After my trip to the park on 29 April, I decided to try a different area in the park on Sunday 3 May. The location I chose to visit was between Hampton Wick Gate and Teddington Gate. I had to get to Hampton Wick that day in order to return a parcel so I thought it a good way to combine both tasks. My plan was to walk via the street to this destination then return through the park.
Unfortunately, by the time I arrived at the parcel drop off point, I had missed the cut-off time. This meant I had to carry an additional item with me, so it would make it slightly more awkward to manage my equipment. I had recently sourced and bought a suitable backpack that would make it easier and much more comfortable to walk with and carry my camera. Having to hold this bag was a small, but a significant issue that would have to be worked around. There was also the potential for me to put it down while I was taking photos and totally forgetting about it.
There were two other challenges on this day. Firstly, the light was very dull and flat. Secondly, despite the dreary conditions, the park was very busy, This meant taking the initial base and horizon line shot without people was almost impossible. I also wasn’t able to use the four-angle sets of shots that I tried on 29 April. Nevertheless, it was worth continuing with my plan to see what results could be achieved.
One major aspect was changing the image ratio from 2:3 to 16:9. This was to see how it changed the composition. As this project was like to be shown digitally, I thought it would be interesting to use a screen ratio instead of what I normally use.
These are the results:
Tree 1 – 3 May 2020
Tree 1a – 3 May 2020
Tree 2 – 3 May 2020
Tree 3 – 3 May 2020
Looking at these after processing, I realised that I Tree 2 and Tree 3 above were of the same tree, but two different sets of shots. One aspect of which to take note.
This is how the four complete images look side-by-side:
While in the park, I also caught this corvid couple.
Jennie Meadows MA Photography 