A WALK IN CLUMBER PARK

I missed a day on Friday so this is a Saturday picture.

I'm way behind on posting and commenting as my ISP connection has been very poor over the weekend.

We visited Clumber Park on Saturday in North Nottinghamshire, it is in the northern most part of Sherwood Forest. We had a picnic and took our little whippet with us (Ruby).

I wanted to capture the size of the trees as we walked through the woods. I've got a lead in line with the path and a bit of scale to allow you to see how big the trees are.

I've shot this on a long zoom as it seems to show how the forest engulfs the people.

If you look carefully you can see little Ruby on her lead enjoying the walk too.

You may also notice how spring is struggling to make an impact on our trees !

Anyway this is Friday's picture ... a Saturday picture !

[Constance Brinkley]

Nice shot and nice to see Ruby enjoying the day too! Your shot does show the size of the trees and the feel of the woods. Nicely done.

[Kerri]

Those trees look huge!! Beautiful shot

[Judith Greenwood]

Look at that little Ruby out in the wilds! Nice silver birch!

[Anita]

It is beautiful up there but where has the sunshine gone!?!? :(

[Phil Howcroft]

@seattle Thanks Constance, glad you approve :) , I did think of a B/W here but opted for colour

[Phil Howcroft]

@kerristephens thanks kerri, big trees indeed :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@judithg Judith thanks for the comment, my next picture is another 'Ruby' picture too :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@anron Thanks Anita, the sun did come out about 30 minutes later ...we were walking for about 2 hours !

[Joi Tjeerdsma]

I love the simplicity of this shot! Did you find Robin Hood on your walk?

[Robin Mersh]

Nicely shot Phil.

[Phil Howcroft]

@joi Thanks Joi, nice of you to comment :) . No Robin Hood was seen !! In fact rumour has it he never actually ever existed, but don't tell that to the Nottingham Tourist Office !

[Phil Howcroft]

@gill Thanks Gill, the internet kept dropping again tonight, but i turned my cable modem and router off for about an hour and then rebooted , seems OK now !

The light is a bit dull on the scene, but I do like pictures like this with people contrasting against nature :)

[Jennifer]

Nice candid shot ! I love the color too! Composition is great!

[peter/zipp]

Love silver birch.
Yeah rumour also is that he actually came from and operated in west yorkshire (we have a village and small airport called Robin Hood) - not sure of the details..

[Juliette Packham]

Great shot Phil - a lovely family day - love the composition of this

[Phil Howcroft]

@jenlyn999 Thanks Jennifer, the colours help the image :) glad you approve

[Phil Howcroft]

@sleepdozer57 Thanks Peter, hey Robin Hood a yorkshire man , I've heard the story too :).

[Phil Howcroft]

@sparkle Thanks Juliette, I took quite a few images like this, but this was just about my fave

[Allison Williams]

It looks like Spring has a long way to travel. Reminds me of a line in a story book I read, "Spring is caught on Winter's farm and can't wake up, poor thing."

[Phil Howcroft]

@allie912 Allison, a nice description of spring, we've had quite a sunny week so far and it's suprising how quickly the trees are turning green :)

[Frances Chaloner]

Nice capture - the whips love Clumber Park - not been there for ages tho