Visit to Derbyshire

Last week we spent a few days in Derbyshire to visit a hospitalised relative. As the visiting times were from 2pm we took advantage of the reasonable weather in the mornings to visit a couple of National Trust properties:

Kedelston hall river view

All these photos were hand-held using a compact camera. As the camera has the capability to take a 3-expsure bracketed set, these are all HDR processed, and the panoramic views are stitched together.

This is a panoramic view of the river and parkland in front of the hall. It comprises of 2 HDR images stitched together (giving a total of 6 images used). If you look at the original image at full resolution you can see a couple of very minor stitching errors and HDR ghosting, but you really need to look hard.

This is a simple view of the bridge over the river:

kedelston river

This is cropped, not a panoramic view.

I am pleased with these as snapshots and goes to show what can be achieved without resorting to expensive DSLR cameras – although you do need, the appropriate software and skill to use it…

These next two are of Sudbury Hall and were taken the following day:

Sudbury hall

This shows the rear of the hall and is a stitch of 3 views (9 images in total). The curvature is a natural effect of the perspective. This was a duller day than the previous.

I am quite pleased how this one worked out:

side of sudbury hall

This took a little fiddling to get the sides straight but I am pleased with the effect. It is a composition of 2 views (6 images) stitched together.

In all, I got some nice snaps for my album!

Author: Paul L.G. Morris

I am an amateur photographer whose photography is mostly of gardens, nature and the rural environment. My specialities are close-ups, panoramic views, or a combination of both that I call 'Nearscapes'. I work mostly for my own interest having closed my business PM Studios Ltd.