Foggy Horsham Morning

FUJIFILM X-E2 35mm f4.0 1/128s Horsham Park

My challenge for January is Monochrome. One month of seeing the world in Black and White. It is something I only started to appreciate in the past year and I’ve grown to love the emotion, detail and impact it can imbue an image.

FUJIFILM X-E2 35mm f1.4 1/256s Horsham Park in the Fog
FUJIFILM X-E2 35mm f1.4 1/256s Horsham Park in the Fog

This is my first week producing regular content for this blog and to be honest I was worried it would be a non-starter; the grim weather combined with my ever busy daily life left me wondering how I would even find inspiration never-mind the time to actually go out and shoot.  Thankfully this morning I pushed myself into a little detour on the way into the office and had a little stroll around Horsham Park in the fog.

FUJIFILM X-E2 35mm f1.4 1/4096s Lighting the Fog
FUJIFILM X-E2 35mm f1.4 1/4096s Lighting the Fog

B&W and the fog compliment each other well, emphasizing a serene yet haunting winter’s morning to great effect.

FUJIFILM X-E2 35mm f1.4 1/128s Lonely Bench - Horsham Park
FUJIFILM X-E2 35mm f1.4 1/128s Lonely Bench – Horsham Park

After days of rain the park had become more of a bog making it difficult to fully explore but there was still plenty to see by sticking to the paths being navigated by dog-walkers and the occasional soul on their way to work.

FUJIFILM X-E2 18mm f5.6 1/512s Horsham Park
FUJIFILM X-E2 18mm f5.6 1/512s Horsham Park

The park is also home to a very picturesque manor house appropriately named Park House.  It’s crazy that in over four years of working in Horsham I have only walked through the park a couple of times however it will make an excellent subject to revisit through the year.

FUJIFILM X-E2 18mm f5.6 1/256s Horsham Park House
FUJIFILM X-E2 18mm f5.6 1/256s Horsham Park House