An afternoon of changing light.
Quite the welcome!
Back in April I was supposed to join a group of mates for walking in Torridon in North-West Scotland. Scuppered by the first lock-down. In September we rescheduled for late October. Scuppered by the Scotish restrictions; so we opted for the Lake District. A pretty worthy substitute. I had not been to the Lakes for 20 years. God knows why. It was rather wonderful. Ian and I scheduled a couple of days photography before and after the walking element, hoping for some good Autumn photos and weathery drama and if not, then we would at least scope out locations for subsequent trips. Ian had also not been to the Lakes on a photographic trip so we were like kids in a sweet shop.
As we drove in from the North we followed the North bank of Ullswater and stopped when we saw a reasonable location and light that looked promising. We stayed in a small area for a couple of hours,taking all of these shots. A pretty fantastic first afternoon.
Long exposure to show the cloud movement and smooth the water.
Similar to the first image but more subdued light.
The details were worth capturing as well.
Probably my favourite of the afternoon. The drama, mood and layering of the hills…
A final long exposure before moving on.
We were staying the first couple of nights in Borrowdale so our first morning was planned to be beside Buttermere for dawn. Which it was. But again, enough pics for another blog.