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Cant beat a good old long expo! Road at side of mam tor. 40 seconds, iso 400, f4, canon 5dsr, canon 16-35mm
Taken this morning from Mam Tor. The forecast was right for once and a beautiful cloud inversion swamped the Hope valley. Really did struggle for composition so ended up isolating smaller scenes with a long lens
Taken prior to lockdown, from the top of Mam Tor, looking over the Hope Valley, Derbyshire. With all that is going on right now with Covid-19, we all feel for those affected and ‘hope’ that the spread can be contained and for a speedy return to normality.
When the shot was taken, the wind was brutal, we had hoped that there might be good light for a sunset shot, but it wasn’t looking favourable and in any event using a tripod was near impossible. So racked up the iso and shot handheld.
Olympus EM1 Mk2
Olympus 12-100
As i've managed to loan a camera, I went up to Mam Tor to catch the sunrise. Very very cold, biting winds and icy conditions, but a great sunrise to see. You always seem to forget about the conditions once that sun starts to peek above the horizon
Out to Mam Tor this morning with my lil bro, the drive over was wet misty & generally miserable (that will be the weather not the company) but undeterred we ploughed on fully expecting the morning to be a complete washout, oh how wrong we were, our reward being the tiniest break in the weather quickly followed by a hasty retreat to the nearest pub & a full English, result :o)
The view shows Winnats pass to the right & Castleton to the left.
Braving the freezing weather, exposed to gale force winds. Peak District Derbyshire. England. Looking towards Castleton.
Looking along the Great Ridge towards Mam Tor and beyond to Rushup Edge, from the climb up Lose Hill.
The road down from Mam Tor into Edale. Having always previously looked down on it from Mam Tor it was only on Saturday that I drove down it and realised how steep it is.
A very foggy snowbound road up to Edale a few weeks ago. A beautiful ethereal sight along most of this little road up to Mam tor.
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This is a good as the sunset ever got on my visit to Bamford Edge. The sun is just about to die behind the distant cloud between Win Hill and Mam Tor across the Derwent Valley.
The rock face catching the last of the suns rays and the edge leads down towards Ladybower Reservoir and the Ashopton Viaduct.
Its a great place to watch the sun go down across the Peak District and it was being enjoyed by quite a few people. Including a party of bare chested Turk's complete with their Sisha Pipe who were revelling behind me as I took this shot! It was also a chance encounter with a fellow photographer and friend John Bleakley who had been over at Winnats Pass earlier.
So this morning's little adventure was out to the Great Ridge, near Mam-Tor, weather wise it was a bit of a mixed bag, rain, wind, more wind then more rain, managed a few good shots though,
This is a path gate and stile on the footpath from Mam Tor (mother hill) an ancient Iron age fort towards Holins cross and Great ridge beyond and onto Hope / Edale.
I do like a panorama...
5 minutes later snowstorm arrived and made our way back to the car park really tricky...
One from the famous Mam Tor gate last night overlooking Hope with a stunning orange moon. Been wanting to do this shot for ages and conditions were perfect last night, well worth the hike. Think a cheeky timelapse may be in order.
It was perishing cold on the side of Mam Tor after dark and for a long time no cars appeared. And then I spotted the flashing orange lights of a road gritter coming up the road. I thought, "Oh wow! what great luck, It's going to leave a brilliant trail of light through the 'S' s and off down the Edale valley". With shutter on Bulb, ISO100 and f22 I held the shutter open for over two minutes, while I temporarily stopped shivering with anticipation of a great shot. And then when I checked the shot there was a big 'S' across the image, but why wouldn't it open to include the hills and skyline behind, and the lights further down the valley?. "Awww Shi......." Somewhere along the way with my cold hands I switched to the cropped sensor and I had only captured the centre part of what was in the viewfinder. Damn, that ruined everything. How many times have I done that sort of thing: ruined the shot because I didn't check basic settings? Note to self: you're an idiot!
Climbing down from Mam Tor and walking towards Hollins Cross and then on to Lose Hill on the Great Ridge that separates Castleton and Edale in the Peak District, Derbyshire.
The Great Ridge extends for approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Mam Tor at the western end of the ridge to Lose Hill at the eastern end, the lowest point being Hollins Cross.
A path runs along the length of the ridge, and is roughly paved to prevent erosion caused by the large number of visitors. The only steep section of the path is Back Tor, just east of Hollins Cross, which may not be suitable for the very infirm.
West of Mam Tor, the high ground continues, slightly changing direction, as Rushup Edge.
Looking from Hollins Cross towards Lose Hill, on the Great Ridge that separates Castleton and Edale in the Peak District, Derbyshire.
The Great Ridge extends for approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Mam Tor at the western end of the ridge to Lose Hill at the eastern end, the lowest point being Hollins Cross.
A path runs along the length of the ridge, and is roughly paved to prevent erosion caused by the large number of visitors. The only steep section of the path is Back Tor, just east of Hollins Cross, which may not be suitable for the very infirm.
West of Mam Tor, the high ground continues, slightly changing direction, as Rushup Edge.
1st shot of the day. It was fresh to say the least walking to the top of Mam Tor. Glad I had all my layers on!! So peaceful and quiet just Skylarks song on the air and the sound of the wind gently blowing over my ears... (Gentle as in force gale winds) Isn't it great to be alive!! ;-)
Climbing up Mam Tor on the Great Ridge that separates Castleton and Edale in the Peak District, Derbyshire.
The Great Ridge extends for approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Mam Tor at the western end of the ridge to Lose Hill at the eastern end, the lowest point being Hollins Cross.
A path runs along the length of the ridge, and is roughly paved to prevent erosion caused by the large number of visitors. The only steep section of the path is Back Tor, just east of Hollins Cross, which may not be suitable for the very infirm.
West of Mam Tor, the high ground continues, slightly changing direction, as Rushup Edge.
Mam Tor on the Great Ridge with cloud sweeping in over Rushup Edge which was to cover most of this ridge within the hour.
After waiting about an hour for the low cloud to lift I made my way back to the car.
I made the mistake of following the fence instead of sticking to the path, the snow drifts here were really deep and I ended up falling into one of them. After getting back to my feet I got this shot.
All in all it was a great few hours and I missed the chaos at the weekend.
Continuing with my Mam Tor series which have been taken over many visits to the area, this was taken just before sunrise.
This road really reminded me of playing with my Scalextric set when i was young :) but on a bigger scale
Explored twice; first on the 10 September, and again on 21 April 2021 for Flickr World Earth Day!
Mam Tor (meaning, Mother Hill) is located near Castleton in the High Peaks of Derbyshire. The setting is an example of rural England that offers clear views and a blanket of calm.
In this scene the hill sheep can be seen grazing seemingly oblivious to the paragliding trio above.
Created using: Topaz Labs, and Topaz Studio
Another photo from Mam Tor Thursday morning.
Unfortunately by the time I reached the gate the low cloud came over and the view was lost.
Another from yesterdays cloud inversion over the Hope valley. Slightly longer shot and a bit of B+W high contrast this time :-)
Looking back from Lose Hill towards Hollins Cross, with behind that to the left Mam Tor on the Great Ridge that separates Castleton and Edale in the Peak District, Derbyshire.
The Great Ridge extends for approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Mam Tor at the western end of the ridge to Lose Hill at the eastern end, the lowest point being Hollins Cross.
A path runs along the length of the ridge, and is roughly paved to prevent erosion caused by the large number of visitors. The only steep section of the path is Back Tor, just east of Hollins Cross, which may not be suitable for the very infirm.
West of Mam Tor, the high ground continues, slightly changing direction, as Rushup Edge.