This week’s landscape photography adventure sees me take the Nikon D5300 to Haigh Woodland Park in Wigan for some opportune woodland photography in late autumn.
Despite it being early November, those autumn colours remain providing an opportunity for some late autumnal woodland photography.
During the film I also talk briefly about my recent trip to the Outer Hebrides and in particular the Isles of Lewis and Harris.
I provide a short timeline and preview of the adventure.
So join me on this week’s photography adventure amongst the autumn colours in Haigh Woodland Park.
Haigh Woodland Park
Haigh Woodland Park is famous in Wigan and further afield for its impressive grounds and woodlands.
The name Haigh comes from the Anglo Saxon word Haga meaning an enclosure or a secure area to house livestock.
The plantations were laid out in the 1860s to hide the condition of the landscape after being damaged by the mining activity. This provided work for Wiganers made unemployed by the cotton famine caused by the American Civil War. The estate was transferred to Wigan Council, known then as the Wigan Corporation, in 1947.
The extensive plantations consist primarily of beech trees with a proportion of oak, horse chestnut, sycamore, ash and lime and Scots pine. As you walk along the forty miles of paths, you will find a variety of woodland plants such as wood anemone and lesser celandine, and fungi including fly agaric and puff balls. The woodland provides an ideal habitat for species of birds, mammals, amphibians and insects.
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00:00 Introductory Image
00:30 Welcome to Haigh Woodland Park
01:06 Autumn Photography Intent
01:45 First Autumn Composition
04:05 Second Composition Walk Through
05:32 The Fallen’s Rest Image
07:56 Guardians of the Forest Image
09:43 Outer Hebrides Trip Preview
12:22 Autumn Glade Image
13:28 Outro
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Filmed on November 8th 2024
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Gear:
Stills Camera: Nikon D5300
Video: Insta 360 & iPhone 11 XR
Audio: DJI Wireless Mic II
Lenses:
Nikkor 10-24mm f3.5
Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8
Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8
Nikkor 35mm f1.8