Peter Roberts
Well-Known Member
We're lucky where we live. Whichever way we turn when leaving the house we have easy access to the Green Chain Walk. This is a 50 mile network of paths linking together many of the open spaces and woodlands here in South East London. Last Thursday we took advantage of a morning of winter sunshine for a gentle walk to celebrate the end of the January blues.
I knew where we were heading even if my good lady didn't.
![IMG_1544-001.JPG IMG_1544-001.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15629-86e3af0b2b05ddd95f10c6cd623e607a.jpg)
Or perhaps she had Crystal Palace in mind.
![IMG_1545.JPG IMG_1545.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15630-f221b44c0850fa2ef931f459340927e6.jpg)
There are of course dramatic possibilities with this view, one day I may even get round to trying some.
![IMG_1556.JPG IMG_1556.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15631-fedfb06bb38bd31d09b241c75766d04c.jpg)
Seen in the distance of that shot is Avery Hill Winter Garden which is where we are headed. Here everything has been swept and cleared after a few years of neglect and is ready for regrowth.
![IMG_1566.JPG IMG_1566.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15632-a1a8865d45367ee834a4422861d518ea.jpg)
![IMG_1560.JPG IMG_1560.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15633-c88db48fc8b51bcb00a55f0201682814.jpg)
![IMG_1573.JPG IMG_1573.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15634-d68d27501f0eaedc990fe890ddbe3dac.jpg)
As always I was distracted by the intricacy of the Victorian ironwork which I find just as interesting as the greenery. The two complement each other well I think.
![IMG_1564.JPG IMG_1564.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15635-94228b5e3554d65169655c917facc893.jpg)
![IMG_1565.JPG IMG_1565.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15636-c12dc1c5e8bb37a14535b38cffcea376.jpg)
We left Galatea basking in the sun with the fantails and koi, a tricky shot as she's so - well, white.
![IMG_1568.JPG IMG_1568.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15637-2d074c342626224e805697e6032ad657.jpg)
And worked our less green way home via the main gate arch. The gates are original, the name for the gate-house isn't.
![IMG_1580.JPG IMG_1580.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15638-4c87d6d078975fc6e4a3a8d7438eff94.jpg)
Canon 5D mkII / Canon EF 24-85mm f3.5-4.5 USM
I knew where we were heading even if my good lady didn't.
![IMG_1544-001.JPG IMG_1544-001.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15629-86e3af0b2b05ddd95f10c6cd623e607a.jpg)
Or perhaps she had Crystal Palace in mind.
![IMG_1545.JPG IMG_1545.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15630-f221b44c0850fa2ef931f459340927e6.jpg)
There are of course dramatic possibilities with this view, one day I may even get round to trying some.
![IMG_1556.JPG IMG_1556.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15631-fedfb06bb38bd31d09b241c75766d04c.jpg)
Seen in the distance of that shot is Avery Hill Winter Garden which is where we are headed. Here everything has been swept and cleared after a few years of neglect and is ready for regrowth.
![IMG_1566.JPG IMG_1566.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15632-a1a8865d45367ee834a4422861d518ea.jpg)
![IMG_1560.JPG IMG_1560.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15633-c88db48fc8b51bcb00a55f0201682814.jpg)
![IMG_1573.JPG IMG_1573.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15634-d68d27501f0eaedc990fe890ddbe3dac.jpg)
As always I was distracted by the intricacy of the Victorian ironwork which I find just as interesting as the greenery. The two complement each other well I think.
![IMG_1564.JPG IMG_1564.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15635-94228b5e3554d65169655c917facc893.jpg)
![IMG_1565.JPG IMG_1565.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15636-c12dc1c5e8bb37a14535b38cffcea376.jpg)
We left Galatea basking in the sun with the fantails and koi, a tricky shot as she's so - well, white.
![IMG_1568.JPG IMG_1568.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15637-2d074c342626224e805697e6032ad657.jpg)
And worked our less green way home via the main gate arch. The gates are original, the name for the gate-house isn't.
![IMG_1580.JPG IMG_1580.JPG](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/15/15638-4c87d6d078975fc6e4a3a8d7438eff94.jpg)
Canon 5D mkII / Canon EF 24-85mm f3.5-4.5 USM