Thursday 30 August 2012

Life on the Estate

Tatton 365 Mansion Exhibition


With only a month to go until the start of the Tatton 365 exhibition, I am in the final stages of preparation. The selection process has been a bit of a mission to say the least, and has so far taken the best part of two full days, just to narrow down the final choices. The tricky part has been trying to represent life over 12 months, as I have thousands of images to go through. However, we're almost there now and it's time to get the images framed, prepare press releases and all of the other aspects related to the exhibition.

 Life on the estate is currently at its busiest and I'm still popping in to sneak the occasional opportunity where possible. It would have been interesting to keep a record of the hours I've spent on the estate, but there have been plenty of early mornings as well as the occasional very late night.

The project has been a joy to work on. I've met all sorts of people and have got to know quite a few of the staff who are fortunate enough to work there. The more time I have spent at Tatton, the more I have wanted to shoot and it's become a bit of a second home over the last year.

I've put together a video clip which tells a bit about the exhibition...




...and there will be a dedicated page opening on my website before the start of the exhibition, http://www.markwilliamsonphotography.com/home

 Tatton 365 opens to the public on October 6th and will be on display in the mansion for the month of October. I hope you enjoy the work as much as I've enjoyed shooting it.


Her are a few taster images.






Mark Williamson

Friday 17 August 2012

Falling Antlers!

A note from the Rangers

The Parkland deer are now “cleaning up” their antlers, which mean the velvet is coming off them. The antlers have been growing since spring; they have been soft to the touch and fed with minerals by blood vessels. When growing they were soft to the touch, now they are known to be in “hard horn”. The velvet is shed by scraping them against fallen branches or tree guards. The hard antler underneath is a sure sign autumn is just around the corner and the beginning of...........the Rut!








Monday 6 August 2012

Fun Farm Athletics!

 

OUR RARE BREED BRITS GET GOLD!

It's all going on down at the farm in July and August with Tatton joining in on the Olympic fun... I went down to visit the team at the farm, where the ducks are going quackers over swimming, the pigs are trotting mad for the 100 metre sprint and our rare breed Hebridean sheep are baa-battling to the finish to get Gold!

Tatton Park farm athletics goes on until 27th August and there is one race each day from 2pm down at the farm. Audience participation is also encouraged with welly throwing and the long jump for human bystanders.

See last week's winners below from the Farm Athletic events!





FARM ATHLETICS MEDAL TABLE




  GOLD

 

 
 SILVER 

 

       BRONZE



Annie
(the Hebridean sheep)

Oliver
    (the Hebridean sheep)


n/a

Jogging Jemima(Duck)

Loopy
Louis (Duck)

Dashing
Donald (Duck)

Tiptoe
Tallulah (Pig)

Bolting
Betty (Pig)

Get up and go
Gertrude (Pig)



















Caroline Jackson, Marketing