Autumn Colour

I've been meaning to take images in the local wood for a while now, but never really got around to it. Hookstone Wood is only 5 minutes from my house, and was once part of the ancient Forest of Knaresborough. Now a Local Nature Reserve and designated ‘town green’, it has ponds (formed from old quarries) and plenty of wildlife.


I've never found it particularly photogenic, but also haven't spend any time exploring the possibilities. Given that the advice from the professionals is is "know your own patch" and be ready to take advantage of any conditions, I decided to begin what I expect to be an ongoing project to capture the woods throughout the year.
I've now spent 3 Saturday afternoons wandering about, and I'm very happy with the results so far!
All images taken with the XPro1, most with the 10-24mm lens and using a Manfrotto tripod.

Roseberry Topping

We planned to have a day off on Friday and go somewhere to take to images, but as with most plans, the weather seemed to conspire against us.

We woke up to the rain lashing down, and a very unpromising forecast. We didn't want to waste the day, so a long overdue visit to Northallerton and the Joe Cornish gallery seemed the best idea.

After being inspired by Joe's images, and seeing a small break in the clouds, we headed for one of Joe's favourite places, and somewhere I've only driven past - Roseberry Topping.

We were rewarded with a fabulous sunset, and I took as more images facing away from Roseberry Topping than of the Topping itself! Shooting towards the sun with X Pro1 was no problem - the lack of flare, and the ability to pick out the detail amazes me!