Warren D
Padley Gorge-ous!
www.warrendaviesphotography.co.uk
A 3.15am alarm call last Friday saw me heading down to Hathersage in The Peak District National Park to meet up with Doug Chinnery aka thefatcat44 for one of his fantastic landscape workshops.
The plan being to meet up at 5.30am and hike up on top of the moors and be set up in time to shoot the sunrise.
On arival at the car park i met up with Doug and another great guy, Ian. Things were looking promising with mist on the lowlands. However, as we made our way across the moor, past Mother's Cap rock, to the tops of the moors things weren't looking too good. The mists were thickening into fog, the wind was picking up, and my ears and fingers were going numb with the cold. On we trudged through the darkness until we reached our destination and set up shop, in hope that the sun would rise and burn away the fog.
But then disaster struck!
Ian, who had set up his tripod on the very top of the rocks, had come down to chat with Doug and myself and to lsiten to Doug's tutorial. However on his return to his station Ian let out a howl, half in horror and half in bewilderment.
His Canon 1D and tripod had vanished!
Franticaly searching Ian again let out another howl followed by a few expletives as he discovered that his kit had been silently blown over the edge and landed on the rocks 20ft below!
I can only imagine how i would have felt if i were Ian, poor bloke didn't even think he was covered by his insurance.
Having gathered up the remains of his kit, amazingly the 1D still worked although it was in need of some cosmetic surgery, we headed back down the moor as the sun never materialised either.
After a hot suasage and bacon sarnie and a hot drink that lifted spirits a little, during whcih Doug gave a lesson in workflow, we headed back out to Padley Gorge to shoot the gorgeous autumn foliage and waterfalls.
The day was to be rounded off with a trip up to Stannage Edge to catch the sunset. Once again the weather intervened as the overcast conditions prevented any sun from breaking through.
So all in all it was quite literally a day of highs and lows, but well worth it as Doug and Ian were great company and doug's workshop top notch.
I therefore dedicate this shot to Ian in hope that he wasn't hit too hard in the pocket with equipment repairs and to Doug as a thank you for a great day.
Padley Gorge-ous!
www.warrendaviesphotography.co.uk
A 3.15am alarm call last Friday saw me heading down to Hathersage in The Peak District National Park to meet up with Doug Chinnery aka thefatcat44 for one of his fantastic landscape workshops.
The plan being to meet up at 5.30am and hike up on top of the moors and be set up in time to shoot the sunrise.
On arival at the car park i met up with Doug and another great guy, Ian. Things were looking promising with mist on the lowlands. However, as we made our way across the moor, past Mother's Cap rock, to the tops of the moors things weren't looking too good. The mists were thickening into fog, the wind was picking up, and my ears and fingers were going numb with the cold. On we trudged through the darkness until we reached our destination and set up shop, in hope that the sun would rise and burn away the fog.
But then disaster struck!
Ian, who had set up his tripod on the very top of the rocks, had come down to chat with Doug and myself and to lsiten to Doug's tutorial. However on his return to his station Ian let out a howl, half in horror and half in bewilderment.
His Canon 1D and tripod had vanished!
Franticaly searching Ian again let out another howl followed by a few expletives as he discovered that his kit had been silently blown over the edge and landed on the rocks 20ft below!
I can only imagine how i would have felt if i were Ian, poor bloke didn't even think he was covered by his insurance.
Having gathered up the remains of his kit, amazingly the 1D still worked although it was in need of some cosmetic surgery, we headed back down the moor as the sun never materialised either.
After a hot suasage and bacon sarnie and a hot drink that lifted spirits a little, during whcih Doug gave a lesson in workflow, we headed back out to Padley Gorge to shoot the gorgeous autumn foliage and waterfalls.
The day was to be rounded off with a trip up to Stannage Edge to catch the sunset. Once again the weather intervened as the overcast conditions prevented any sun from breaking through.
So all in all it was quite literally a day of highs and lows, but well worth it as Doug and Ian were great company and doug's workshop top notch.
I therefore dedicate this shot to Ian in hope that he wasn't hit too hard in the pocket with equipment repairs and to Doug as a thank you for a great day.