Croft Hill is an igneous rock cone that rises 200 feet above the River Soar. It is a distinctive landmark, described in the 1700s as a lemon swimming in a punch bowl.
Mineral extraction has removed the eastern half of the hill, which is now the site of a European super-quarry. A high man-made overburden bank shields nearby villages. Nature diversity has also been increased by creating ponds and planting trees.
During 2009, I regularly visited and photographed what I saw. The experience changed my belief that I had to travel long distances to make satisfying landscape photographs.
Mineral extraction has removed the eastern half of the hill, which is now the site of a European super-quarry. A high man-made overburden bank shields nearby villages. Nature diversity has also been increased by creating ponds and planting trees.
During 2009, I regularly visited and photographed what I saw. The experience changed my belief that I had to travel long distances to make satisfying landscape photographs.
