As can be deduced from my previous posts, I have been taking a lot of photos of birds recently.
Feeling an urge to photograph something else, Sue and I decided to visit a local National Trust property and take some pics there.
The property we chose was Packwood House.
We had a reason to visit as during a recent de-cluttering exercise had accumulated a pile of books that we were going to donate to the Nation Trust.
On arrival, a trolley was produced onto which we deposited our boxes of books which saved us (especially me and my dodgy knee) from having to haul them to the property.
Unencumbered by books, we proceeded to the house, camera in hand.
Inside the house, I soon found some interesting subjects. As is usual for Nation Trust interiors, the lighting was subdued but luckily the D500 was able to cope.
This visitors’ book featured a painting, kindly produced by a visitor in 1924. A bit different from a Trip Advisor review !
They have some fantastic stained glass at Packwood of which this is an example.
The lighting again proved problematic but I managed, with help from Lightroom, to salvage this from the scene.
It is amazing how much detail is captured by the camera from the darkest blacks to the highlights. Normally, because of limitations in displays, not all of this dynamic range can be displayed so a bit of tweaking (similar to the old dodging and burning of film darkrooms) a lot of this hidden information can be revealed.
Moving outside, we took a stroll around a pool on which ducks and geese were swimming. I couldn’t resist a bird photo or two but also spotted this interesting looking tree stump which I thought deserved photographing.
We finished the trip with a snack in the cafe bring to an end an enjoyable afternoon out.
