Explore #3 - 13/12/17

Another visit to the lakes for a few days and another visit to this great spot on Derwentwater, the water level was a lot lower today than last time and a as result had retreated quite a way up the shoreline, I'd got here late this morning due to a malfunctioning toast machine in the hotel, that apparently takes 30 minutes to warm up! (I'd be getting a new one I think...) anyway when I got here I was fifth to arrive, 4 other photographers already set up at the location (good to meet you).

As it happens I didn't end up taking anything for about 20 minutes so waiting for my toast turned out to be the right plan, rather than go hungry.. some nice light this morning, just added a 6 stop to smooth the water right out and a grad to keep the sky and the snowy mountains in check. A classic location and one I cant see myself getting fed up with as it's just beautiful, just need to get that one killer sky!

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A very full Derwent Water......

Keswick, Lake District

didn't happen quite as planned....

wondering who has nicked the sun.........

Another from the lovely morning the other week

Explore #2

A curious morning weather wise in the Lake District... I had got up early to head for Derwentwater for sunrise, it had all the promise of being really good, as it turned out it was completely naff, got 1 image with I was only half happy with, 20 minutes after sunrise I decided to give it up and go back the 5 miles or so to the hotel for breakfast.

Some time afterwards I set out again and was planning to heading down towards Ambleside, however on a whim something made me go back to Derwentwater again for whatever reason to see what the light was like as it had brightened up somewhat, so glad I did as within about 5 minutes of arriving the light became really good and I was rewarded with a lovely calm lake, far better than at sunrise, a stunning scene looking out towards Catbells. I had about 10 minutes of this nice warm light illuminating the Autumnal colours on the fells and trees, and then once again it was rippled lake and poor light.

Just as I had finished shooting and was walking back to the car I got a phone call off the hotel to say I had left my wash bag in the room (par for the course with me) , as I'd gone North instead of South I'd have to drive back past the hotel anyway so it all worked out nicely for once!

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With absolute no chance of getting to the Lake District at the moment, I've been looking at my images from there instead, This is an image from almost 3 years ago now, and a wonderful morning on Derwentwater, at sunrise.

There was no real clouds this morning to catch any rising light, but the light hitting the fells and onto Derwent Isle was just superb, along with a very light wind and a nice still lake made me lean towards this type of symmetrical image vice a 'big sky' image.

It took a few attempts to get it how I wanted it due to the geese that kept deciding to swim or fly into the frame, thankfully the lure of the Keswick boathouse opening and potential food lured them away and let the water settle right down again.

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Editing some older images this morning I came across this one I had already edited but never posted up and it was just languishing away in the folder so I decided to share it on here, and may get a print done while I'm at it.

A gorgeous morning on Derwent Water with a pastel sky and great serenity across the water, the water level being the perfect height to use this fence and get good reflections as sometimes it can be hardly visible.

Catbells to the rear is catching the first of the mornings sunlight.

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Waiting for the sun to defrost a partially frozen Derwent Water a month or so ago.....it was 15°c there today!

Derwent Water........someone has left the plug out since the last time I was here in early December........... Taken just before sunrise.

Lake Derwent at Sunset Panoramic

Finally got my PC sorted out so should be able to comment / upload images again with it shutting down every 2 seconds, came pretty close to getting thrown into a skip.

Anyway another image from Derwentwater around sunrise in very different conditions, and not exactly what I was hoping for, it's not often you make a good image out of a scene with a plain sky but mist certainly helps! with that in mind I've gone for a different image here with the second fence line and tried to keep it as simple and symmetrical as possible.

No matter how many times you visit a place even if the weather isn't eactly what you would have liked, it's great to be able to come away with something different to what you've already got previously.

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