The suburb where we live in Nottingham (Arnold) is very hilly.
Arnold used to be called 'Ernehale' (in the Domesday Book), which translates as 'the valley of eagles'. Not that you are ever likely to see an Eagle in Arnold !! In fact it is very unlikely that you ever saw an Eagle in Domesday times !!!
This is another image from St. Mary's recreation Park.
This is looking from the park to the north end of the town.
It's another day and we are walking in the same location as the previous day. We have dog, camera, lead, ball, (not forgetting poo bags too - sorry too much info, but we are responsible dog owners !)
The housing is tiered on the hillside and of mixed build.... Semi's , detached, chalet style etc. I think the houses were built in the 1960's and very early 1970's (only guessing here)
I think the image is quite striking in B/W and converted well, especially with the nice clouds and sky. You might say a typical urban scene from the midlands.
If you walk left along the top of the hill you reach this point...a bit of green and a tranquil stroll.......
@meredithwb thanks Judith, the sky was quite blue with a nice fluffy cloud, but the post processing conversion to B/W has made the sky look - as you quite rightly say - dramatic
@meredithwb Thaks Meredith, I did try to tone down the houses that are very white , but found it difficult to ....I could probably have done something with layers if I was clever, but I don't really think I needed too (even if I could)
@judithg Thanks Judith, the sky was quite blue with a nice fluffy cloud, but the post processing conversion to B/W has made the sky look - as you quite rightly say - dramatic
@happypat thanks Pat, you are right, we do have our own styles and we do get to spot them ....I am a member of the local camera club and when an image comes up on a competition night I can usually spot who the author is !
Great b&w shot and a very interesting commentary ihave seen golden eagles in Scotland - a Hebridean isle - one flew out of a tree about 6ft from me - it was massive!!
Great choice in B&W. It astounds me to think of communities being so old they are listed in the Domesday Book. We feel old on the east coast of the United States to be mid 1700's. On the west coast, it's 100 years later.
Thanks for all your comments and support