Spring: the bridleway

The bridleway in winter

Further impressions from the bridleway (7)

(See https://lagill6.wordpress.com/2020/06/13/impressions-from-the-bridleway/  for an introduction to this series]

Further impressions from the bridleway (5)

(See https://lagill6.wordpress.com/2020/06/13/impressions-from-the-bridleway/  for an introduction to this series]

Further impressions from the bridleway (4) 4

 

(See https://lagill6.wordpress.com/2020/06/13/impressions-from-the-bridleway/  for an introduction to this series]

 

 

Further impressions from the bridleway (1)

It was a sunny afternoon in late May when the cow parsley photographs (https://lagill6.wordpress.com/2020/05/24/beside-the-bridleway-in-may/) were taken The bridleway was totally deserted – no farm vehicles, no other walkers The silence was punctuated only by birdsong and the occasional bleeting of lambs in distant fields

In such circumstances it was not difficult to become absorbed in the exploration of the scene – noticing the relationship between shapes; contrasting textures and tones; the rhythm of the grasses; patterns; the atmosphere, etc.  I accumulated a wealth of material from which I have subsequently enjoyed recalling impressions of the experience. The images in this series are reflections of the feelings and thoughts evoked rather than pictures of the scene.

 

 

 

Beside the bridleway in May

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beside the bridleway

The bridleway stretches for almost one mile, fringed on both sides, at this time, by cow parsley throughout its entire length.  I am not a great lover of cow parsley, but I am attracted by the ‘architecture’ of the growth beneath the canopy of white florets.

I have chosen to lightly posterize this image to draw attention to the pattern, lines and textures rather than present a straight photo of cow parsley.