Photography Walk - Scorhill Stone Circle
In December 2020 I attempted the first of my 'trial run' (socially distanced of course) Photography Walks.
This was with the wonderful Kate (a painter and poet).
Kate lives close to Scorhill Stone Circle on Dartmoor and loves to visit there.
I was, of course, more than happy to make it our rendezvous point … it had been a bit wet …
As I'm rather keen on sunrise, I arrived early to see if there would be any magical light (it wasn't too bad). The weather had been rather blustery and wet for many days before this, and whilst avoiding small floods and the occasional branch on my journey, I was hoping for the best!
An almost 5 minute wait in the car didn't bode well for the morning, but eventually the rain stopped and I made my way onto the moor ... wishing the bitter wind and dull cloud cover might cease 😍
Best place for any information (on anything Dartmoor related) is the Legendary Dartmoor website, and absolute treasure trove of information and insight.
“These cryptic stones are my life. I want to get the secret of them or find at least a little of it. What are these lonely rings? Where are we standing now? In a place of worship, where men prayed to the thunder and the sun and stars? Or a council chamber? Or a court of justice that has seen many a doom pronounced, much red blood flow? Or is it a grave?”
My Photography Walks are very loosely designed relaxed affairs customised to an individuals needs.
Kate had only ever used her mobile phone and her small compact camera before and was interested in finding ways to get a little more creative with photography.
I explained ways to achieve better results with phone and simple point and click cameras, and the extensive creative opportunities that are available if you have more control over what your camera is doing.
I'd brought along my old Lumix G2 camera with a CCTV lens to show what can be achieved with a bit of ingenuity and very little money 😍
I was overjoyed that Kate had enjoyed our sojourn to the area (I expect if the river hadn't been in flood and it had been slightly warmer, we would have spent more time investigating).
In the future, I'll be offering group walks and local workshops to explain the basics of photography.
Please be aware that my style of both photography and teaching will most certainly not be to everyone’s taste 😂
If you like my work, why not get in touch and we can arrange something!
A cold and wet day on the moor, but a fantastically productive one.
I managed to grab myself some rather dramatic photographs and was happy to hear my ramblings were of more use to people outside my head than inside 🤣
“I believe that creativity can help you to get past the blocks that keep you from stepping into your brightest, most beautiful Self. Art can offer you tools to identify the stumbling blocks, defuse and deflate the power that those past stories hold and step boldly into your personal power in the now.”
To see more of Kate's work, please visit her Facebook Page