Large tracts of Midlands land are taken up by forests; predominantly these are owned by our two largest paper companies Mondi and Sappi. Open fields of saplings, trees in their teens, and mature and dense plantations liberally cover acres of Midlands' ground. And then, as seen here, you’ll come across stackings of fallen trees ready for transportation to their next stage of processing. Many a well laden timber lorry has been the cause of slow progress along a winding Midlands District Road. But who's complaining?
Today, a simple image, but a favourite. Although this is raw unprocessed timber I like the warmth and simplicity it conveys - and I do love wood. Many photographers get excited about abstract and semi-abstract textural and pattern shots – and I am no different. Whether it’s the tracery of the twigs and branches of a winter tree, or the random patterning of multihued beach pebbles or shells there is something challenging about shooting textures, colours and natural pattern repeats. The rich hues and shades of a pile of sapele wood logs in the late afternoon light just begged to be shot. And so, with an exposure compensation of -1.7, I shot.
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