The Robin Hood Way opened in 1985 and the original route started from Nottingham Castle in the city centre to Edwinstowe Church and the site of the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest. In the mid-1990s the path was extended to include the historic minister town of Southwell. The route now includes 105 miles of public pathways (1).
Walking and photographing sections of the path is part of a long running project to document the local landscape near to home whilst, at the same time, hoping to find a hidden or unexpected view.
On this occasion, I was successful with a distant view of Southwell Minster. It needed a long lens (400mm), a crop, and a boost in clarity to present the scene but I think it was worth compromising slightly on image quality to capture this fine building in its landscape, particularly in the late afternoon sunlight:
Elsewhere on the path the farmers were collecting and moving straw bales:
The track to a barn provided several compositions:
I used a panoramic (or letterbox) format to document the features of the landscape:
A few tree portraits:
Finally, some close up studies including: autumn colour on a dog rose bush; reflections in a brook; and leafless tree branches - a very early reminder that winter is just a few short months away!
(1) http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/robinhood/robinhoodway/
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