An early return to the High Weald around Dallington in East Sussex was the plan for another Autumn landscape photography walk. I would begin and end the dawn walk from Woods Corner covering 12km.
Woods Corner High Weald Sunrise
At Woods Corner, you can park in the Swan Inn pub car park. Especially if you intend to have a pint at the end of the walk. The swan pub opens early at the weekends from 9:30AM for a cooked breakfast.
The plan was to first walk to the trig point and the sugar loaf folly just out of Woods Corner one of mad Jacks legacies from nearby Brightling. The assumption was that would be the highest point and best location to capture some sunrise high weald landscape photography. Problem was not been there before so scouting and hoping. Unfortunately the morning light was not like the day before and around the trig point and folly there was no good viewpoints over the high weald of East Sussex.
Through Deer Wood
Followed the lane out of Woods Corner to begin a couple of miles trek through woodland before emerging at Darwell Hole. Facing Brightling Down was some nice morning high weald landscapes with the rising sun catching the tops of woodland and turning the autumn colors golden.
Should have used my tripod but my handholding technique is improving and know from my country walks in Hertfordshire can get sharp photos with image stabilisation and a low shutter speed, but still had to push the ISO up by one stop which is not noticeable.
Through Deer wood the low morning sunlight was catching the autumn leafs remaining on the trees turning them golden and the foliage already fallen to the ground.
Its was another beautiful calm sunny autumn morning walking over the high weald and I was enjoying every moment breathing in the fresh air, sheer therapy.
Love those low morning sun beams coming through the tree trunks highlighting the golden brown colours of the dead bracken, the changing of the seasons.
High Weald Views
A lovely autumn early morning walk through high weald woodland from Woods Corner to Darwell Hole exiting from Prinkle wood. At Darwell Hole I joined a country lane down to Little Spray where iconic Autumn views over the High weald to the south downs on the coast opened up.
To remove a lot of negative empty foreground space had to go telephoto for an up close intimate landscape shot. a very low shutter speed for handholding at this high focal length but no noticeable blur.
Then more footpaths across high weald woodland on the lookout for more autumn landscape photography opportunities and scouting new locations. Using a polariser really accentuates those golden brown autumn colours but handholding does reduce your shutter speed by 1 or 2 stops so need to be aware and compensate for this.
Another autumn subject I have been on the lookout for is mushrooms and fungi but within a good landscape setting. Near Anderson wood on the High Weald the ground opened up and there was some wild giant mushrooms growing in the fields there.
The views around this part of the high weald are pretty spectacular and well worth visiting for a good walk. I would like to return for some sunrise or sunset landscape photography, now I have scouted the area and no what to expect.