313/365 Before the fog

The fog was visibly advancing across the land towards me when I pulled over to take this shot. It reminded me of a scary novel/movie called The Fog, but the fog isn't evident enough in this image to call it The Fog.

115/365 Near Vicarwood Farm 2

The fields are turning yellow again near where we live. Oliver and I took a walk this evening up that curving track again (60/365; 34/365) and I got a few good shots. I had been a bit torn really and I compromised - I wanted to get to this point but didn't really want to walk all the way there, so we parked at the start of the track. After a week where we walked 7 of the 10 school runs, I felt I'd walked far enough thank you!

Rapeseed (Brassica napus)

60/365 Near Vicarwood Farm

I did something rare today. I went for a long walk! (Long for me that is!) I had an unexpected window of opportunity in some glorious weather (apart from a chill wind) to walk over the hill featured in a previous blog photo, 34/365 Snow on the landscape. I walked along the curved track and beyond the trees listening to Beautiful South and then Elton John on my ipod and trying out my new filter holder, polariser and nd grad filter. Bliss, apart from that chill wind. (Did I just type 'bliss' in the same paragraph as 'long walk'?? Blimey... I'm in danger of getting fit 'ere!)

I encountered lots of dog walkers and a couple of students who were on bikes, one of whom is also a photographer. Maybe I'll go again another day, next year perhaps! ;0)

34/365 Snow on the landscape

This is today's view from Kedleston Road across towards the Kedleston Estate, a few hundred metres from where I live, we are lucky to live on the edge of the countryside. I watched a couple of walkers make their way down the curved track while taking a few photos and the sun peeked out from behind a cloud briefly high-lighting the hillside above.