Woodland Waters

[John 2]

Two more from our Yorkshire break. We had a very pleasant mornings ramble through this area and I was intrigued by the dappled light. Very difficult to PP though. C&C over my success or otherwise welcome.

Nikon D7100
18-200mm Nikkor
ISO 200

1/200sec @f7.1 18mm FL


1/100th sec @ f7.1 18mm FL

[terrib]

I like both of these very much. I like the compositions and the light. The only minor comment I have is that I think the shadow frame you chose emphasizes the darker corner of the first photo - which is fine if that's what you intended but that area of the corner is already dark without the framing. Beautiful photos!

[Marie Hass]

Nicely done, John.

Marie

[IzzieK]

I agree with Terri completely...they are both beautiful shots. #1 I took a more closer look because I am intrigued at the effect of the light and shadowed area of the whole scenery. No 2 is beautiful enough on its own...That brick structure made me ask if this place newly built or was it a structure of a long time ago...anything in the history of the place you can tell me about?

[ST1]

Nice images, a bit too much of a frame that is overpowering both scenes IMHO. I think the second image is near to Falling Foss near Littlebeck but...I could be wrong as when I was last there it had more water in the stream

[Digital]

John, nice images.



Bruce

[bnnrcn]

They are beautiful John

[Mike Buckley]

Well done, John. My only suggestion is that a polarizer probably would have been helpful to bring out more color in the water by minimizing glare.

[Shadowman]

Nice.

[John 2]

Thanks as always for the comments.

Terri/Peter, framing an image is not every one's cup of tea I know. I do it for the same reasons say a painting might be framed, it sometimes gives a finishing touch and generally, a neutral BG in case some members aren't using one of the darker forum styles. The drop shadow may be too much in this case.

Peter, you're spot on. The second image is taken by the ford below the café and the Foss (waterfall), is just behind me.

Izzie, I'm guessing but the bridge would probably date from the 18th or 19th century, i.e. around about the time of the Industrial Revolution. It would have been part of a large estate which eventually has been taken over and become a leisure area. I don't know the history of the area.

Peter, do you know any more?

Mike, if I had 1$ for every time I have forgotten to use my CPL, it would pay for a holiday in Yellowstone or Yosemite - I wish.

[dje]

Nice shots John, great light and colour. Compositions work for me.

Dave

[John 2]

Thanks Dave. With something like these, I'm never sure.

[davidedric]

Hi John,

I think the composition in 2 is stronger. For me, the image in 1 rather wanders away, and I think the bridge is needed to anchor it. Otoh 2 also looks rather too saturated for my taste.

Both are excellent images, mind.

Dave

[FootLoose]

Bautiful images, John, I think you have handled the light very well.

[Paniaa]

Beautiful

[TobyMac]

Great shots both of them, my favourite is the second though. Love the slightly mysterious and calm sense of it and the structure in the back just adds a whole new story to the image. Well done.

[ST1]

Thanks as always for the comments.

Peter, you're spot on. The second image is taken by the ford below the café and the Foss (waterfall), is just behind me.

Izzie, I'm guessing but the bridge would probably date from the 18th or 19th century, i.e. around about the time of the Industrial Revolution. It would have been part of a large estate which eventually has been taken over and become a leisure area. I don't know the history of the area.

Peter, do you know any more?

John, Izzie

The bridge shown carries Foss Lane (read a track) across Little Beck. Little Beck flows in to The River Esk which eventually flows in to the North Sea at Whitby. Foss Lane is an access route to Foss Farm the lane goes beyond the farm but then stops, I cant see anything on the OS Map at the the point where the lane ends.
However the area had historically Alum Mining taking place, Alum was principally used in the textile industry as a fixing agent for clothing dyes; it was also used by tanners to produce supple leather. So it may be that the lane went to an area which was being mined for the Alum. Littlebeck Alum Works operated intermittently from c1660 and is one of the earliest inland alum quarries; it closed c1809. The village of Littlebeck is a little further North from where John's images were made.
Some further information is available here LINK IHTH

[John 2]

Many thanks for the additional comments all.

I wouldn't argue with you Dave. No. 2 was a s..d to process. There seemed to be a Blue (understandable) and a Cyan (??) bias that I had to work on to get rid of. Unusually, it's also a bit brighter on the forum than on my monitor. The two generally match quite well.

Peter, thanks for the additional info. My thoughts were based on the fact that the café used to be a gamekeepers cottage and so I immediately though in terms of an estate.

[Wavelength]

What a beautiful landscapes!!! they lock eyes.... truly winners......

[John 2]

Nandakumar, thanks for the comment. Most welcome.