The character of the moorland areas, a photo from Lancashire, England

Photographer's Note

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you are all having an enjoyable weekend!

Today I am posting a shot which was taken quite near my home village, on the way to Wycoller, which is a conservation area primarily noted for its links with the Brontes of Haworth.

I have tried to show some of the characteristics of this part of the world: the low farm houses, the drystone walls, the rugged moorlands and the individual trees.

Drystone walls are so characteristic that I thought I would give you some extra information about them from 'English History':

So how are these traditional walls built? Although techniques may have varied in different locations, the common practice was to cut a narrow trench, and lay a base of small stones within it. Then the wall is built up in progressive layers, each narrowing slightly towards the centre of the wall.
That centre is filled with small stones or rubble. At about a height of 2 feet a layer of throughstones is laid across the entire width of the wall to tie it together, and then the wall continues above the throughstones. The wall is generally topped with a row of slanting or vertical stones. When the wall is forced to climb a steep slope, the stones are commonly laid horizontally, not parallel to the slope.

Drystone walls must naturally be pierced by openings for livestock. Though more modern openings might incorporate posts and gates, a more traditional opening is the "sheep-creep", a square opening made in the lower part of the wall, and filled in on top. Some are made so that the upper layers of stone can be removed to create an opening large enough for cattle to pass through. These larger openings are, quite predictably, called "cow-creeps".

Many thanks for stopping by.
Please feel free to offer feedback on any aspect of the photograph. :-)

pp cropped, sharpened, added hard light, added borders and signed

Tubularek, KLB, japiey, macondo, Clementi, gunbud, pablominto, COSTANTINO oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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Tubularek (343) 2008-03-16 3:40

Eye-catching lanscape. Interesting explanatory note. England - as it is. Thank you.

JanD (0) 2008-03-16 3:52

Howdy Beverly!
Wonderful delicate lightness, nice colors. Amazing landscape. Beautiful take.
Regards!

KLB (23723) 2008-03-16 3:52

Hello Beverly

Once again, you present a marvelous landscape of UK.
The way you've composed is very well seen with the drystone wall which crosses your picture to gives depth. The old farm is also an interesting subject.
The trees frame elegantly the whole.
Very nice composition, with fine sharpness and natural soft colors.

Regards,
Karine

TGULUMSER (13252) 2008-03-16 3:58

Hello Beverley,
A peaceful atmosphere, nice landscape. The wall added great to the composition,
Best regards,
Tulay

japiey (10163) 2008-03-16 3:59

Hi BR,

Beautifull shot , with a fine mood..
Nice tones...
Enjoy the day, dear friend.
All the best.

jp

ben4321 (9875) 2008-03-16 4:27

Shame the light is a bit dull and flat, because there's a lot of potential in this scene.
You've shown the character of this part of the country very well, but in terms of the composition I think it would have been a good idea to get closer or zoom in a bit more to get rid of the strip of tarmac across the bottom of the frame.
If you could have shifted position slightly so that you were face-on to the wall instead of shooting it from an angle you could have had the wall running across the frame, with the strip of grass at it's base marking the lower border of the image.
I like the way the wall acts as a barrier to the rest of the scene, for some reason.

Cheers,
Ben

macondo (20449) 2008-03-16 5:17

Another lovely scene with stone wall and bare trees. I like the partial tree on the right, the way it adds depth to one's view of the farmhouse and breaks up the horizon. The gentle colours and light are well rendered, and the degree of sharpness is just right.
You know, there's a part of Victoria, in the south-west of the state, near a place called Port Fairy, which is rather Irish, where there are many, many dry stone walls beside the road like this, and criss-crossing the paddocks.
Regards,
Andrew

gracious (20025) 2008-03-16 15:23

Hello Bev,
Very beautiful village scene with a good pov!
good fg perspective to include a big tree on the right that makes this whole composition very attractive and pretty!
a very pleasant image indeed
many thanks
Tony

Clementi (52514) 2008-03-16 15:53

Ciao Beverly ,
very nice view of this landscape of a tipical england countryside ,
delicate lightness and colors .
well done
Giorgio

gunbud (34066) 2008-03-16 20:38

Hi Bev,
I particularly love the lovely gentle lines created by these old stone fences that so woulderfully define the lush green countryside. Great depth is seen as we move toward the traditional stone farm house and this distant hills. The colors are wonderfully understated and the details gentle and soothing.
Regards, Tom

pablominto (53746) 2008-03-17 1:08

Hello Beverley,
This is a fine composition, with the old tree to frame the view to the farm!
The stone walls you can find in some parts of the world are always interesting, and they tell the story of hard work in past times...
Lovely weather with an air of spring!
Greetings,
Pablo -

sam_wald (720) 2008-03-17 20:01

I really like soft quiet colors - great shot!
Nice weather for Febuary, by the way

markstaples (15670) 2008-03-18 9:59

Nice positioning of the tree on the right and I like the oblong format of the shot. The stone wall is very attractive and nice and sharp. A lovely scene.
Best wishes
Mark

COSTANTINO (115421) 2020-12-16 22:56

Hello dear Beverley and have a nice day
thanks for sharing with us this post
which was taken quite near your home
village......everybody of us has a home
in a village and me too........
we must not forget our origin and must
return back to our villages....
thanks for your useful notes
regards
Costantino