Storm Portal
Photo of the Week
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Peering into the holloway portal of the ancient Jackman's Lane - a drovers' route between Totnes and Harberton.
This was photographed during the copious wind-driven snows of Storm Emma as it's moist air collided with the 'Beast from the East' Siberian winds (resulting from a recent Sudden Stratospheric Warming / Polar Vortex split).
The winds were fierce and the falling snow incessant as I made the photo. Though I was cosy in my mountaineering clothing and boots.
The illumination of the holloway was from 'light-painting' using a 5700 lumen CREE L.E.D. bike light.
This was photographed during the copious wind-driven snows of Storm Emma as it's moist air collided with the 'Beast from the East' Siberian winds (resulting from a recent Sudden Stratospheric Warming / Polar Vortex split).
The winds were fierce and the falling snow incessant as I made the photo. Though I was cosy in my mountaineering clothing and boots.
The illumination of the holloway was from 'light-painting' using a 5700 lumen CREE L.E.D. bike light.
04/03/2018 - 22:01morpheus71
CategoryLandscape / Travel
LensN/A
ISO200
Focal Length18mm
Views/Likes105/9
TagsJackmans Lane, green lane, holloway, Devon, South Hams, Totnes, Follaton, rural, drovers road, hollow way
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Posted 04/03/2018 - 23:11
GedG wrote:
Very dramatic...Like it lots!
Very dramatic...Like it lots!
Many thanks for your kind words and enthusiasm Ged 😊 I got a little bit of relative shelter being in the sunken lane😂 Bit crazy walking out in the countryside during a Met office Red Warning ⚠ but I have the right gear and years of winter mountaineering experience experience😊
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Posted 05/03/2018 - 07:12
Very effective.
Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
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Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050 http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
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Posted 05/03/2018 - 09:12
A worthy winner of POTW, it has beauty and mystery and also perfectly sums up recent weather conditions.
David
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David
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Posted 05/03/2018 - 19:49
Wonderful atmospheric image. I wouldn't be surprised to see a headless horseman! Sally 
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Posted 05/03/2018 - 21:00
davidwozhere wrote:
Very effective picture - and somewhat dedicated going out there with a tripod and camera kit no matter your warm clothing!
Very effective picture - and somewhat dedicated going out there with a tripod and camera kit no matter your warm clothing!
Many thanks for your kind words David. I had dreamt of seeing the holloway laden with snow many times and upon this rare chance, I decided to go and see it for real. It was a fascinating experience and the ambience of deep time was palpable
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Posted 05/03/2018 - 21:01
swarf wrote:
Very nice & very effective.
Phil
Very nice & very effective.
Phil
Many thanks for you kind words Swarf
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Posted 05/03/2018 - 21:04
GIULIO57 wrote:
Well done A nice POTW
Well done A nice POTW
Many thanks for your kind comments Giulio
I felt a visceral yearning to go and explore the green lane that night and so glad curiosity won! Chuffed to get the Photo of the Week https://www.philhemsley.co.uk/
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Posted 05/03/2018 - 21:05
bwlchmawr wrote:
Very effective.
Very effective.
Many thanks for your kind comment Andrew
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Posted 05/03/2018 - 21:06
Nigelk wrote:
Lovely atmospheric shot.
Lovely atmospheric shot.
Many thanks Nigel
It was a delight to go and make this photo that I had dreamt about so many times. https://www.philhemsley.co.uk/
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Posted 05/03/2018 - 21:09
davidtrout wrote:
A worthy winner of POTW, it has beauty and mystery and also perfectly sums up recent weather conditions.
David
A worthy winner of POTW, it has beauty and mystery and also perfectly sums up recent weather conditions.
David
Many thanks for your generous and enthusiastic comments David
I have been long under the spell of these ancient sunken conduits through the hills, so it was a delight to see this one I have slowly come to know - in conditions I had never witnessed it in before https://www.philhemsley.co.uk/
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Posted 05/03/2018 - 21:10
swarf wrote:
Congratulations - very well deserved.
Phil
Congratulations - very well deserved.
Phil
Many thanks Swarf
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Posted 05/03/2018 - 21:12
Moonraker wrote:
Wonderful atmospheric image. I wouldn't be surprised to see a headless horseman! Sally
Wonderful atmospheric image. I wouldn't be surprised to see a headless horseman! Sally
Man thanks for you kind comments Sally... though the last part may make me more spooked next time I visit the holloway after dark on a mountain bike ride or photography exploration
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Posted 05/03/2018 - 23:07
Great image indeed.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
My website
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
My website
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Posted 06/03/2018 - 01:45
Congratulations. Very atmospheric image.
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Posted 07/03/2018 - 12:03
Wonderful, moody shot. Congratulations!
'Photography...it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten....' (Aaron Siskind)
'Photography...it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten....' (Aaron Siskind)
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Posted 12/03/2018 - 09:30
Well done !
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Posted 12/03/2018 - 14:07
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Posted 12/03/2018 - 14:07
AlJones2402 wrote:
Congratulations. Very atmospheric image.
Congratulations. Very atmospheric image.
Many thanks Al
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Posted 12/03/2018 - 14:07
Mag07 wrote:
Wonderful, moody shot. Congratulations!
Wonderful, moody shot. Congratulations!
Many thanks Mag07
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Posted 12/03/2018 - 14:07
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