Dérive No. 2

 

My second outing to the woods;

This was a section of the woods near me that always fascinated me. It consists of purposely planted spruce trees and they all occupy straight lines, creating an interesting, albeit eerie woodland. I wasn't able to document what I heard but this section of the woods also has the loudest bird activity for some reason and adds to the interesting atmosphere. 

My camera picked up interesting light differences which I didn't correct as I thought it added to the atmosphere of this particular photo set and also made for the main focus of my curation of images. I may not of mentioned this before, but I personally dislike editing my photography as I feel it takes away from the natural elements that I strive to capture, especially seeing as a dérive is something that is meant to document as well as create.

Another interesting part of this trail is the fact that the spruce forest is surrounded by scrub land with more sparse birch tree spread as well as heavy fern coverage. Being that it was autumn at the time of taking these, the colours took on vibrant shades of orange and made an interesting contrast the the deep darkness of the spruce section of the woodland.












All photography taken 30/09/2020

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