A breath of wind

The meadows are bursting with life. The grass is shooting up and is studded with buttercups, clover and clouds of cow parsley. They’re less prevalent in urban west London, so I found mine in the grounds of Eltham Palace, tucked away in the city’s south-east corner.

This involved a lot of lying in the grass and lengthening the exposure as much as possible to catch the grasses as a breath of wind-swept them into motion. I also tried some deliberate off focus to emulate the mood of a burgeoning summer.

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Tags: breath of wind, buttercups, cow parsley, digital art, Eltham Palace, grasses, green palette, London, meadow, nature, photographic techniques, photography, plants

16 thoughts on “A breath of wind”

Noeline Smith on June 14, 2015 at 18:17 said:

Summer time, and the livin’s easy …. :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on June 17, 2015 at 11:28 said:
  
  :)))
  
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Lise Ng on June 7, 2015 at 03:41 said:

I feel so relaxed looking at your photos. They wash away my tiredness and they take me to another dimension.

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- mikeosbornphoto on June 7, 2015 at 09:42 said:
  
  Hi Lise. Oh my, that’s so lovely to hear. I’m glad they have this positive effect on you. That’s my job done :))
  
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leecleland on June 7, 2015 at 00:41 said:

It’s fun to experiment and I particularly like the first one.

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- mikeosbornphoto on June 7, 2015 at 09:43 said:
  
  Thank you Lee. I just wanted to find a way to catch the wind brushing through the grass. Next stop is using a ND filter, but more on that in due course. I hope all’s well down your way…
  
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  - leecleland on June 7, 2015 at 22:12 said:
    
    All’s good and cold overnight, great sunny days :) I use an ND filter down in the creek – never thought of using it for wind shots though. Looking forward to seeing them.
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on June 7, 2015 at 22:17 said:
      
      I was thinking more of moving cloudy skies against skyscrapers for the filter :)
      
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      - leecleland on June 7, 2015 at 23:29 said:
        
        Oh, I’m way off track then :) I might just do some grasses then. I have some very long grass down in the valley, now I’ll just have to wait for wind – and then remember that I was going to use an ND filter lol
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on June 7, 2015 at 23:33 said:
        
        Well it’s worth a go. I wasn’t able to lengthen the exposure very much but still caught the effect of the breeze – a longer exposure may make it milkier and more abstract.
        
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        leecleland on June 7, 2015 at 23:40 said:
        
        Just gotta remember :) there’s been no wind for a week . . . .
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on June 7, 2015 at 23:49 said:
        
        Ah :/
        
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Cos on June 6, 2015 at 10:34 said:

Beautiful fresh green. I love Spring :-)

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- mikeosbornphoto on June 6, 2015 at 10:36 said:
  
  This is worth remembering when it’s dark, grey winter…
  
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  - Cos on June 6, 2015 at 10:46 said:
    
    … but first: let us celebrate Spring and Summer!
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on June 6, 2015 at 10:47 said:
      
      Absolutely!
      
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