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.

A Special day on Haystacks

  After my frustrating day on Friday where I failed to get the reference for a haystacks painting I decided to get over to Buttermere today to make the most of the current good weather and hopefully "bag" the photo required.
 I set off quite early from home in the hope of getting good early light on the fells. The effort paid off as the fells were nicely lit as I drove alongside Buttermere.

Haystacks in Early Morning Light.

Two things would have made this photo opportunity better, a more advanced camera and a completely still morning for better reflections on the water. Still, you cant have everything. The rest of the photos from this set and others can be found on the website: http://www.theteesdalegallery.co.uk/ and visit the "On Location" section.