A hardy landscape
photographer will tell you that there is no such thing as bad light
... just different light. Here are two examples of heavy cloud and
threatening rain conspiring to create ideal conditions for two
subjects, when processed in monochrome.
[1] I've called this
picture Rural Power. The subject is Steven's Croft Power Station,
which is the largest wood-fired biomass power station in the UK.
(Quite a wood-burning stove, by any stretch of the imagination.) The
camera was positioned at the back of site, looking across surrounding
fields. The site (near Lockerbie, close to the M74) was chosen for
its proximity to forested areas. Lighting was tricky: on an overcast
and windy day, with fast-moving and moody clouds. I find the mono
rendition ideally suited to these conditions.
[2] Continuing my journey
home - further south and in failing light – I positioned my camera
above a sweeping bend on the M6 then used a slow shutter speed to
leave a series of blurred lines, created by the headlights of passing
vehicles. The intention was to create a mood of hastening home
through the mist. The distant Howgills, under heavy cloud and
surrounded by mist, create a suitable backdrop to the curving
motorway in this mono image. The position is just south of Junction
38 of the M6.
