Church Road

Whilst back at home in Ashridge, Hertfordshire I went to the Ashridge estate and for walks around the village and church.

The habitat in this area comprised of wide, flat feilds and farmland. Each field was separated by grassy fencing or hedgrows which will create more interesting habitats for flora and fauna in the area
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All Images copyright to ABBI HUGHES

This is a view of the village church taken from the sheep field using aperture f8, shutter speed 1/500 and an ISO of 200.

Whilst on my walk I discovered a sheep that was separated from the flock. An opportune moment to take some photographs. As I walked closer I noticed that it was tangled up in the bramble bushes in the corner of the field.

As you can see from this image the brambles had encircled the sheep to the point where it could not run away from me. I took note of this and changed lens to a 300mm so I wouldn't distress the sheep any further. It was photographed using aperture f8, shutter speed 1/320 and an ISO of 200.

This image shows a close up portrait of the animal. As you can see it still shows aspects of the brambles caught around its neck. I called the farmer soon after and luckily the sheep was released without further harm. I like the intimacy of the photograph. It was taken using f8, shutter speed 1/500th of a second and ISO 100.

Other fauna and flora seen at this site comprise of:
Pipistrel Bats
Sheep
Horses
Cows
Blackbirds
Doormice
Brambles
Gauze
Wrens
Robins
Hazel
Oak Trees


Location : Ashridge, Church Road
Date: 13th Frebruary 2011
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Weather: Southerly warm and gentle winds, strong sunlight, occasional cloud covor.  
Map Reference: SP975135