so cool, and great angle!
Dendrite
Superb in every way!
da_franze
simply excellent! i love the fog...5+
Valerie-Ducom
Excellent picture and very nice mood ! :)
Firesnuffer
Excellent color and DOF, love the mist!
whtknight
Excellent POV, with the fog setting the mood!
PIERRE25
Quelle précision, quelles couleurs! Très jolie photo!!!
Garlor
Blimey you are keen.....I get scared off in mountain mist, too many drops. Atmospheric pic thansk
MrsLubner
This is outstanding. I love the textures and the colors of nature presented so well. The pov is wonderful and the compo is excellent. The low lying mist is a great mood-setter.
Gammacrucis
Nice changes of contrast in this image, good POV ^__^
TomDart
Thabks for the fine dof in this one. Generally, centered images don't work thast well for my eyes but this one does quite finely.