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Dec 25th Wimbledon common
Wimbledon common is a bewitching thing in my life, i grew up there, spent most of my summers in there, i can close my eyes and imagine routes throught the forest as i know it so well. Christmas day myself and my father get up early to catch a few shots before breakfast incase all the snow has gone lol (highly unlikely). I’ve not used HDR on the common and could not wait to take pics of areas I had dreamt days before. I think everyone has to have one place (or two) that they can go to in their mind, somewhere they find peace and comfort and visit every now and then.
Snow day 18.12.10
The latest wave of snow hit Medway today and brought the towns to a sliding stop. Met Becca in strood and grabbed a few shots on the walk home.
Enjoy
Rochester’s winter festival
Despite having a terrible cold I finally got the strength to fire up Photoshop and look at the shots I took of the castle grounds during the fair that has been on this week. It’s not always easy to get clear shots at dusk without a tripod, lots of people moving around and three exposures per image lol but I feel I got some good practice shots all the same. Although i don’t want anymore snow I keep hoping to get a winning shot of a white blanket view between Cuxton and Wouldham over the Medway before spring. Wish me luck.
30.11.10 Rochester Snow Day
Finally the snow hit Kent these last few days bringing most of the towns to a grinding stop. Virtually no post has being delivered and everyone seems to be out sliding down hills and slipping on their arses. Me however grabbed my camera for some much needed Hdr photography as i have had very little experience with processing HDR and snow combined. Been tricky but overall photomatrix has come through with a decent blue tint that stops the snow falling from looking like specks on a dirty lens. 3 shots we’re used for each image with 1.fs bracket.
We arrived in the castle grounds where they we’re slowly building the tree and the market stores. The bright orange wood was illuminated by strip lights hanging inside waiting to be assembled to the roof. The overall effect gave a nice contrast to the bluish haze of all that snow. I’m hoping to get some icicle shots if possible.
It’s turned very cold te last few hours and not much of any ice/snow has melted. Rooftops often are the first things to melt from central heating but every house I can see today still has a blanked. I just love snow days. Peace
