Mistwalker
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I had thought to do a full on Tolkien-esque type narrative for this thread, but there are two many gaps in the visual imagery for me to feel comfortable doing that. The whole story is of such scale, and I have read and listened to it so many times, that it is hard to maintain focus on one area when out wandering looking for photos. In one place things will put me in mind of one chapter in one book, and the next place can put me in mind of a scene two books and several chapters further in. So the original idea for this particular photo album was for me to start piecing together a timeline in imagery to work from for the scenes, to make it easier to manage. Then I can do test shots for scenes, replace previous versions of the scene as I finish or improve upon them So in the end there will be two folders. The ones with all of the test scenes to work from, and then the final finished shots folder that won't be seen until it is all completed I am just going to post the thread as sort of an incomplete story board because I like some of the photos I got last week, even if many were shot hurriedly at bad times of day. I learned through them the best time of day to photograph in those areas.
In the books things were a good bit different from the movies. The timeline is much different in the books. In Fellowship of The Ring, Bilbo has been planning his journey and mysterious departure that Autumn for quite some time, and he had made all arrangements. Seventeen years pass between the time of Bilbo's farewell party and the night Frodo leaves the Shire. Bilbo wanders aimlessly at first, but all the while had still made for Rivendale. Then he traveled on to Dale with the dwarfs, and back again...perhaps alone. Frodo is seen wandering the hills and woods of the shire under the starlight, and suspected of meeting with the Elves passing west through the woods of the shire. There were Dwarfs on the East Road that he spoke with. Strange sights were being seen on the eastern boarders of the Shire So there is a lot of time and a lot of room for imagining the happenings and discoveries, and speculating on possible reactions to them and how that could influence future preparations. Then on his 50th birthday, seventeen years after Bilbo vanished, Frodo too left the Shire in the Autumn. And he travels a different path once avoiding the black riders. So though in different years, each season contains scenes from the wanderings of multiple characters of the story. So capturing them all the way I want will take some time.
With Bilbo having a plan to leave the Shire unseen, it's pretty clear he would have prepared his provender in advance. He would have prepared foods that would travel well for a couple of cool autumn days. Ones that he could eat on the trail that wouldn't have to be cooked, because a fire would have further spoiled his little joke. He would have also gotten his wandering gear in order and shape for a long journey.
He would have passed through the woods and fields, hardly noticed by the wild creatures, and the few that notice his passing would have been more curious than apprehensive.
He would have traveled west to cross the water outside of Hobbiton, and crossed it at a narrow spot via a small plank bridge.
I don't know that if he would have stopped in Bree at the Inn or not. On one hand there is no mention of it, on the other hand Gandalf tells Frodo to not use the name of Baggins in Bree. So though Tolkien makes no mention of it, Gandalf may have known that Bilbo had stayed at the Inn after wandering out of the shire, for one last rest in a comfortable bed before the long journey, and a few last meals at a table before hand. I think it is plausible that Bilbo would have stopped in Bree where he wouldn't have been recognized at the time, traveling ahead of the news of his disappearance. I'm still looking for the right location for Bree, but then Bilbo would have passed down the green way east of Bree, and throughthe ruins of the Northern Kingdom. Then he would have made his way to the Ford on the Loudwater. Rivendale will certainly present some challenges.
By the time he made it to Dale, it would have been a very busy city. A cheerful city that had prospered from a half century of trade with the Dwarfs in the mountain and the Elves of Mirkwood.
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In the books things were a good bit different from the movies. The timeline is much different in the books. In Fellowship of The Ring, Bilbo has been planning his journey and mysterious departure that Autumn for quite some time, and he had made all arrangements. Seventeen years pass between the time of Bilbo's farewell party and the night Frodo leaves the Shire. Bilbo wanders aimlessly at first, but all the while had still made for Rivendale. Then he traveled on to Dale with the dwarfs, and back again...perhaps alone. Frodo is seen wandering the hills and woods of the shire under the starlight, and suspected of meeting with the Elves passing west through the woods of the shire. There were Dwarfs on the East Road that he spoke with. Strange sights were being seen on the eastern boarders of the Shire So there is a lot of time and a lot of room for imagining the happenings and discoveries, and speculating on possible reactions to them and how that could influence future preparations. Then on his 50th birthday, seventeen years after Bilbo vanished, Frodo too left the Shire in the Autumn. And he travels a different path once avoiding the black riders. So though in different years, each season contains scenes from the wanderings of multiple characters of the story. So capturing them all the way I want will take some time.
With Bilbo having a plan to leave the Shire unseen, it's pretty clear he would have prepared his provender in advance. He would have prepared foods that would travel well for a couple of cool autumn days. Ones that he could eat on the trail that wouldn't have to be cooked, because a fire would have further spoiled his little joke. He would have also gotten his wandering gear in order and shape for a long journey.
He would have passed through the woods and fields, hardly noticed by the wild creatures, and the few that notice his passing would have been more curious than apprehensive.
He would have traveled west to cross the water outside of Hobbiton, and crossed it at a narrow spot via a small plank bridge.
I don't know that if he would have stopped in Bree at the Inn or not. On one hand there is no mention of it, on the other hand Gandalf tells Frodo to not use the name of Baggins in Bree. So though Tolkien makes no mention of it, Gandalf may have known that Bilbo had stayed at the Inn after wandering out of the shire, for one last rest in a comfortable bed before the long journey, and a few last meals at a table before hand. I think it is plausible that Bilbo would have stopped in Bree where he wouldn't have been recognized at the time, traveling ahead of the news of his disappearance. I'm still looking for the right location for Bree, but then Bilbo would have passed down the green way east of Bree, and throughthe ruins of the Northern Kingdom. Then he would have made his way to the Ford on the Loudwater. Rivendale will certainly present some challenges.
By the time he made it to Dale, it would have been a very busy city. A cheerful city that had prospered from a half century of trade with the Dwarfs in the mountain and the Elves of Mirkwood.
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