Hawkstone Park

[DaveFeeder]

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One of the things I like about photography is that it's always challenging me to do things I don't normally do, and it gets me out of the house when I'd otherwise just be sat in front of the tv.
This morning, I went to Hawkstone Park, a hotel/golf course/heritage site, and proceeded to challenge my fear of heights. I didn't manage some of the places that I'd have liked to go, but it still didn't stop me from being very high up for me, as you can hopefully tell from this picture.

Created two exposures for this, to pick out some detail in the (quite far away, ironically) foreground. Is it still foreground if it's hundreds of meters away?

C&C most welcome as always

Dave

[WelshPixie]

Well done on the height fear conquering!

Very nice photo. I think you could manage to bring the clouds out a little in photoshop or similar, and the branch in the foreground is a little distracting as it's the only thing so close to the camera... but other than that, a very nice scenic pic.

[CT]

Blimey Hawkeston Park! That takes me back to my cycling club days. One of the Sunday runs we used to do was to there and scrambling about in the old caves.

Nice shot. :)

[paulc]

Ive just booked a weekend in Hawkstone park for our anniversary in June..its a few years since we visited the follies..as I remember, the column was a nightmare to get back down from, but well worth it for the view as your picture shows.

[DaveFeeder]

Cheers for the comments all.

Hawkstone Park is a great place to spend a few hours wandering about.

Paul, I hope you have a lovely time on your anniversary. Me and Clare very nearly booked the hotel for our wedding last year, but in the end had to go for somewhere a bit closer to home.

[paulc]

Thanks Dave, the sky in your shot is wonderful:thumbs: