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My First Look at Old Knobbley and the Area

I recently went to visit Old Knobbley in order to know it's location, what's around and to spark my imagination with future shoots.
I took some photographs for future reference, as I can use these to help plan my shoots.
The area is a small woodland, not quite big enough to call a forest. It's quite out of the way and has a very secluded and isolated feeling. There are footpaths paved by other people previously going to explore the woods, but not a trail as there are so many different paths leading into each other, like it's all interconnected.
The land itself has many small hills and therefore the land is at a range of levels depending on where you are in the woods, and it really does feel like an adventure when you're in there.
Before reaching Old Knobbley, there are of course many other trees to encounter. Some are extremely tall and whispy, and others are similar oak trees to Old Knobbley, just not as stubby. They all have personalities formed by the way they appear, and together the scene becomes quite haunting and creepy; they're exactly the trees you see come to life in films and books and the tall whispy ones pave the way for you to walk in between, leaning over you as you do.

Unfortunately, I ran out of time to try and find the pond next to it, but hopefully I'll find it in my next visit.

This has certainly helped me be able to plan shoots as I now know what i'm working with, and have context in terms of location. I'm really please with my location and I think a lot can be done here.

I really love the snow on the trees but unfortunately it can't be there for the rest of my shoots.

















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