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| Richmond Park Deer Sitting |
It was an early start this morning, filling a thermos with coffee and jumping in to the car. The motorway was packed so it was slow progress and the 18 miles took just under an hour.
The car park was empty when we arrived at around 7:30, the cafe was being set up for the day but was yet to open. I wanted to walk up to king Henry’s mound and see what the sight line to St Paul’s cathedral in London was like at this time of day. It was a 40 minute walk from our car park which was fine.
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| Richmond Park Red Deer |
It was a walk by the side of a road cutting through the park and it was only a short while before we saw a herd of deer grazing and lazing by the side of the road. They are very tame and it was possible to get really close before taking some pictures. Even with just a camera phone it’s easy to get some amazing pictures. There was a small flock of parakeets by the side of the road too on the way. I managed to get a picture of them being spooked by a cyclist which is a nice dynamic image.
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Richmond Park
Parakeets |
The sun was still quite low in the sky so it was a question of managing the light in order to get a decent photo, if I’m honest I failed at this more then I succeeded but that’s part of the fun and the learning process. King Henry’s Mount was a was out the light was in completely the wrong place and St Paul’s was hardly visible at the end of the sight line, it would have needed a lot of post work to make it look even remotely realistic.
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Isabella Plantation
Stream |
In the middle of Richmond park there’s a fenced off area called Isabella Plantation where there are exotic plants and flowers, a nod back to when arboretums were fashionable and every park and family estate had to have one. It’s a bit too early in the spring for all the flowers to be out but there were a lot. My favourite was the stream that runs throughout the middle. There were some unusual water plants and even a cheeky bird nesting in the middle. If you get the chance then it’s a great place to visit take some drinks with you because a can of coke is £2.70 which is a bit steep but when you have no other choice you’re screwed.
Have fun stay safe๐๐ป
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Nest building mandarin duck
Richmond Park |
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