Nicks-2017
Almost "mist" it....
When driving to locations I use Google maps on my phone and usually it handles diversions for me that I ignore. I know the area's we go to and I look at its routing option and think you're joking right? For once, after seeing a sign on the M6 promising us that the A66 to Keswick was closed I actually listened to Google suggesting we ignore the direct route to Keswick and take a diversion via Windermere.
Well, if it wasn't for the closure, we would have missed quite the misty morning on Windermere. Having tried a few various spots to pull over and shoot, many many colourful expletives later, much to Mandy's amusement, Waterhead was the only place to pull up and see what we could get. We grabbed the gear and made the mad dash to the edge of the banks outside of the youth hostel and shoot we did for about 45 minutes that, as always, went by in a flash. This one, as is usually the case, was a "feel" shot and one of my first, rather than over thinking, I dumped the tripod down, levelled the camera and pretty much hit the button. So first shot of the day turned out to be not the only one I came away with but, the one that makes me smile the most. When I say we almost "mist" it, we really did. What a morning in Cumbria.
This was a special day and one that really reminded me that photography is not all about technical perfection, sometimes it's just plain fun and thinking less can equal very much more.
Almost "mist" it....
When driving to locations I use Google maps on my phone and usually it handles diversions for me that I ignore. I know the area's we go to and I look at its routing option and think you're joking right? For once, after seeing a sign on the M6 promising us that the A66 to Keswick was closed I actually listened to Google suggesting we ignore the direct route to Keswick and take a diversion via Windermere.
Well, if it wasn't for the closure, we would have missed quite the misty morning on Windermere. Having tried a few various spots to pull over and shoot, many many colourful expletives later, much to Mandy's amusement, Waterhead was the only place to pull up and see what we could get. We grabbed the gear and made the mad dash to the edge of the banks outside of the youth hostel and shoot we did for about 45 minutes that, as always, went by in a flash. This one, as is usually the case, was a "feel" shot and one of my first, rather than over thinking, I dumped the tripod down, levelled the camera and pretty much hit the button. So first shot of the day turned out to be not the only one I came away with but, the one that makes me smile the most. When I say we almost "mist" it, we really did. What a morning in Cumbria.
This was a special day and one that really reminded me that photography is not all about technical perfection, sometimes it's just plain fun and thinking less can equal very much more.