Out in the countryside

I found this old tree down on the marshes and when the sun was in the right place, I took the shot. It became so much more foreboding when made into black and white.



I couldn't find six geese-a-laying, so it had to be five geese-a-resting. These were in a field and the image was improved by the selective cropping.



The River Ribble at Ebb Tide. The water flows quickly in and out of the estuary. Here the water has already dropped significantly, and the exposed land soon became a haven for birds.



The marshes again, and an old bench is weather-worn, but is a great viewpoint across the empty vista. Here the sunlight breaks through the clouds across the stand of wintered trees. I used the timer on the camera and walked into the shot myself.