Dorset Landscape Photography : Secret Bluebell Woods
05th May 2011
Dorset Landscape Photography
Secret Bluebell Woods
After visitng so many bluebell woods this year and seeing many of them trampled down by visitors (many of whom Im sure were fellow photographers), it was a real pleasure to find a 'private wood' where the bells are growing tall and strong, the woodland floor is clean from debris from coppice'ing and the light diffused by the canopy above... what a lovely combination.
I visited at sunrise, but the sun was diffused by not only the clouds in the sky, but by the canopy of the woodland too, which had filled in strongly, so I had some lovely diffused lighting to help out too.
The carpet of flowers stretched off into the distance across the woodland floor and although they were not the thickest carpet Ive seen this year, the fact that this wood was unspoilt by human visitors more than made up for it. I was very privaledged to see this.
Patches of wild garlic broke up the blue carpet is a number of places and animal tracks made little pathways across the forest floor too, all adding something to the ambience of this magical woodland.
Secret Bluebell Woods
After visitng so many bluebell woods this year and seeing many of them trampled down by visitors (many of whom Im sure were fellow photographers), it was a real pleasure to find a 'private wood' where the bells are growing tall and strong, the woodland floor is clean from debris from coppice'ing and the light diffused by the canopy above... what a lovely combination.
I visited at sunrise, but the sun was diffused by not only the clouds in the sky, but by the canopy of the woodland too, which had filled in strongly, so I had some lovely diffused lighting to help out too.
The carpet of flowers stretched off into the distance across the woodland floor and although they were not the thickest carpet Ive seen this year, the fact that this wood was unspoilt by human visitors more than made up for it. I was very privaledged to see this.
Patches of wild garlic broke up the blue carpet is a number of places and animal tracks made little pathways across the forest floor too, all adding something to the ambience of this magical woodland.
Comments
By Edie Green: Absolutely fantastic - so real. well done