Dog and gun

Topsey turvey day today, as I was out before 8am to take some photos and am now blogging at lunch time. Its not often that I go out just to take pictures, I nearly always carry a camera so that any walk I do turns into a photo shoot, but for me to go out to a place just to photograph it is very rare. Today’s target was a local beauty spot and with it being ¾ of a hour away I had to leave early and hope the weather was ok when I got there. The place is a wooded valley with a river running down the middle, its on a major walking route and is quite lovely, oh and it was shut. Now when I say shut I don’t mean that it had not opened, as it always open, what I mean is that today it was closed off and the reason was that the valley was being used by a hunting party. Now I’ve seen the odd bloke wandering around the countryside with a shot gun, but this was a proper English hunting party, tweed, plus fours, Landrovers, cloth caps, waxed jackets and lots of gundogs and retrievers, fantastic, if I had not been so intimidated by all the men with guns I would have taken some pictures. On top of that they were all very polite and on seeing me looking up the valley, camera in hand, asked if I wanted to go in, a quick check to make sure they weren’t just offering me a head start, and off I went to take my pictures. Pictures done I’m now back and starting the process of sorting them. This is the first of them, a detail shot of an old barn.



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Comments

Jane Hards Photography said…
I am swooning with photography envy at this shot. It's a classic exmpale of a mono showing texture. It just wouldn't look the same in colour. The subtle shades and tones just make you want to run your hand over the stonework. A long lost track today too to accompany. I am out a lot at designated photo shoots, but I am always with a camera on my walks. This is why.
November 19, 2008 at 2:08 PM
aims said…
Ah!! Are you and Polergirl in the same vicinity? Wasn't she just mentioning men in sock garters and plus fours?

Great shot.

btw - wanted to let you know that you have inpsired me so much I insisted we get a new camera. Our upcoming trip to New Orleans is going to provide tons of fodder for the viewfinder isn't it!
November 19, 2008 at 4:54 PM
Carolyn Trafford Art said…
No we have hills where we live!
November 19, 2008 at 9:03 PM
Suburbia said…
I thought you were going to say they chased you off the land! Quite decent of them to let you in.
November 19, 2008 at 9:34 PM
coolgirlsar said…
Fantastic shot, plus the way the photo looks here it's like it's lying flat on the ground and opening a doorway into the ground. I've also been looking at your other entries and I have to say I do really love your blog, full of fantastic photos and interesting information.

Sarah.
November 20, 2008 at 8:43 AM
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