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Hitchin Lavender Abstract

13 Feb 2016, Posted by Elliot Hook in

A more abstract take on the rows of lavender at Hitchin Lavender, Cadwell Farm, Ickleford, Hertfordshire. Sometimes when a more traditional composition is eluding me, I’ll try my hand at finding something less obvious and more personal.  This is the result of some Intentional Camera…

Hitchin Lavender I

12 Feb 2016, Posted by Elliot Hook in

A 4 minute exposure of the rows of lavender at Hitchin Lavender, Cadwell Farm, Ickleford.  Hitchin lavender is probably my favourite local spot in Hertfordshire, providing a few weeks of fantastic opportunities every year. The long exposure, giving movement in the clouds at the top…

Hitchin Lavender II

11 Feb 2016, Posted by Elliot Hook in

Another image from Hitchin Lavender, Cadwell Farm, Hertfordshire.  Some direct sunlight from the setting sun results in the nice pink hues of the lavender as well as illuminating the clouds, moving through the long exposure – just under 4 minutes exposure time used here.

Sunset Poppies I

10 Feb 2016, Posted by Elliot Hook in

The setting sun just begins to cross the horizon over a huge field full of poppies in Hertfordshire

Sunset Poppies II

09 Feb 2016, Posted by Elliot Hook in

A field of poppies in Hertfordshire as the sun goes down over the horizon of trees

Frosted

08 Feb 2016, Posted by Elliot Hook in

The mid-morning sun back lights the remains of a heavy frost, still clinging to the branches of some trees on the edge of a woodland

Lone Tree

08 Feb 2016, Posted by Elliot Hook in

I took the opportunity to get out in some late March snow to go for a wander around my local woodland.  On the way, I came across this large, old tree, isolated in the snowy landscape by the white out behind it. The key to…

Woodland Echoes

07 Feb 2016, Posted by Elliot Hook in

An abstract take on a snowy woodland in Hertfordshire. This was taken in some late March snow during a wander around my local woodland.  Using some Intentional Camera Movement (ICM), the busy woodland has been stripped back to the basic forms of tree trunks against…