Every now and then I come upon a photoshoot with a photographer, assistant and model(s) making use of a location as a backdrop. It happened again recently when we were at Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire. In the grounds, using the ancient walls as a setting, was a model in what appeared to be the dress of a soldier from the time of the English Civil War. The sky was cloudless and the photographer was using the shade of a conifer supplemented by a reflector held by his assistant to light his subject. From a distant bench, with my lens extended to its maximum I took a quick snap of the soldier whose appearance reminded me somewhat of the English actor, Brian Blessed, in the film, "Flash Gordon"(1980).
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2
