Yorkshire Sculpture Park Revisited

As on my first visit to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (in the first portfolio of walks - on the gallery page) there is an amazing wealth of photographic material. The park itself is beautiful in an ancient stately-home way with mature trees and grounds, lakes, paths and woodland and then there is the sculpture itself. The first time I was here I did photograph quite a few sculpture details. This time I decided to concentrate on some of the park itself and all of the images here were taken on a 2 hour walk around the lower lake.

In other portfolios related to time and memory, one of the ideas that has always intrigued me is that of the layering of memory over time, and on this day, because of the ancient nature of the site, I decided to focus on that idea and photograph particular parts such as ancient bridges and trees with people walking through the site. In each case, I've waited until the person was some distance away to make them small in the frame compared to the main parts of the image. This device is to introduce the idea of the transience of our short life compared to the ancient nature of the site itself.

The park is situated just of the M1 motorway at junction 38. It is free to enter but there is a charge for parking.