allymac123
Prominent Member
My g/f got me a hot air balloon experience for my birthday last week and so we went to the lake district (Penrith) for a couple of nights on Sunday. Unfortunately the weather wasn't good enough for the balloon flight but there was plenty else to photograph anyway. Weather was pretty poor with drizzly rain pretty much all the time apart from the Sunday eve.
#1 - Aira Force waterfall
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/2947113318_33ce10a208_o.jpg[/imglink]
50mm | F14 | 2.5s | CPL
#2 - Stone Circle near Castlerigg, I literally arrived sprinted out the car and took this shot within 1 minute to get the light on the hills. Didn't have time to even think about a tripod!
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2946253749_35d8cbff47_o.jpg[/imglink]
10mm | F9 | 1/30s | ISO 2oo
#3 - Then onto Keswick where as with all the other lakes the water level was really high. I took off my socks and shoes and waded in to get this shot of the pier under water. It was bl**** freezing!
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/2947113832_69f109ee46_o.jpg[/imglink]
13mm | F11 | 30s | CPL + ND8
#4 - Then the token boat shot. You can see the boat moored on the pier at the left of the picture, which is the reason why I had to wade out as it would have been in the way for my previous shot of that pier.
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3071/2947114068_21f44a4a50_o.jpg[/imglink] [imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2947114226_fe56d501ea_o.jpg[/imglink]
12mm | F9 | 80s | CPL
#5 - Then up for sunrise the Monday morning. Not really any decent light to speak of but I made the best of what I had. This time I decided to wear the wellies I have in my car before wading into this river in Glenridding on Ullswater.
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2947114440_98e0ba4b54_o.jpg[/imglink]
10mm | F7.1 | 13s | CPL
#6 - Found this drowned tree nearby my previous shot. The wellies again came in useful in allowing me to wade out a bit to get rid of any foreground.
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/2947114632_2edc123af0_o.jpg[/imglink]
15mm | F11 | 6s
***And now flickr stops working with firefox again...Whats up with this?
Off to Internet explorer which wont let me view the exif without viewing it through flickr itself Arrrggghhhhh!!
#7 - Looking across Ullswater to the mountains around Bridgend
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/2946254913_d50a1e420c_o.jpg[/imglink]
120mm | F13 | 1.3s | CPL | ISO 2oo
#8 - Wellies out again to photograph this fall from under a handy bridge (it was raining again) below Tarn Crags on the banks of Thirlmere
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/2946255135_61c85221c3_o.jpg[/imglink]
10mm | F11 | 2s | CPL
#9 - Vertical Compo of the same scene
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2946255331_9c68ee45ca_o.jpg[/imglink]
#10 - On the way home and I liked the look of this place "Brothers Water" which feeds into Ullswater
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/2947115432_a57fe50327_o.jpg[/imglink]
10mm | F9 | 1/10s | ISO 2oo | CPL
#11 - Swap to the telephoto to snap this modest cottage with a view snuggled at the bottom of the valley
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2946255753_61a3db4c13_o.jpg[/imglink]
100mm | F13 | 1/6s | ISO 2oo | CPL
Unusually I hadn't done any research into places to shoot and what was popular etc before this trip and I had zero local knowledge of the area as well. I just had a good study of my OS Select Landranger I had printed of the area and looked for spots that looked like they had potential. I always try to find places for my self but I've never not had 'safe' locations to fall back on if I was struggling. It's definitely quite nice to go with no set agenda, although you're probably less likely to get as many good shots than you would if you know of places that will work.
Hope you like and C&C most welcome.
#1 - Aira Force waterfall
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/2947113318_33ce10a208_o.jpg[/imglink]
50mm | F14 | 2.5s | CPL
#2 - Stone Circle near Castlerigg, I literally arrived sprinted out the car and took this shot within 1 minute to get the light on the hills. Didn't have time to even think about a tripod!
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2946253749_35d8cbff47_o.jpg[/imglink]
10mm | F9 | 1/30s | ISO 2oo
#3 - Then onto Keswick where as with all the other lakes the water level was really high. I took off my socks and shoes and waded in to get this shot of the pier under water. It was bl**** freezing!
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/2947113832_69f109ee46_o.jpg[/imglink]
13mm | F11 | 30s | CPL + ND8
#4 - Then the token boat shot. You can see the boat moored on the pier at the left of the picture, which is the reason why I had to wade out as it would have been in the way for my previous shot of that pier.
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3071/2947114068_21f44a4a50_o.jpg[/imglink] [imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2947114226_fe56d501ea_o.jpg[/imglink]
12mm | F9 | 80s | CPL
#5 - Then up for sunrise the Monday morning. Not really any decent light to speak of but I made the best of what I had. This time I decided to wear the wellies I have in my car before wading into this river in Glenridding on Ullswater.
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2947114440_98e0ba4b54_o.jpg[/imglink]
10mm | F7.1 | 13s | CPL
#6 - Found this drowned tree nearby my previous shot. The wellies again came in useful in allowing me to wade out a bit to get rid of any foreground.
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/2947114632_2edc123af0_o.jpg[/imglink]
15mm | F11 | 6s
***And now flickr stops working with firefox again...Whats up with this?
Off to Internet explorer which wont let me view the exif without viewing it through flickr itself Arrrggghhhhh!!
#7 - Looking across Ullswater to the mountains around Bridgend
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/2946254913_d50a1e420c_o.jpg[/imglink]
120mm | F13 | 1.3s | CPL | ISO 2oo
#8 - Wellies out again to photograph this fall from under a handy bridge (it was raining again) below Tarn Crags on the banks of Thirlmere
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/2946255135_61c85221c3_o.jpg[/imglink]
10mm | F11 | 2s | CPL
#9 - Vertical Compo of the same scene
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2946255331_9c68ee45ca_o.jpg[/imglink]
#10 - On the way home and I liked the look of this place "Brothers Water" which feeds into Ullswater
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/2947115432_a57fe50327_o.jpg[/imglink]
10mm | F9 | 1/10s | ISO 2oo | CPL
#11 - Swap to the telephoto to snap this modest cottage with a view snuggled at the bottom of the valley
[imglink]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2946255753_61a3db4c13_o.jpg[/imglink]
100mm | F13 | 1/6s | ISO 2oo | CPL
Unusually I hadn't done any research into places to shoot and what was popular etc before this trip and I had zero local knowledge of the area as well. I just had a good study of my OS Select Landranger I had printed of the area and looked for spots that looked like they had potential. I always try to find places for my self but I've never not had 'safe' locations to fall back on if I was struggling. It's definitely quite nice to go with no set agenda, although you're probably less likely to get as many good shots than you would if you know of places that will work.
Hope you like and C&C most welcome.
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