New Forest Lanscapes

This shot and the all of the ones below were taken on a recent day trip to the New Forest. With these two particular images the light was turning to dusk and i knew that in order to get the best shot I was going to have to decide on my final location before it got too dark. The sun set with a brilliant array of blues and purples as you can see although i did add some enhancements through Photoshop. The horses helped to give a subject to an otherwise relatively standard landscape image.


Throughout the day I had been looking for reflection shots and with all of the recent rain there were plenty of marshes created on the heath land. Although not so good for walking it was superb for capturing the golden clouds created as the sun began to lower in the sky. I had been waiting weeks for the weather to be nice enough to get out and do some photography and it just shows it can often be worth the wait.

The whispy clouds on this shot and the shot below made this setting perfect for my photos. The sunlight was previously too bright when looking directly at the sun for the aperture of the camera, however the clouds set in and helped to create a perfect silhouette of the leaf free tree branches.

New Forest Pony

I took this image in the New Forest. On this particular day I had a lot of University coursework to do but the weather was just too nice so i decided to get on the train and take the hour and a half journey to the New Forest. I think photography is a valid excuse for not doing work, don’t you? My aim as you should be able to see was to get as sharp shot as possible of this horse’s eye. He was momentarily distracted by my tasty looking camera strap that he decided he would try and eat.

A Warm Winter Glow

This one was captured during winter 2005. It is very misleading, as I believe the image has a very warm feeling to it, however, it was infact one of the coldest days of the year. I really like the fact that the trees increase and decrease in size and the reflection worked wonders. Two minutes after this shot and the sun had disappeared behind the bank.

Cow in field with buttercups

I took this photo during this summer. It all looks fine but i had about 30 cows walking up behind me but i wasn't going to move because i had to get this shot.

Autumn Colours

Capturing a shot of deer is often the dream of many nature photographers but on this day I was one of the lucky ones. I kept my distance in order not to disturb them but I could have done with my telephoto lens at this point. I cropped this shot in such a way that would set the scene and show what tranquil surroundings they were grazing in.
Many flowers and plants disappear during autumn but the cool, damp weather can bring out an array of Fungi. They have a complete multitude and forms and textures and this makes them an excellent subject for close-up photography. I was especially pleased with the fungi shots. I found this family of fungi hidden under some twigs and leaves. There were many other photographers around on this particular day so I made sure to cover them back up again afterwards to stop anyone else pinching my shot. I love the detail of the gills on these fungi and they were positioned in such a way that meant I could experiment with depth of field.


These images were taken at a recent visit to Batsford Arboretum. I wanted to capture the real array of colours that were on display.