English Impressions – Two

Mentioning in the last posting the flat, for some perhaps uninteresting fenland landscape of south Lincolnshire, I thought I’d post a few examples of what I mean.

Ploughed Field: Panasonic DMC-LX2; f/5.6; 1/400s; ISO 200; Developed with GIMP

Uninterrupted views and cloudless skies allow sunrises and sunsets like those at sea. But there are disadvantages. Wind has nothing to stop it and seems to blow continually… even on a calm day.

Daffodils: Panasonic DMC-LX2; f/4.5; 1/200s; ISO 100; Developed with GIMP

Once a very common site indeed, daffodil crops now seem to have made way for onions, potatoes and other goodies.

Weeds?: Panasonic DMC-LX2; f/6.3; 1/400s; ISO 200; Developed with GIMP

A wheat field shows traces of a previous crop. Where the horizon is as far as the eye can see, there is no hiding pylons and factories behind hills… it’s all there for the world to see.

Dyke: Panasonic DMC-LX2; f/5.6; 1/250s; ISO 100; Developed with GIMP
Sheep: Panasonic DMC-LX2; f/5.6; 1/500s; ISO 200; Developed with GIMP

Sheep, not often found in this very fertile area.

Spare House: Panasonic DMC-LX2; f/5.6; 1/400s; ISO 200; Developed with GIMP

An abandoned house.

English Impressions – One

A week has passed since I spent a really enjoyable short break in England. Two days in South Lincolnshire, and a further couple of days in London.

The wide, sky filled fen landscape never ceases to fascinate. But I’ll begin my blog coverage not with the vast, flat landscape but with three black & white impressions of where I stayed.

The Music Room: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
The Walled Garden: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
The Butter Churn: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP