Stockhill Mist
Probably the best weather for photographing autumn woodland is a combination of mist and a strong early morning sun. The forecast for this morning looked hopeful. Hopeful in the same way I hoped to...
Category: Stockhill Wood
Stockhill Woods in the Snow
Day two of the this weeks winter adventure up in the Mendip Hills of Somerset. Today we did not just have snow but also thick fog. I parked in the excellent car park at...
Wood Sorrel
Stockhill Wood is a very popular walking destination, where tracks provide easy routes. It can be found high in the Mendip Hills of Somerset, not far from the village of Priddy. Much of the...
Stockhill Wood in Winter
I have a mini-project this year to photograph the Stockhill Wood high up on the Mendip Hills in Somerset. I’m hoping to capture rays in the mist that hangs around at the top of...
Stockhill Woods
Focus Stacking Today the weather was poor – dull, grey and wet. So I took the opportunity to practice focus stacking. Focus stacking is where you take a series of pictures of the same...
Hidden Gold
Stockhill Woods These woods are Forestry Commission and in the most part they are a uniform plantation of conifers. Added to that this was a dull overcast day, although the light was soft with...
Stockhill Wood
Stockhill Woods Walking in woodland is a great way to get some fresh air during the lockdown. Stockhill has loads of footpaths. Some are wide, firm and level while other are more challenging and muddy....
Stockhill Woods
It was the first snow of the year but despite being the weekend I had too much work to do. By lunch time I had done enough so I headed up the Mendips for a mid-afternoon’s...
Stockhill Wood
Autumn colour can be short lived. Often the golden leaves are blown away by the first storm. Tomorrow storm Ophelia, the biggest storm for decades to reach the British Isles will pass just to the west of Somerset....
