Ashness Bridge
Derwentwater, Keswick, Lake District
It's been nearly 10 years since I last visited here and being only a short drive from the lakeside, it made perfectly good sense to visit before heading off to find a pub for a spot of lunch. I can highly recommend the Burrowdale Hotel for food but lunch finishes at 2:30pm... just made it!
Anyway, back to the photo. Being a member of the National Trust for the last few years it has the added bonus of a NT car park right by (you've got to recover those fees somehow and free car parking helps). When I left the lakeside, the sun had already broken through the blanket cloud and was now illuminating the snow on Skiddaw against blue skies. I knew I would be shooting with the light behind me so off we set. The only thing I didn't count on was other togs with the same idea and the countless ramblers coming down from the hills and sitting on the bridge for a breather hence another foray into long exposure territory.
This one's for you Mark... sorry I nicked one of your tags.
Ashness Bridge
Derwentwater, Keswick, Lake District
It's been nearly 10 years since I last visited here and being only a short drive from the lakeside, it made perfectly good sense to visit before heading off to find a pub for a spot of lunch. I can highly recommend the Burrowdale Hotel for food but lunch finishes at 2:30pm... just made it!
Anyway, back to the photo. Being a member of the National Trust for the last few years it has the added bonus of a NT car park right by (you've got to recover those fees somehow and free car parking helps). When I left the lakeside, the sun had already broken through the blanket cloud and was now illuminating the snow on Skiddaw against blue skies. I knew I would be shooting with the light behind me so off we set. The only thing I didn't count on was other togs with the same idea and the countless ramblers coming down from the hills and sitting on the bridge for a breather hence another foray into long exposure territory.
This one's for you Mark... sorry I nicked one of your tags.