Friday 15 March 2013

Credenhill Quarry Photography


On the 15th of March, I took a walk with my family to Credenhill Quarry, where I got some photographs to use as inspiration for the Out Country of Mortal Engines. I remember walking there as a child and I believed that it would be an interesting site to base some of my work. The quarry has flooded in recent years, and was rather muddy due to the recent rainfall that Hereford has seen. The whole place mostly reminded me of the Rustwater Marshes, with dregs of rusted metal left over from the SAS camp nearby. I plan to use these images as a basis for the final paintings that I will produce. The sky in particular was quite striking, as the sun began to shine through the clouds after the morning's shower. I am pleased that I chose to use this oppertunity to visit the quarry as I now have a whole new set of ideas to use. I feel as if I have taken a massive step forward in designing the complicated world of Mortal Engines, and I wish to edit these images further in order to fully develop the desired landscapes.







































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  1. Anonymous23 May 2013 at 19:26

    Hi I'm really really struggling to find information on this quarry I.e who it is owned by and as a keen angler if it has any fish stock history if u have any information on this please let me know thank you very much ;-)

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  2. Carrie Louise Jones5 June 2013 at 00:54

    Hi Paul, sorry but I don't really know who owns it. It's open to talk walks around so if you wanted to visit it, you can just walk right on in. I wish I could provide more information for you.

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