Harvest time in rainy August

Sadly the summer has already finished here, the rain has set in and this last week has been miserable. Just time to post up a couple of my last D100 submissions to Alamy.

Stormy clouds over Thirlmere, Lake District
Stormy clouds over Thirlmere, Lake District


One of the failings of the 6MP camera is the absolute detail you need to shoot landscapes. These examples are acceptable as prints and will be fine at small sizes but I don't think they will ever get put on a cover or a commercial project. Still, they do show something of the British countryside, at it's moodiest and sunniest...

High tension power lines across a wheat field panorama with pylons to the horizon 1/3
High tension power lines across a wheat field panorama with pylons to the horizon 1/3


This next one was shot in the depths of Berkshire, a county that I always thought as quite surburban. Luckily, five minutes drive south from where we live, the roads are quieter so long as you avoid the main arteries.

Tractor bailing hay in a field at harvest time 1/4
Tractor bailing hay in a field at harvest time 1/4

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