Sunrise at Trowell Nottingham

The sunrise on Monday near Nottingham with the covering of snow was riot of pinks, oranges and yellows.

Dusk and Dawn at Trowell, Nottinghamshire

I was staying at the Travelodge on the M1 at Trowell and went straight out on foot on arrival back there on Sunday afternoon from the trip to Blacktoft Sands - it was almost dark but managed one photo with the colour still in the sky and a blueish tinge to the snow. The next morning I headed out again before sunrise and took the same scene but now the colours were reversed with some pinkish light on the snow and a blueish sky. The next photos are in time sequence as we got nearer to sunrise. The next set will show the landscape once the sun had risen.

The Workhouse Southwell

This is the most complete workhouse in existence, built in 1824 as a place of last resort for the poor and needy. Its architecture was influenced by prison design and it became a blueprint for workhouses throughout the country. The first two images show the original 'deadhouse' for corpses and the later mortuary. I particularly liked all the long corridors and peeling paint

Nottingham Graveyard - More Images and Problem Solved

 I was mystified by the fact that some of my monochrome exports from Lightroom have been displaying as sepia in Blogspot. Thanks Ian for solving the problem - Google+ in its wisdom sets as default to autoenhance images. I have now set this to off.
A few more images from the visit to Nottingham graveyard showing the effect of air pollution in the overall views and the use of Silver Efex Pro plus texture screens on the statues.

Nottingham Rock Cemetery

 On Friday afternoon I visited the  Nottingham Church (Rock) Cemetery. The graveyard  is built into sandstone rock and looks very much like an old style Necropolis with caves. Catacombs were built into a larger cave but they were never used. The Cemetery was laid out by Edwin Patchitt for the Church Cemetery Company and was opened in 1856. It abounds in Victorian stone angels. 
The weather was dull with some rain so not an ideal backdrop. As I was in Nottingham to give workshops on Blending modes in Photoshop and the Nik software, I used the techniques to process some of the images.