“All you’ll own is earth until you can paint with all the colours of the wind.”
There are some things that just need to be captured on camera, to be remembered forever. Not huge moments – not all the time. Today whilst we were wandering through a frosty forest, the first thought that hit me when I raised the camera and took a shot of nothing but nature was… ‘It’s so nice not to be photographing someone’s face.’ Don’t get me wrong, I’ve loved the Weddings that we’ve had this year and every single one has been fantastic and such an experience. But today was about photographing anything. And it felt so good to be doing it again.
Photographs don’t have to be perfect, but I was impressed with the below capture. Fog, sunshine, rays, cobwebs…all so hard to capture spontaneously and never how they showed up in real life. I looked closer at the below image and noticed the cobweb hanging down through the middle of it, covered in ice. I was almost annoyed at the interruption within my perfect scene. Almost. Then I realised it was all part of the perfect scene.
Today we had some bits and pieces to do so we decided to take hot tea and just drive for a bit, and capture what we could of the morning fog. A curse for so many but a delight for photographers! All of these captures were taken literally on our doorstep. The forest that borders where we live is home to some beautiful scenes, it’s just a huge pain to get to with the dog as the road leading to it has no paths or pavement. So she doesn’t feature today sadly.
So back to those small moments that need to be captured every so often. Today I ticked a few off the list – an image of exactly what it looks like when all around you branches are creaking and frost is melting. That spiders web gently swinging laden with frost. The tiny dew drops framed in sunlight. The shadow of trees as the sun streams through them. Everyday things sometimes, but so beautiful when you have the time to stop and look at them all.
New Years resolution for 2017 – there will be more Photos. Promise.
Kathryn Dawson Photography 
ok, then! don’t forget your words, they go wonderfully with the photos! happy 2017! :D
Thank you! Happy New Year to you :)
All your photos have proven again that being outside in nature is inspirational on its own. Throw in a forest path and I’m in my glory. It has a way of erasing all my burdens :)
The low light slanting through the trees reminds me that it’s been a long time since I’ve been out on the trail.
I think we all need a ‘back to nature’ reminder, a time to blow away the cobwebs too! I’m going to Norfolk this weekend – blustery sea scenery, can’t wait to see what the camera can capture :)
Beautiful set of foggy photography, Kathryn. I don’t like the cold, but I do like a good foggy scenes like the ones you captured. There’s just an air of mystery about it all. I also agree with you that it is very nice to capture images with no faces in them (sometimes a lot harder than you think) – nature in itself is to be admired just the way it is. Without anything else in sight, nothing is left to disturb it, and the more we can see how the world unfolds in front of us. Keep roaming with your camera :)
Thank you! Likewise, I’m struggling big time with the cold this year! Very true – will keep roaming. :)