Northumberland Landscapes - Gibside

[caption id="attachment_1353" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Gibside Sun[/caption]

Gibside

Took a photography trip with a good friend and fellow photographer to the National Trust property of Gibside in Rowlands Gill, North East UK. Not technically Northumberland Landscapes but landscapes galore there were.

It was rather cold and had been raining but we persevered, glad we did.

It's a fantastic place with ACRES of grounds to explore. As we found out when a fellow visitor suggested we hike to the farthest corner for a fantastic tree, which we could not find. It did allow us to see most of the grounds though.

The journey back down the hill brought us to the iconic avenue of trees leading up to the chapel.

It started raining so we sheltered under a tree, then the sun poked it's head out through the clouds above the chapel, serendipity! Camera out, quick!

Landscapes then coffee and cake in the cafe.

 

Landscapes

If you like landscapes, check out our previous Northumberland Landscapes post in Alnmouth.

 

Links

Wikipedia Information on Gibside

 

Getting there ...

Northumberland Landscapes – Lone Northumbrian Tree

Lone Northumbrian Tree

Whilst driving back home, from a days shooting Northumberland landscapes with a fellow togger, we came across one of those situations where the light is so good you just HAVE to stop and take a photograph.

[caption id="attachment_907" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Lone Sunset Tree - Mono[/caption]

 

Landscapes

We were anxiously looking for a candidate before the light disappeared when we spotted a lone tree in the middle of a field on the other side of the dual carriageway.

 

Getting the Shot

A quick, but legal, U-turn got us alongside the field, then a mad dash across many flooded furrows and between many mountains of cow-poop got us to the tree just in time to setup and take the shot before the sum dipped into the clouds. Fortuitous timing.

Personally, I am torn between the landscapes, the mono version above or the colour version below? What do you think?

[caption id="attachment_908" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Lone Sunset Tree[/caption]

 

Getting there ...

... the light coloured field to the west of the A1

 

Links

Wikipedia information on Alnwick

Wikipedia information on Shilbottle

Alnwick Tourist Information

Check out Part II of this article for the resulting triptych!

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