On high

The forecast looked pretty good for an overnight trip so I headed up to Shelter Crags near Crinkle Crags for a wildcamp. carrying the extra kit, tent, sleeping bag etc is a bit of a pain especialy as I carry the dog food etc as well but for nights like these its well worth the effort in the end.
 Even thought the sunset wasn't as dramatic as I would have liked the swirling low cloud added a real sense of atmosphere. Sadly the compact camera cant capture the low light as well as a DSLR would but thats something that I have to live with for now.
Dawn next morning was different, perfectly calm with some wonderful warming light. I was able to take it all in high above the Langdale valley which even had a touch of low mist for good measure.

Dawn over the Scafells

Coffee above Langdale.

If you would like to see the full set of the photos then do pay a visit to the On Location section of the website: www.theteesdalegallery.co.uk

March 2012?

  I have just had a copy of a 2012 calendar land on the doormat, well I suppose we are over halfway through the year and people are thinking about 2012 already. The 2012 Wainwright Society Calendar is produced to help raise money for good causes and hopefully the new copy will do the same.
I was fortunate enough to have one of my photos selected for inclusion in the calendar, a view of the High Stile Ridge from near Grey Knotts.

To check out more information on the claendar and to buy online then here is the link: http://www.wainwright.org.uk/calendar/index.html

Summer photo competition

 Following the recent blog post regarding the Spring Photo Competition here's the PR photo from TBI.

Note how they put the old ugly one to the back in the photo. (lol)

The main reason for post this is to give the next competition a plug which is now on. The competition is open to all on the theme of Summer. Check out this link and submit your entries, good luck!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/tbilaw/ 

The Golden Hour

  As I work in my studio I am able to look out across the farmland and moors to the south. The evening sun often casts its last light over this landscape and I can watch the warming colours as the sun sinks over to the west. So it was last night, I could see that there was potentially a good sunset taking shape so I headed out along the lane with the dogs to get a good view. Actually the sunset was pretty plain, no clouds but just a red ball dipping below the horizon. However I did get one good shot, as I walked up through the field a Texel Tup was standing proud in the pasture. Whether he was warming himself in the sun or not I dont know but as he was watching the dogs I mangaged to catch the last of the sun lighting up his front.

The Golden Fleece.

Yet again, another case of right place, right time.

Wildcamp in Eskdale

  A drive round to Eskdale in the south west region of the lakes and a walk up to High Gaits Crags. That was the first part of my overnight trip this week. Sadly the weather wasnt as good as I hoped but the odd break in the clouds did give the chance of one or two good shots.

Light at Scar Lathing.

I pitched the tent on the crags in the hope that either the late sun or dawn would afford some good light but that didnt happen, there is no accounting for the weather. The next day took me up and over the high fells of Scafell Pike and Scafell using some unusual and entertaining routes.

Mickledore from Broadcrag Tarn.

All in all a very enjoyable trip. To see the rest of the photographs from the route do visit the On Location section of the website www.theteesdalegallery.co.uk

New Image

 With the first batch of prints back from the printers for the new image "A Splash of Red" I had to get them mounted and framed ready for display in the gallery and available for online sales.

From the interest shown already it looks like this will be a popular image and I hope to update the website in the next 24 hours for orders online.

High Force re-visited

  Today I had a bit of a business meeting planned up in Teesdale which included a bit of a recce to both Low Force and High Force. I wasn't too optimistic about the forecast though as showers or rain seemed to be covering the area. However, once we got to the locations late in the afternoon it really turned out to be rather pleasant. Now I wasn't really on a walk but as always I did have my camera with me and with such good subject to hand I couldnt resist taking a couple of shots.

High Force.

The late afternoon sun lights the cliff on the southern side of the falls. so not only was it a productive meeting but I also managed to get a couple of interesting shots as a bonus.

Second second

 Once again I had to head over to Hartlepool today as it was the presentation of prizes for the TBI Spring photographic competition. Followers of this blog may recall that in their winter competition I came second with my "Spindrift" shot. This time I picked up second again with my group shot of sheep.

Family Portrait.

I think the fact that the two lambs are so different in size adds a bit of a story to the shot which made it quite appealing.

 However, the winning shot was a simple but stunning shot of daffodils by "Tete-en-l'air". Do take a look at the flickr site to see the shot. Details are also there about the new Summer competition, anyone can enter, it's free and if I can get second then there is hope for anyone.

Here's the link: http://www.flickr.com/groups/tbilaw/

Good luck!

Watching the sunrise

 The forecast looked pretty favourable so late on Sunday I headed up to Upper Teesdale for a late evening walk. If the conditions were as expected I hoped to test out my new tent, better to give it a trial near to home than up on the high lakeland fells. I will be posting more of the photos on the website shortly but here is a taster for now.

First rays of the sun.

Pastel coloured sky as the sun makes its appearance for the day.