New Brighton Lighthouse
23rd March 2015
Landscape photography is such a popular activity that there are few, if not any, locations that haven't made it onto the many online photographic sites.
With interest, I spotted on Flickr recent additions a picture of a hawthorne tree very close to home. In the photographer's write up he said he had been after the shot for ages and then one of the comments referred to it as a "a great take on a well known East Midlands location".
The tree in question, however, is not exactly the most picturesque tree but it does stand on the brow of a hill and the undulating field leading up to it is often ploughed with deep furrows. In the right light the field can look like it is has a wave movement.
I have seen a number of pictures from this location over the years. I guess this is due its proximity to the main A614 road with a convenient layby for stopping and getting the right composition. That said I am pleased to have a sought after photographic location around the corner from home even if it does provide me with my definition for the saturation of landscape photography!
So when I visited the lighthouse at New Brighton I did so in full knowledge that this location gets its full share of tripod wielding togs who produce a vast array of fine photographs. As it was my first visit I even looked some of these up for inspiration before setting foot onto the beach.
The fact that this lighthouse has been photographed so many times does not really matter for my purposes. My photography is less about the output, although this is an important element, and more about the inputs: seeing somewhere new; looking for the right compositions; thinking technically and artistically; being outdoors; getting absorbed in a subject; waiting for the light; and seeing the results in the camera, on the PC and in print.
When the chap taking the picture of the hawthorne tree at the top of our road says he has been waiting ages to capture the shot I know what he means and good luck to him for his enjoyment of that moment.
These are a few of the images from my visit to New Brighton.
With interest, I spotted on Flickr recent additions a picture of a hawthorne tree very close to home. In the photographer's write up he said he had been after the shot for ages and then one of the comments referred to it as a "a great take on a well known East Midlands location".
The tree in question, however, is not exactly the most picturesque tree but it does stand on the brow of a hill and the undulating field leading up to it is often ploughed with deep furrows. In the right light the field can look like it is has a wave movement.
I have seen a number of pictures from this location over the years. I guess this is due its proximity to the main A614 road with a convenient layby for stopping and getting the right composition. That said I am pleased to have a sought after photographic location around the corner from home even if it does provide me with my definition for the saturation of landscape photography!
So when I visited the lighthouse at New Brighton I did so in full knowledge that this location gets its full share of tripod wielding togs who produce a vast array of fine photographs. As it was my first visit I even looked some of these up for inspiration before setting foot onto the beach.
The fact that this lighthouse has been photographed so many times does not really matter for my purposes. My photography is less about the output, although this is an important element, and more about the inputs: seeing somewhere new; looking for the right compositions; thinking technically and artistically; being outdoors; getting absorbed in a subject; waiting for the light; and seeing the results in the camera, on the PC and in print.
When the chap taking the picture of the hawthorne tree at the top of our road says he has been waiting ages to capture the shot I know what he means and good luck to him for his enjoyment of that moment.
These are a few of the images from my visit to New Brighton.