North York Moors heather

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted June 26, 201193 views11 comments

The North York Moors enjoyed some great displays of heather last summer and this is probably my favourite image from that time. Taken early one morning after I'd enjoyed sunrise with a host of grouse for company!
Without the clouds, this image would be nothing - but I love the way clouds so often seem to mirror the landscape below.
17mm TSE, shifted down with a tiny, tiny bit of tilt. The downwards shift was the key here because it allowed me to accentuate the foreground without losing the distant landscape.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 26, 2011 at 6:22 PM

The light and color are absolutely gorgeous Lizzie. As you mentioned, I do like how the radiating clouds follow the lines in the landscape. The larger view is even better.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 26, 2011 at 7:18 PM

This is beautiful with wonderful symmetry and repetition between the clouds and the lay of the land. A very nice image

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 26, 2011 at 9:06 PM

Truly lovely. The colors in the heather are so nice, then you get all of the interesting patterns in the cultivated fields, and finally there's the sense of flow in the clouds.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on June 27, 2011 at 12:42 AM

OH, this is just sweet Lizzie. Wonderful colors, lines and composition. Superb.
Bob

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 27, 2011 at 3:26 AM

Beautiful display for sure Lizzie. Together with the blue sky and clouds, it gives a very positive feel. Lovely work.

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Comment posted by Lizzie Shepherd on June 27, 2011 at 5:28 PM

Thanks very much for the kind words everyone - I'm hoping for the same again this August as I have a few images where I didn't get the light I was hoping for - maybe this year!

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Comment posted by Jeff Bushnell on June 28, 2011 at 10:34 PM

Very beautiful Lizzie. Reminds me of when I lived in England. The gentleness of the countryside was always so nice. This image captures it for me.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 2, 2011 at 1:26 PM

Wow! This is beautiful. What a wonderful landscape and you captured it with great feeling.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 2, 2011 at 1:26 PM

Wow! This is beautiful. What a wonderful landscape and you captured it with great feeling.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Lizzie Shepherd on July 3, 2011 at 2:09 PM

And thank you Nick and Jeff - much appreciated!

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Comment posted by Jay Levin on July 22, 2011 at 2:41 PM

A totally gorgeous foreground with great texture and awesome sky topped off with beautiful patchwork fields so characteristic of England. You've drawn it all together perfectly.

One question. I wonder how you feel with a different foreground without the rock on the left side. It seems a bit of a distraction to me, but I think that's my personal taste.

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