Trees – S.H.O.U.T.

Bonsai Alley

When I went to Wisley Gardens a couple of weeks back, I also used a roll of Kodak Gold colour as well as the roll of Kentmere 200 I’ve already shared. Unlike that roll I used in the Nikkormat FT2 with the 35mm lens, this was exposed in the Olympus OM2n with the 50mm ZukioContinue reading “Bonsai Alley”

6X6: Trees at Hinton Ampner Pt2

My visit to Hinton Ampner in all honesty wasn’t to see the house, or even the garden, it was the trees. Call me a tree hugger! The wonderful example above, is a Pedunculate Oak, all that is known is that it’s “ancient” – and has a girth of about 520cm! It’s a wonderful oak –Continue reading “6X6: Trees at Hinton Ampner Pt2”

6×6: Trees at Hinton Ampner

Hinton Ampner is an old estate, which is now owned by the National Trust. When I say old – Roundheads set up camp in the parkland during the Battle of Cheriton in 1644! It sits within the South Downs National Park, and so it sits in an area of great beauty. If one were walkingContinue reading “6×6: Trees at Hinton Ampner”

6×6: Avenue of Trees

I’ve had some recent “frustrations” with my photography. I think and hope that this is all down to me. I’ll detail those in another post, but for today, I’m in a happy mood amongst the trees! I had half a roll of FP4 left in the A12 Mag, so I set out for a quickContinue reading “6×6: Avenue of Trees”

A Tale of 2 trees

… in 4 cameras As one approaches Dorchester from the south, from way outside the town there used to be an avenue of trees. I can just about remember them from my childhood (I think!). They’ve long since gone. I suspect they were elm and disappeared like so many others with the Dutch Elm DiseaseContinue reading “A Tale of 2 trees”