Back in the lake District

[thereyougo!]

Weather is very mixed here in the Lake District, with a small tornado making its way across Lake Windermere yesterday (30 minutes after it had turned over a 2 ton muck spreader 70 miles south in Bolton). It started off wet today but dried out quite nicely later in the day. I make note of the weather forecast here, but resign to the fact that the weather can do anything around mountains valleys and lakes so take each day as it comes.


The view while having a coffee at Waterhead, Ambleside with the rain pouring down:


Pentax 645D FA 35 at f/11 1/160 ISO 200



wet-waterhead by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Swans and views along the River Brathay, Great langdale:


Pentax 645D FA 120 f/8 1/640 ISO 400



The-Brathay-swan by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Pentax 645D FA 35 at f/11 1/250 ISO 125



Lagdale-view by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Same camera/lens - a male swan squares up to a rival f/11 1/200 ISO 200



Get-off-my-patch! by singingsnapper, on Flickr


f/11 1/200 ISO 125



Langdale-View-A by singingsnapper, on Flickr


f/11 1/160 ISO 125



Langdale-View-B by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Around the Keswick area of the Lake District:


A 5 shot panoramic from the Surprise Viewpoint above Derwent Water:


Pentax 645D FA 35 f/8 1/160



'Surprise View' over Derwent water by singingsnapper, on Flickr


One of the most famous views in the Lake District


Pentax 645D FA 35 f/16 1/160



Ashness-Bridge by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Hope Park in Keswick


Pentax 645D FA 35 f/16 1/60



Hope-Garden,-Keswick by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Processed some more shots from this particular day - last Saturday.


The day started damp and cloudy with the Helvellyn range firmly under a blanket of low cloud. The weather got better as the day wore on.


We stopped at the car park some way back down the Patterdale end of the Kirkstone Pass and I took a few photos there:


Pentax 645D FA 35 at f/11 1/80 ISO 200



Bleak-view-to-Brother's-Water-and-Patterdale by singingsnapper, on Flickr


I felt a little sorry for this cyclist as it is a fairly long climb - not as difficult as Hardknott and Wrynose Passes (both I in 3's) but hard enough


Same camera and lens f/9.5 1/100 ISO 200



cyclist-labours-his-way-up-Kirkstone-pass by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Same, converted in Silver Efex



BW-Cyclist-and-Kirkstone-Pass-above-Brother's-Water by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Another Ashness Bridge shot:


Pentax 645D FA 35 at f/16 1/60 ISO 200



Classic-Lakeland-View by singingsnapper, on Flickr


looking over the boats to Catbells on Derwent Water:


f/9.5 1/125 ISO 250



looking-over-Derwent-water by singingsnapper, on Flickr


From one of the boats on Derwent water looking across to Skiddaw and Blencathra


f/8 1/125 ISO 100



Skiddaw-and-Blencathra-from-boat by singingsnapper, on Flickr


And a 6:17 pano crop of the same shot



Skiddaw and Blencathra pano crop by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Back in the Lake District for just a few days




Morning at Waterhead looking to the West


Nikon D800 Nikkor 14 - 24 at 15mm f/16 1/50 ISO 100



A-sunny-morning-at-Waterhead by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Nikon D800 Nikkor 14 - 24 at 14mm f/8 1/320 ISO 100



Waterhead-Boats by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Wateredge Hotel in Morning


same camera/lens:


f/16 21mm 1/60 ISO 50



wateredge-inn by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Viewing the hotel from its pier:


17mm f/16 1/25 ISO 50



Morning-at-Wateredge-Inn by singingsnapper, on Flickr


View to North west from pier:


17mm f/16 1/30 ISO 50



Morning-light-at-Waterhead-Bay by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Bog Lane a minor road from Clappersgate to Skelwith Fold:


16mm f/8 1/60 ISO 100 converted in Silver efex pro2



Bog-Lane by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Time for tea (except for me it's time for a flat white and a bakewell slice):


Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 at f/9 1/60 ISO 100



Teatime by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Salmon Mousse - a small boat resting on the shores of Windermere:


Nikkor 50 1.8G at f/8 1/20 ISO 100



Salmon-mousse by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Windermere sunset


Nikkor 14 - 24 at 24mm f/16 1/6 ISO 100



Windermere-sunset by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Sunset at the boathouse looking towards the Langdale Pikes


Nikkor 14 - 24 at 14mm f/16 1.6 secs ISO 50



A-windermere-evening by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Back in the English Lake District and today has been glorious. First I caught up with a friend that runs a coffee shop. He's not a fan of birds, but still attracts a few jackdaws and many ducks (well he does sell duck food!) and often they end up in the shop. There is a cheeky young Jackdaw that will get very close - he seems to have no fear whatsoever:


Nikon D800 Nikkor 300f/4 + TC17III at f/8 1/160 ISO 400 - the green 'halo' is a green traffic light:



A-Jackdaw-at-Waterhead-coffee-shop by singingsnapper, on Flickr


24 - 70 at 70 f/8 1/200 ISO 400



Jackdaw-at-Waterhead-coffee-shop-3 by singingsnapper, on Flickr


50mm f/8 1/800 ISO 400



Jackdaw-at-Waterhead-coffee-shop-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr


I went for my usual first day in the lakes walk, and the one bad thing to happen was that I lost my Benro magnesium/carbon fibre tripod legs - the only trouble with them being light was that I didn't notice them disappear from where they were strapped on to my rucksack. The weather was good and getting away later than I wanted actually paid dividends as the light was good.


Looking down to Rydal Hall and Rydal Valley


24 - 70 at 45mm 1/320 f/8 ISO 200



Fairield-first-snow by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Some trees on the path to Loughrigg Tarn:


24mm f/11 1/50 ISO 200



Loughrigg-trees by singingsnapper, on Flickr


The evening light was great and it was while taking these shots that I decided to get my tripod from my pack and found it missing. I had intended to catch the afterglow after the sun had gone. instead I took quite a few shots handheld and with the aid of my torch searched for my tripod legs retracing my steps, but no joy.


f/8 32mm 1/60 ISO 200



Great-Langdale-evening by singingsnapper, on Flickr


f/8 24mm 1/80 ISO 200



Great-Langdale-evening-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr




Nikkor 14 - 24 at 16mm f/8 1/100 ISO 200



Great-Langdale-evening-3 by singingsnapper, on Flickr
Nikkor 14 - 24 24mm f/8 1/25 ISO 200 cropped to 6:17 format



Great-Langdale-evening-4 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

A slightly better day in the Lake District yesterday and made my way to my regular spot, Chesters for some lunch and walked along the Great Langdale as the day came to an end. All handheld


Nikon D800 80 - 200 at f/5 200mm 1/100 ISO 640



dog-at-chesters-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr


24 - 70 at 32mm f/8 1/30 ISO 400



Pikes-through-the-trees by singingsnapper, on Flickr


f/8 24mm 1/25 ISO 400



cloudy-Langdale-evening by singingsnapper, on Flickr


f/8 24mm 1/10 ISO 500



cloudy-Langdale-evening-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Back in the Lake District for a few days before Christmas. The bad weather has been following me up here nearly every trip. Another damp day today, but did manage to get some shots:


Under Loughrigg looking towards Ambleside:


Nikon D800 Nikkor 24 - 70 at 24mm f/8 1/13 ISO 50



Looking-through-the-oaks by singingsnapper, on Flickr


About a mile further up the road:


66mm f/11 1/60 ISO 50



Under-Loughrigg-lower-saturation by singingsnapper, on Flickr


with a touch of sepia in Silver efex pro2



Under-Loughrigg-soft-sepia by singingsnapper, on Flickr


The stepping stones overtaken by water:


f/14 24mm 1/13 ISO 50



The-Stepping-stones-under-the-water by singingsnapper, on Flickr


One advantage of the winter is that it is possible to do traffic trails along the road as the sun sets before the roads get too quiet:


At Rydal:


f/22 24mm 6 secs ISO 50



Rydal-traffic-trails by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Just outside Ambleside


24mm f/16 30 secs ISO 50



Evening-just-outside-Ambleside by singingsnapper, on Flickr


And a few exposure fused in Photomatix


f/11 ISO 100 All 30 secs



An-evening-Just-outside-Ambeside by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Infuriated by the ability of the weather to be clear and dry at night but damp all day, but surprised by the number of pictures I took today. I'm happy with many of these either in colour or black and white. Feel free to let me know which you prefer! Sorry for the sheer number of these!


1. Nikon D800 Nikkor 24-70 at 24mm f/10 1/50 ISO 400



Brathay-Church by singingsnapper, on Flickr


2. Converted in silver efex:



BW-Brathay-Church by singingsnapper, on Flickr


3. Portrait view converted in silver efex


24mm f/10 1/60 ISO 400



BW-Brathay-Church-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr


4. Woodland cottages that I always find attractive:


36mm f/9 1/40 ISO 500



Lakeland-woodland-cottages by singingsnapper, on Flickr


5. converted in Silver efex



BW-Lakeland-woodland-cottages by singingsnapper, on Flickr


6. The rain was pouring down at this point"


24mm 1/60 f/11 ISO 640 converted in silver efex



A-wet-afternoon-in-Skelwith-Fold by singingsnapper, on Flickr


7. At Skelwith bridge alongside a fast flowing river Brathay tripod out now:


24mm f/16 2 secs ISO 50



Skelwith-Bridge by singingsnapper, on Flickr


8. Converted in Silver efex:



BW-Skelwith-Bridge by singingsnapper, on Flickr


9. Wider shot with the Nikkor 14 - 24mm


f/16 14mm 1.3 secs ISO 50



Skelwith-Bridge-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr


10. Converted (yes you guessed it - Silver efex - but it's such a good plug in!)



BW-Skelwith-Bridge-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr


I was having to await a callback regarding a delivery tomorrow so had to wait for the last bus (due at 1700hrs) so made use of the time.


11. This is Skelwith Bridge Hotel as the sun went down:


14mm f/13 1/4 ISO 50



End-of-the-day-at-Skelwith-bridge-Hotel by singingsnapper, on Flickr


And well after the sun had gone down - in fact to the naked eye it was dark. The blue light is a fire engine about to make its way down Great Langdale


Nikkor 24 - 70 at 24mm f/11 261 secs ISO 50



View-from-Skeliwth-Bridge-after-dark by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Today the weather has been wonderful, but I was waiting in for a delivery from UK photographic retailer Jessops which never came because they messed up the payment even though they called me yesterday Missed out on a good day.


Did eventually get out for an hour and the light was nice. Stayed local to my place up here and took a stroll along Windermere:


1. Nikon D800 Nikkor 24 - 70 at 29mm f/16 1/10 ISO 50



Windermere-3 by singingsnapper, on Flickr


2. f/13 42mm 1/60 ISO 100



Windermere-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr


3. Nikkor AF-S 80 - 200 at 112mm f/8 1/250 ISO 400



Langdale-Pikes-from-Low-Wood by singingsnapper, on Flickr


4. f/8 100mm 1/320 ISO 400



The-Langdales-from-Low-Wood by singingsnapper, on Flickr


5. f/8 200mm 1/250 ISO 400



The-Pikes by singingsnapper, on Flickr


6. 24 - 70 at 70mm f/8 1/25 ISO 50



A-view-across-to-Langdale-Valley-from-Low-Wood by singingsnapper, on Flickr


7. 70mm f/8 1/30 ISO 50



Langdale-View-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr


8. 24mm f/16 1/10 ISO 50



Low-Wood-Pier by singingsnapper, on Flickr


9. Nikkor 80 - 200 at 92mm f/8 1/800 ISO 400 converted in Silver efex pro 2



Looking-across-to-the-Old-Man-of-Consiton-from-Low-Wood by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

The stuff finally arrived but the weather is not so good today so I stayed around Ambleside and walked up to the Stock Ghyll falls:


Nikon D800 Nikkor 14 - 24 at 14mm f/16 0.5 secs ISO 50



Stock-Ghyll-waterfall by singingsnapper, on Flickr


24 - 70 at 38mm f/16 1.3 secs



Stockghyll-Force by singingsnapper, on Flickr


wandered up to a former chapel and saw the oldest house in the village:


24mm f/11 1/5 ISO 50



Oldest-house-in-Ambleside by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Looking down Chapel Hill to the Parish church past Dwarf Hall


14-24 at f/8 18mm 1/8 ISO 50



Looking-down-Chapel-Hill by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Some more from my trip to the lakes:


All with Nikon D800


Nikkor 14 - 24 at 14mm, f/13 1/6 ISO 50



Parting-of-the-Ways by singingsnapper, on Flickr


converted to black and white in silver efex:



BW-Parting-of-the-Ways by singingsnapper, on Flickr


Nikkor 24 - 70 at 24mm and f/16 4 secs ISO 50



Skelwith-Bridge-Hotel-at-twilight by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[thereyougo!]

Hope you all had a good Christmas day


Am looking through my hard discs and reprocessed some shots taken a few years ago:


1. Canon 5D mk II EF 24 -70 at 30mm f/16 1/80 ISO 100



Great-Langdale-from-part-way-up-Rossett-Ghyll by singingsnapper, on Flickr


2. converted in Silver efex



A-black-and-white-look-down-Langdale-from-Rossett by singingsnapper, on Flickr


3. Further up Rossett Pike:


25mm f/16 1/125 ISO 125



Langdale-from-Rossett-Pike by singingsnapper, on Flickr


4. converted in Silver efex



BW-view-down-from-Rossett-Pike by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[Mully]

#1. It's a landscape. Why portrait orientation?

Landscape ..Portrait is not like ON ...Off You just do what works BTW landscape, portrait came out of a printers term choices in the old days it was vertical and horizontal

 

[thereyougo!]

From a couple of years ago in the Lake District: Loughrigg Tarn


Canon 5D mk II EF 24 - 70 L at 70mm f/14 1/100 ISO 100



Loughrigg-Tarn-2010 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[Capeesh]

Outstanding !!!