It’s funny how sometimes the last shot of the day, the one you aren’t really expecting to be that special, turns out to be the favourite. This was taken at the end of brief walk in and around Swithland Woods one lunchtime in February this year. It had snowed a few days before but it was all gone now, leaving water lying in the fields and paths. This still water had been my original reason for going out, but as I had a few minutes to spare and no shots that I really liked I ventured into the woods and noticed how the bare branches of the trees filled the view above me.
After finding a suitable spot and waiting for a plane to pass overhead I took 3 bracketed shots. These were then processed in Photomatix to produce a black and white HDR which I then toned Lightroom.
The title, which is borrowed from a Godspeed You! Black Emperor album, was the first thing I thought of when taking the shot.
Stunning shot!
Thanks Tracey
This is a really nice shot and I love the reference to GY!BE – seems very appropriate :)
Thanks Aden. I hadn’t realised how utterly unimaginative the title was at the time, but it seems the world and his wife got there before me – a quick search of Flickr will probably return thousands of results for this same title :)