Isthmus Bay

I love this location and had hoped for a decent sunset, I'd arrived almost 1.5 hours before as I wanted to scout out a few more areas and compositions and not be on the last minute for once, I'd even remembered to bring my wading wellies this time too unlike the last visit.

Once I'd got set up and did a bit of 'gardening' (removing bits of rubbish out of the lake) it was just a matter of waiting for some decent light to appear (or not as is usual), there's another part of the stone jetty out in the water here so it makes a great spot to put all your stuff down like a work bench...

Anyway, I'd started watching youtube videos to kill a bit of time with my legs dangling in the water (fur lined wellies a must for this in Feb!) the lake was really peaceful so I was pretty relaxed, the noise of the Keswick Launch Boat broke the silence as it passed by in the distance, I watched it scurry past and carried on watching my program.. now I know it's basics physics but when a boat moves along on water, that water gets displaced and needs to go somewhere.. I'd totally not cottoned on to this and about a minute later was hit with 2 good sized waves that were making their way into the shoreline at a rapid rate of knotts... amazingly the only thing that got soaked was my tousers as my bag protected the camera gear and the camera stood firm on the tripod, remarkably my phone stayed bone dry as well.

You've got to laugh as it's such a daft mistake to make when you look at it! It won't happen again... by the time sunset came the stone jetty had dried off, unlike my trousers, but with the light becoming quite intense I wan't really concerned, and getting a free bath in the lake had been more than worth it.

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Top tip of the day, if you like shooting in these kind of places at these times of the day then buy yourself a pair of good wellies, infact get some really nice warm ones that will keep you feet warm as well as dry, but far more important than actually buying the wellies.... don't then leave them in the boot of the car as you are on the last minute for sunrise and find you can't get the shot you want as it involves wading....

As always nothing ever goes quite to plan, and I wasn't planning on visiting this spot this morning but after getting chatting I walked over here with 2 other photographers from Middlesbrough (both of which had their wellies on) The light, and sky was just fantastic on this morning, while they were setting up the shots they (and I) wanted in the water I was shorebound and had to come up with something else, as it happens I really like this shot which I probably wouldn't have taken had I been able to go further into the water so I guess things happen for a reason, in the water next time here though there's definitely more to be had.

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