Sculpture Images Simplified.

 Here are the McGill Sculptures after the background has been removed. I haven't attempted to correct the mixed lighting colouring.

John McGill's Sculptures Toft

 We were set a very difficult task - to photograph some of John McGill's sculptures in situ in their very full house, which is a large converted thatched barn in Toft. The light was very poor and mixed origin. The main statue is about 9 foot tall and as you see in the first image surrounded by objects. I have done as asked on this one and removed the background. The other sculptures are as shot but the required background removal in these will be much easier. The book is a particular favourite of mine - it hinges both ways and has mystical beasts and plants tumbling out of the pages.

Toft at Sunset

 I tried a Canon 70-200 mm lens on my Sony Nex body - could be useful as a backup body when travelling. As it uses the lens wide open the depth of field is very narrow so it makes the manual focusing critical. The sunset was a worthy backdrop for the test.

Welney Floods

Lovely sunny morning but by the time we got to Welney it had clouded over and the light was pretty poor. The Reserve is completely flooded with only the main hide open. Opportunity for a few flight and behavioural shots until Meredith decided to try for a closeup.

Peak Cavern, Derbyshire

 We finished off the holiday with a trip down Peak Cavern. This has the largest cave entrance of all the caverns and used to be occupied by several families of rope makers. It is almost entirely natural but, unlike other cave systems in the area, does not have stalagtites.

More Peak District Scenes

A few more photos from Thursday, which start with an early morning view of Parkhouse Hill near Hollinsclough, followed by two images from Bakewell,  views at Longshawe Estate including Peter and Holly with Wrinks and Ollie and images of Magpie Mine as the sun went down.

Hollinsclough Colourful Dawn

 After yesterday's rain, a wonderful colourful sunrise today with just a touch of mist in the valleys. The light remained golden until the hills were almost fully lit.

Hollinsclough Mist and Rain

The day started with thick mists over the hills, which cleared somewhat as the heavy rain arrived. Very atmospheric but not great for walking with or without cameras.