Thank you, thats very of kind of you to say.

Thank you Steve, yeah I was anxious that they would have been collected, during the day! I was quite chuffed to see them still in the field when I returned on the 2nd visit.

Thank you Gordie!

Thank you Mike. I do quite like Richard Wilson RA (1 August 1714 – 15 May 1782) work of the landscape, perhaps its enfusing with the modem craft

Thank you.

Thank you. I like to offer a little back ground info on my images and the reasoning behind them. Sometimes its a preconceived idea and others its quite a random affair.

The summer months are fading fast and Autumn feels as though its just around the corner, with this, the farmers have started the harvesting of the Hay and leaving the hay bales out in the field ready for collection.

Forgetting to photograph this each and every year I made a concerted effort not to this summer and made my way out in to the hay fields of Worcestershire to capture this seasonal activity.

With each passing day of the week just gone the fields containing the hay bales had begun to disappear as the farmers had started their collections. Working full time only provided an opportunity to shoot straight after work on my way home. I had identified several fields at the start of the week that would be suitable for a spot of hay bale photography, but by the time I actually managed to get out with the camera I was left with just one field remaining.

Sensing that time was not on my side I chanced my luck with the weather and the farmers in order to photograph the curious bales of hay dotted throughout the fields near to my home in Worcestershire. The light was poor and the weather although promising to start earlier in the day had turned into a dark and overcast evening.

Although my first attempt didn't quite go to plan a revisit the following day allowed me to capture the hay bales with the light of a warm summer sunset. The compositions were made even more interesting with the backdrop of Dunstall Castle set off in the distance.

Cheeky Midweek Video. Me trying to photograph Hay Bales.. Its harder than you think.

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Thank you Gareth

Thank you Bill, really thought the 7 hours stood around in the dark, fog, mist from 1am till 8am was going to end up a bust!. Right at the last min the conditions lifted.
I think i need to invest in something to sit on

Thanks Rob, yes processed in LR, white balance was set based upon the white lichen on the rocks. The hue really was intense mouve, purple and blues, and the mist was reflecting this coloured light everywhere. I had to tone down the saturation, perhaps I could have done more so, but then the image would have been further from how I experienced it...

- Thank you I got a very wet foot for my trouble too, half the lake was in my wellie in the opening sequence

Thank you Peter. It's only 4 mins long so perfect for a cuppa!