Buckinghamshire revisited

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

So… after the thrills (hot!Colin) and disappointments (absent!Bradley) of the London Expo, my dear friend asifidletyou and I took a quick Locations Tour to our two new Buckinghamshire locations: Burnham Beeches and Ivinghoe Beacon.

Burnham Beeches

Of course asifidletyou is nothing if not tenacious when it comes to Arthur and Bradley, so we managed to find the rise over which Arthur appears in episode 104 The Poisoned Chalice…

…because of course she wanted to stand Where He Stood (and so did I).

What had thrown Jeremy and I on my last visit was that the stump in the foreground of the screencapture has since worn away. It's worth remembering that they must have been filming here about two years ago! As you face the general area from Victoria Drive, this location is at the back and just a bit to the right.

Arthur then walked his horse down into the lower part of the glade, towards where Nimueh waited. This was actually filmed off to the left of the first location, where the ground isn't as steep.

The loose branches have since been gathered near the log where Nimueh sat, but we found the one where Arthur secures his horse's reins.

I also got a good shot of where Merlin and Lancelot run towards the fallen trees to escape the griffin.





Of course we took photos of each other sitting where Merlin had sat on the other side of the log, but I'm too embarrassed to post those…

Ivinghoe Beacon

We then headed for Ivinghoe Beacon, and enjoyed visiting the two locations there. I got a better angle for the shot of Arthur riding up from behind the rise.





We also got a shot of the chalk lion being ignored by some rather blase sheep…



And a good time was had by all! Thank you, asifidletyou, for your lovely company. ♥

Comments

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

Oh, lovely pictures. You are so lucky to be there. Great job.

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, my dear friend! I am indeed lucky to be here, I know it well - and what I also know well is how lucky I am to have the support of friends like you. It's wonderful fun to share the Locations Love with you! ♥

[ravenflight21.livejournal.com]

You must have tree trunks appearing like spots in front of your eyes! Thanks so much for the detective work - and I hope you enjoyed it! <3

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yes, it can get a bit surreal sometimes, wandering around with printed screencaps, trying to match up random patterns of tree trunks. And of course the filming of different parts of a scene often defies all logic in terms of how the location actually works... But oh my yes I am having so much fun with all this! I'm glad you're enjoying it, too, even if only vicariously for now. ♥

[leathlin.livejournal.com]

Wow,those are gorgeous!
Thanks so much for sharing<3

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! How very kind you are... :-D ♥

[bramble-rose.livejournal.com]

Wow, fantastic detective work!! Do you take screencaps with you, or just remember what the areas look like? (and if you can remember that much, my hat is off to you, because I have the memory retention of a gnat.)

Also, don't be embarrassed, personally I'd be ECSTATIC to show off pictures of my tush sitting where Arthur or Merlin's tush had perched.

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thank you so much! The wonderful thing was that Ranger Jeremy was just as tenacious as we fans... I couldn't believe he went to the trouble of working out by which tree root Merlin was picking mushrooms... :-D

I take printed screencaps with me, cos alas my memory is also rather gnat-like. XD And indeed sometimes I don't prepare quite as carefully as I should anyway, and don't take quite the right screencap. :-( pakafe is far better organised than me, and actually has the episodes loaded on her mobile phone/player gizmo, so she gets to replay The Scene while in The Location! My hat is so totally off to her!

Hee! Yes... You know, my tush has now been in four locations where Colin's has been - four very exactly and precisely (possibly more, though I cannot know for sure). I can't tell you what a thrill it gives me, cos then I really would get embarrassed... In fact I've just blushed. :-DDD

Thank you for your comment! ♥

[asifidletyou.livejournal.com]

♥♥♥

Such a great day <3...it will live on in the memories...:-)

It was such a thrill to be in the Very Same Places where they had been and I really enjoyed the detective work - it's so exciting finding an exact spot for the first time! These places are truly magical to me now and all the more so for having been visited with you, my lovely friend ♥ Thank you so much for enabling me to share in the excitement :-)

Loving you so...

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

My darling friend, it is always such a pleasure to share things with you, Merlin-related or not. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself on our Locations Tour, and got a thrill out of finding The Very Spot. Bradley - who I hereby nominate as The Patron Saint of Locations Geeks - would be so very proud of you! ♥

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Have you been there yet, hon? It would be so good to get a report from a 'local'! ♥

[unavee.livejournal.com]

Oh, I still love these comparison shots. It's a like a treasure hunt, or a variation of those 'spot the difference' games! (i love those.) And of course you have to take photos of yourselves! Next time you should remember your horse and armor, or Merlin scarf :D

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thank you. I'm glad you're enjoying this, too, hon! I'll have to be more diligent re my comparison shots, knowing that's part of the charm for you. :-D

Oh yes, horse, armour and scarf... If I was into cosplay as well, this could become a series of recreations! Well, I shall have to leave that for some of our fellow Locations Geeks... and in fact I even have one or two in mind... XD

Thank you for your comment! ♥

[lilithrain.livejournal.com]

Those are some beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing.

Blessed Be
Lilith.

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I am really enjoying the photography aspect of the whole Locations thing, I have to admit - so it's wonderful to know you're enjoying it, too. Thank you for commenting! ♥