Wiltshire Landscape Photography : West Woods, Marlborough
03rd May 2011
Wiltshire Landscape Photography
West Woods, Marlborough
I went off to Marlborough this week to see the much acclaimed West Woods, said to be the best bluebell woods in the UK, certainly in the South. Having wandered around all day, I have to agree.
There may be a lot of debris left on the forest floor from Forestry Commission coppice'ing, but the bluebells are amazing, very extensive and a wonderful shade of blue.
I spent the day with Ross Hoddinott, Mark Bauer and a few other photographers and together we explored the woods; it was a fun day so thanks to Mark & Ross.
I hope you enjoy the pictures from the day.
One of the first areas I visited, I named 'The Cathedral'. After all of the Royal Wedding news of late, the avenue of tall beech trees formed a nave with a blue carpet, rather than a red one, and the canopy forms a wonderful arched-roof similar to that in a cathedral, hence the nickname. All we needed was a bridge & groom ... Will & Kate where are you?
The lighting across the wood was very dappled. The canopy had filled in earlier this year, causing areas to be highlighted, like this fern, growing up amongst the bells.
As the sun set lower in the sky, there were a few areas where it could break through the canopy and get some sunbeams going on across the bells, but even here they were subdued due to the thickness of the trees and woods.
And for fun .... another abstract image from the day. The light was hitting the trunks of the trees, lighting them up, which lent itself to a more abstract style of picture.
West Woods, Marlborough
I went off to Marlborough this week to see the much acclaimed West Woods, said to be the best bluebell woods in the UK, certainly in the South. Having wandered around all day, I have to agree.
There may be a lot of debris left on the forest floor from Forestry Commission coppice'ing, but the bluebells are amazing, very extensive and a wonderful shade of blue.
I spent the day with Ross Hoddinott, Mark Bauer and a few other photographers and together we explored the woods; it was a fun day so thanks to Mark & Ross.
I hope you enjoy the pictures from the day.
One of the first areas I visited, I named 'The Cathedral'. After all of the Royal Wedding news of late, the avenue of tall beech trees formed a nave with a blue carpet, rather than a red one, and the canopy forms a wonderful arched-roof similar to that in a cathedral, hence the nickname. All we needed was a bridge & groom ... Will & Kate where are you?
The lighting across the wood was very dappled. The canopy had filled in earlier this year, causing areas to be highlighted, like this fern, growing up amongst the bells.
As the sun set lower in the sky, there were a few areas where it could break through the canopy and get some sunbeams going on across the bells, but even here they were subdued due to the thickness of the trees and woods.
And for fun .... another abstract image from the day. The light was hitting the trunks of the trees, lighting them up, which lent itself to a more abstract style of picture.