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and the path runs through it

These are the woods on the edge of the Forty Hall estate in Enfield, Middlesex, England. They have many interesting paths to venture onto and to get lost and t...
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These are the woods on the edge of the Forty Hall estate in Enfield, Middlesex, England. They have many interesting paths to venture onto and to get lost and they seem to go on for miles. I changed this shot from the colour version into the B&W photo in Photoshop Elements 7
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Jun, 2009

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Very nice shot, love the endless feeling

Thank you so much for your kind comment

Black and white pictures are timeless. The stories they tell are fantastic. Love the shot and the story...

The lighting is so great!!!

Fantastic! You rock Tony54.... ~:)

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Location

I originally called this shot, the colour version; â€œAnd the path runs through it.â€ I took it in the grounds of Forty Hall woods which is a mile from where I live in Enfield. I often take our dog here for her walks these days as it's just what she and I need to clear our minds of clutter. At the time of taken the photo we didn't have her and I used to wander through the woods on my own with my camera in hand looking for just the right capture. I feel I was lucky on this day.

Time

Taken in late April, 2009 at 11.45 in the morning I was looking for some Bluebells to shoot. I didn't have the tripod with me as I was walking and I hate the extra weight it brings with it and I vowed a mistake I won't make again. Three things to remember, note to self; Number 1. Always carry the camera with you even if it is a small compact or your mobile / cell phone, you never know when a photo opp will present itself to you plus you have a hard copy of something in front of you to go back to again with all the right gear, perhaps? Number 2. Take with you spare memory cards and another fully charged battery Number 3. Take the tripod. It can turn a perfectly good shot into a great one without camera shake or blurring.

Lighting

I love the strong low side lighting in the picture picking out the trees on the left. As I was walking down the path I suddenly stopped and my mind went into writers mode (at the time I wrote short stories). I saw the trees as sentinels standing proud guarding the pathway from intruders to the woods as they have done for hundreds of years when royalty rode through here on a deer hunt. These days the guardians of the woods may just stop an idiot from picking the wild flowers.

Equipment

I was using my trusted Nikon D60 for this photo which was the first digital camera I owned. Set at F5.6, 1/125 second, ISO 280, Aperture priority, white balance set to manual and sharpness set to hard. The lens was a 70 â€“ 300 mm Tamron lens set at 70 mm.

Inspiration

I feel I was inspired to capture the moment of the shot not just to grab it as I was passing through but because (and this might sound silly to you) I felt the moment within me. All had gone quiet not even a bird was tweeting and it was just me, the path and the trees. A perfect ME moment which I had to get.

Editing

I used Photoshop Elements (possibly no 8 and number 10 at the moment) for any editing which I felt needed fixing like; contrast, sharpness and of course changing from colour to black and white. A lot of people are anti editing and say; it came straight out of the camera like this and I'm not going to alter it. That's fine but if they only tried just a small tweak hear or there there straight out of the camera shot that's perfect to them will be better. Trust me, I'm a photographer. LOL

In my camera bag

I normally carry in my camera bag; My upgraded Nikon D5200 camera, Nikon 18 â€“ 55mm lens, Nikon 55 â€“ 300 mm lens, both lens always have a skylight filter attached to protect them from dust and scratches. A couple of spare memory cards is always a good idea as is a spare battery with a full charge. A blower brush and cleaning items. A cokin ND filter, A polarize filter. A camera remote, always handy if like me you have left the tripod in the car, Set the camera up on a flat sturdy surface and fire off some shots without touching the camera. A very large, black, plastic bin bag for those moments where you have to lay down to get the shot. And normally items for the dog, treats, poop bags etc.

Feedback

If I had to give any advise to other photographers regarding getting the same type of shot, hmmmmm, this is always a hard one, however, there are hundreds of woodland walks out there if not thousands. See what's near to where you live and just get out there. Look for something that will lead your eyes into the shot as I have done with the pathway. It can be a line of shrubs, a river, stream, even footprints in the mud. Don't be afraid to get a little muddy, some of the best shots the photographer has been soaked with rain and mud but he has bagged a fantastic shot. Try not to copy what others have taken before but try a different slant on their shot, for example; from a different angle or point of view, high up or very low down. (This is where the black bin bag comes in handy) Also try to include a point of interest in the foreground of the picture, A shrub, tree, rocks, boulders or even a flower. This makes you want to look around the item and go further into the photo. But the main thing is just get out and have fun in what you do. The moment the fun stops then it's time for you to rethink what you are doing. Enjoy every part of the process and create something to be proud of who knows, you may even start to sell what you have. Anthony Hedger Enfield, near London, England.

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