Wyming Brook

We are now in tier 3, meaning we should not travel outside South Yorkshire and that the wealth of photographic opportunities in the Peak District are temporarily unavailable to me. So now to explore even closer to home. First trip in lockdown is to Wyming Brook, still in Sheffield and therefore accessible at this time.

An early morning start meant that the small car park was still relatively empty…just a few other cars containing walkers and other photographers. I took the footpath down to the stream and considered using the stepping stones across the water, then I thought again and decided not to risk a woman of a certain age ending up in the brook with her camera equipment attached to her back!

This meant that I had to walk along the VERY muddy bank, I was very glad that I had my wellingtons rather than my walking boots as the mud covered my foot and up to my ankle on several occasions!! On the picture it looks like there are stepping stones…that’s what I thought…however they are wobbly and stop just to the left of this image!!

Once I reached the wooden bridge I stopped and started to shoot the area…there I stayed within a hundred yards of this spot for the next three hours. In just a small area I found larger vistas, small details, texture and woodland details. I felt a bit guilty that I didn’t explore further…I understand there are bigger waterfalls and beautiful landscapes just round the corner…but then I was enjoying myself and there is a lot to be said for exploring a small area in detail. So here are few of the images I captured, all within a few hundred yards of the wooden bridge. I will return and walk further down the gorge, but I may wait until its a bit less muddy!!

I finish with a few of my very close up images, trying to capture the movement of the water and the autumn leaves collecting in the stream.