A walk through "An Autumn Painting." The magic and beauty of Colour at Brinsley Headstocks Nature Reserve.

Yes, it might be the end of October already and the month of October, well it could easily be described as the following, "the pinnacle and highlight of Autumn, for once October is over then Winter is here." But that in itself is something which even I have thought holds some truth to it. However though that is not the case,

"Many a photographer, such as Craig Yates, such as Henry Turner - and of course others, well they have all said and will say that despite October ending and November approaching, that the month of November still has Autumn, the Autumn Colours can still continue and November is indeed still very much classed as The Autumn."

At the middle of Autumn though is when things change, a transition happens and Winter begins to encroach. But it was a few days ago that I was at Brinsley Headstocks Nature Reserve, a place that no matter what time of year it is always has something new to capture, colours, layers and beauty, even if many years ago it would have looked incredibly different, and that is because it was the former home of Brinsley Colliery. But just walking along this time what did I come across? Well I came across colours of Autumnal delights and beauty, magic as well, for was I walking through "An Autumn Painting?" Well I certainly think so, and below are the photos that I had managed to capture. 

"Yellow, Green and Orange Glow."

"Time to walk the Autumn Pathway."

"A Wall of Autumn."

"The Autumn Frame and Light."

"Under the Oak Symphony."

"Oak Light, Autumn Glow."

"Under the Oak, the light of Autumn Shines."

"Across the Autumn Green."

"Like the Padley Gorge."

"Water and Autumn, Leaves Fallen on the Bank."

"Reaching across."

"Autumn Wonderland, under the Canopy."

"Complexities and Golden is the Autumn Layers."

"Follow the Autumn Pathway."

"Elements, Layers of Abstract Autumn Glowing."

"Looking back along one Autumn Path."

"The Gallery and the Walk."

"Ferns and Autumn Foliage."

"Green, Golden, Brown."

"Like the Autumn Rainforest."

"Standing in a work of Autumn Arts."

The arts of Autumn at Bogend. A glorious Autumnal Art Gallery of Nature, Layers and Colours.

Over the past few years I have come to love a certain part of the Nottinghamshire countryside, just a stones throw away from the historic 15th Century Greasley Church simply known as "Bogend." For it is a place that no matter what the time of year it is, always seems to have something beautiful about it, and here, the seasons create works of art, for in the winter it is bare, but the sculptures of nature can be found in the bare trees, and yet in the Spring, Summer and Autumn, it is awash with the colours of nature, that create a unique work of art, complimented of course with the sounds of birdlife and wildlife, but if I was to describe Bogend, then it would be akin to the following, 

"Ah, Bogend. A small section of the Nottinghamshire Countryside that exists in the shadows of Greasley Church, yet this small section of the Nottinghamshire Countryside has a certain something else about it, for it is a work of art, perhaps it is an art gallery within its own rights, and the arts that can be found here are of course created, curated and displayed by that artist known simply as Nature. For it is a place that I just love to observe the changes of the seasons and the beauty that they bring, each year, over the past couple of years, everything here seems that little bit more beautiful, and each time I visit, I always find something new, something that provides the opportunity to capture its beauty."

And of course a while ago I did have a photographic side project going on, called "The Beauty of Bogend." Unfortunately though due to changes in life and things going on, well that came to an end, although instead I will be slightly changing that side project to the following: The Art of Bogend.

"As the Autumn Door Opens to the Autumn Gallery."

"Foliage and Layers of Colour a Change."

"Square of Oak."

"Hints of Autumn, Abstract is the Oak."

"Fire Foliage Beauty."

"The art of Autumn, a Painting on the floor."

"The Golden Autumn Pathway."

"Layers of the Lush elements of Autumn."

"The walkway through an Autumn Gallery."

"Leading is the Autumn Pathway."

"Abstraction and Pathway Beauty."

"Finding beauty in Foliage Gold."

"Elements and Beauty a Glow."

"Sculpture amongst Autumn."

"The Light catches The Bridge."

"To cross the Autumn Bridge?"

"FInding Gentle Gold. The Hue, The Beauty of Autumn a Glow."

The magic of Greasley at Autumn. Colours and Perfection.

If there is one part of Nottinghamshire that I really do find "incredibly photogenic and beautiful" then it would of course be the countryside that sits just a short distance to the east of both Kimberley and Eastwood - and that happens of course to be both Moorgreen and Greasley, for they are both areas that tend to crop up in many of DH Lawrence's books and literature, and it is not hard to see why, for hear the countryside and suburbia exists and flows together in a strange way, complimenting each other as well. But it was just the other day that I had seen a post on Social Media from Mat Sirrell, of some photos of the Autumnal Colours of the B600 taken from a unique perspective, with a drone. Of course that post had also lead me to being somewhat inspired to also take some photos of the glorious Autumnal Colours of Greasley, and the vistas and views that could also be seen, with some truly glorious conditions, and below are the photos that I had taken.

Also do give Mat Sirrell a follow on Social Media, he can be found on Instagram: instagram.com/matsirrell/ and Facebook: facebook.com/mat.sirrell/

"Just floating above the Greasley Vista."

"The art and architecture of the Autumn Landscape."

"Trees of Autumn and Change, a glorious Greasley View."

"Golden late Autumnal Glow. Greasley Church shines below."

"Following the S Bend, a Landscape leads to Suburbia."

"Patterns and Elements, Layers and a landscape of Art."

"A Greasley of an Autumn View."

Arts and beauty by the side of the Reservoir: Finding the arts of Autumn in the woodlands that flank the side of Moorgreen Reservoir.

"There is nothing finer than taking a walk through the art gallery of a Woodland in the Autumn, for it is the season of Autumn in which the Woodland Art Gallery will be alive with exhibits of sculpture, beauty, colour and delights that are just awaiting to be observed and to be captured."

Yes, there are woodlands and then there are woodlands. And it was just last week that I had visited a location that I have visited on many occasions throughout my life, that location of course being the woodlands at the side of Moorgreen Reservoir, a Woodlands that no matter what time of year, always seem that little bit more unique, perhaps that might be due to them having an almost "temperate rainforest like element to them." Perhaps it is just something else, and yes in the Spring and Summer these Woodlands are alive with the lush elements of green, not to mention with the colour of Rhododendrons that also questionable seem to thrive here. But it is also in the Autumn when they also come alive and this time around when I visited, wow I really was taken away by the arts of Autumn in the Woodlands that flank the side of Moorgreen Reservoir, and of course here is what I managed to capture. 

"The painting of Autumn Layers, the Colours and Elements of a painting of Nature."

"Where the Autumn Pathway Leads To?"

"Along the Autumn Pathway."

"Branching out into Woodland Gold."

"As the Autumn Leaves begin to look like Rain."

"Gold and Deep Green."

"The Tree, the Orange Golden Floor."

"Layers, Elements, Branches."

"Shrooms and Abstracts."

"The layers, a Sculpture and its Branches."

"For where does the Autumn lead towards?"

"Autumn Gold, one Perfection Tree."

"Rainbow Early Growth."

"Amongst the elements of Autumn."

"Sculpture Gallery."

"Hidden Autumn Gold."

"Into the Autumn I walk."

"The pathway through the Autumn Sculpture Gallery."

"Gold, Green, Rhododendron Grow."