Limited Sun

 There has been a recent spell of wild and windy weather but I reaqlly did need to get out and walk. I picked the best day possible going by the forecast but opted for a low level walk just in case the wild winds and low clouds prevented me from obtaining the references that I needed.
 The Loweswater Fells are a neat group of easily accesssible hills so that's where we headed. Conditions were not too bad and the showers in the main passed us by. There was however very strong winds, especially on the tops and today was no day to hang around to admire the views. The bonus to the winds was the fact that the clouds raced across the skies and the ocassional gap let the sun filter down. That gave me the odd chance to get a decent shot but it was near the end of the walk, just above High Nook Farm that I came back with what I think was the best photo of the day.

Low Fell

The late afternoon sun lights up the slopes of Low Fell across Loweswater. I had to wait for just the right moment to catch the best of the light and the grazing sheep added to the scene. After that it was a simple walk back to the car, a good result from a really mixed day.

Late light.

  After a day in the gallery I was all set just to head home. It was only by chance that I had parked further along the road than usual and as I approached the car I could see the roof of the Bowes Museum just above the tree line. It was glowing. Quickly jumping in the car I drove the short distance to the grounds of the museum, grabbed the camera and was just in time to fire off a couple of shots of the last of the evening light.

Bowes Museum.

Within a minute or so after this shot the light had faded so it really was just in the nick of time. Then it was time to head home and tea was hardly late at all. Well worth the effort I think.

Beautiful Buttermere.

 There are certain locations in the lake district which are really popular with photographers and just a couple of these require little effort to reach. One of the most popular of these is the view of Haystacks across Buttermere which was on my plan for today, not just for the photo opportunity but mainly to obtain a reference on a route up to Robinson's high ground.
 Before setting off on the actual walk I drove along the Buttermere road towards Gatesgarth and I timed it just right as the first sun of the day was striking the tops of the High Stile range.

High Stile.

I returned to Buttermere village where I parked the car before setting off on my walk. The early stages of this route followed the lakeside path and due to the stunning colours and light on the fells my first mile took about an hour. There were quite a few other people about, mostly photographers trying to capture the scene of this autumn morning. It was hard to resist taking lots of images especially as the scene was almost perfect, no doubt some of those photographers captured the scene better than me but I am more than  pleased with the result.

Mist on the water.