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This shot was taken a couple of months ago it is the descent down swirral edge from Helvellyn, it is steep and the path/pebbles are very slippy…my knees are still cursing me!! The peak in the distance at the edge of the ridge is Catstye Cam.
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From Strachur on Loch Fyne looking over towards the Kintyre penisula. That seaweed is slippy had to very careful not to slip and break my bum.
Even though there was a threat of stormy weather we just wanted to get out for a few hours. A little slippy getting down to this spot and feet got a soaking but good to get to the coast. And I prefer it in this type of weather!
Waves -
Sunrise at from the Manchester Ship Canal.....on a very cold, frosty and slippy morning! Beautifully cold and calm until a decent size ship sailed through.
It was a rainy day today, so what better than to visit some waterfalls! This is Sgwd Isaf Clun Gwyn, and the rock platforms were so slippy, I was aware there was a good chance of losing either the camera and tripod , or me into the river!! There was a good amount of water after recent rainfall, but this valley is always worth a visit! White Dolomite is a track by Johnny Dowd!
Finished work, popped down the beach (safer than a slippy pier) with my old camera and tripod and there it was an incoming tide, heavy clouds, crashing waves and spirited fast winds, got down in the waves (very wet knees but I couldn't feel the cold was so pleased with the cloud formation and the rocks) put on a few ND filters and set my long exposure speed and I got a 'Beautiful Storm' just emailed this to my hubby he wants this on canvas for our office so I thought I'd share it with my Flickr Friends, have a great Thursday everyone and stay safe x
This is the descent down swirral edge from Helvellyn, it is steep and the path/pebbles are very slippy...my knees are still cursing me!! The peak in the distance at the edge of the ridge is Catstye Cam
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This impressive 10m high waterfall is located at the end of the Longdendale Valley. There are actually three Black Cloughs - Near, Far and Middle. This waterfall can be found along Middle Black Clough. There is a path that follows along the clough and then you have to cross the river which can be tricky if there has been heavy rain. After crossing there is also some fairly easy scrambling over rocks to get to the waterfall. I would strongly suggest wearing some suitable footwear and approach with caution as the rocks can be quite slippy.
We had planned on a walk around Delamere Forest last weekend but ended up exploring somewhere new. To be honest, with the rain I was glad of the extra coverage from being under the trees this week! Though maybe if it was a little drier some of the meres would have been less tricky to find an accessible and not so slippy spot to explore and capture!
Located on the Antrim coast of N. Ireland this was the first time I have shot at this popular area, instead of going for the iconic harbor shot I decided to take a little walk on round the cove to see what else I could find. Stumbling over a few slippy rocks I found something interesting, The water was pretty calm on this cold wet morning so I needed to be patient and wait it out until a wave finally reached the rocks at my feet.
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Tryfan, Afon Lloer, Ogwen Valley and The Glyderau.
I'd like to say everything went smoothly. It didn't.
My crappy Karrimor Sports Direct special boots do not get on with slippy rocks. I lost my balance and ended up knee deep in Afon Lloer and if I hadn't had my walking poles I dread to think what could've happened.
I got to a place I was happyish with the composition and began to set up. This is when I realised I'd picked up the wrong tripod and didn't have the correct ballhead with me. So I had to hand hold until I realised I could jam the L Bracket under the release and it just about balanced with me hovering about an inch away from the camera in case it broke free.
The forecast was great for sunset and clear skies through the night with the moon setting at 02:30 and a double pass of the ISS. On my way back down I started to think about milky way shots. This is the point I realised the lens I use for astro I'd left at home.
After muttering a few expletives and calling myself a complete idiot ( didn't use those words, ) I ended up having to laugh. No idea if the 16-35 f4 will be any use for a milky way shot but I'll give it a go.
On the plus side, I did remember a towel, talc, and a change of socks. Is there anything finer than drying your wrinkled feet and putting on a fresh pair of socks after a long walk?
I had a great day following the wonderful rivers in the neath valley, chasing waterfalls. I managed to do my usual trick of losing a filter, then tracing my steps till I found it again. Only 200 yards away thankfully. I was then like Bambi on ice as I did a mad dance on the ultra slippy wet algae covered rocks. All in all a fantastic time. Falling slowly by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova is obvious, but it should probably be falling very suddenly, luckily I never hit the deck.
I have always wanted to get a picture of this famous thatch cottage in the snow. It was so slushy and there was a lot of surface water. I was glad I made the effort to come here.
Looking down on the River Lathkill with the village of Over Haddon top right, the start of our walk on this occasion. The starting point at Monyash can be quite slippy and rocky underfoot in the early part of the year to begin with. This then opens out onto easier paths to reveal the limestone cliffs. In the spring and summer months there are numerous beautiful wildflowers and butterflies, including Jacob's Ladder, a rare plant which flowers in June and July.
White Peak.
This is an area covering the Staffordshire Peaks, the Cheshire Peaks around Macclesfield and the Derbyshire Peaks.
Info from Trekking Britain.com
Lathkill Dale is one of the loviest and quietest dales in the White Peak. This is an excellent short walk for when you fancy something easy or only have a few hours to walk. This walk starts and finishes in the beautiful village of Monyash where you can experience the fabulous Bulls Head pub. Lathkill Dale is a typical limestone dale, flanked by huge limestones cliffs and teeming in unique flora and fauna. The River Lathkill that runs along the floor of the dale disappears during the summer. The walk takes you past rolling lush green farm fields then descends into the magical environment of the dale. It may look small on a map but when you are down on the dale floor the limestone walls looks huge. A great short walk with plenty of variation.
I made a return visit to Roddlesworth Nature trail today. The overhead tree canopy gave me some cover from the scorching sun.
The River Roddlesworth runs right through the Nature Trail. Looking quite depleted with the dry weather we're having lately. Still needed my trusty walking cane to help along the slippy river bed for this shot. Going it alone on Photo shoots isn't as much fun alone.
River Avon at Hamilton...love the challenge of trying to capture these...slippy stones, shady light, low shutter speed etc!
Took this pic today. I have a pic like this on my flickr from feb 19th 2017, but I think this one is so much better. One of the little gems I have discovered whilst walking the Brecon Beacons in Wales
These rocks are so slippy the north east photographers refer to them as the death rocks
Mind how you go .
Also the tree stumps with the footprints on.
Coedydd Maentwrog, on the north side of the Vale of Ffestiniog, is the largest wood in the Vale. The national nature reserve consists of two separate sections: Coed Llyn Mair, and a group of three forests.
Deathly Still down at the Harbour Last night.
A little slippy underfoot but the stillness of the frosty night made for some great reflections.
It was wonderful to be right beside the sea. It was not too slippy on the stones and it was a lovely day to be out and about.
The largest waterfall in Northumberland apparently .. quite nice but certainly diminutive compared to other 'largest' ones! It was rather slippy to get down there .. thankfully I didn't end up in the drink but had to stagger around carefully dodging the mini landslide that had come down and the algae covered rocks! .. phew
With the desire to get a different shot down the North coast and Gull rock we climbed the cliff path out of Trebarwith strand. It was steep and slippery but I was lucky as I had a dog to pull me up . We were rewarded with a lovely path to lead the eye through to the sea and a few more compositions along the top of the cliffs at the village of Treknow .
West Country Bulleid No.34027 'Taw Valley' is seen making a slippy exit through Oldbury Cutting shortly after leaving Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway.
Taken on the 2nd January 2019.
Backing away from the lake a little and there's a lovely little mound to clamber up to get a slight higher perspective. In Yorkshire it would be described as follows: "It were reet slippy ah can tell thi" I almost took a little fall but, managing to stay upright, took a long(ish) exposure shot of the tree and boathouse that is so familiar to that location. Didn't stay up there long, the wind seemed to swirl there and leeched the last few bits of heat I had left.
Plas Power Woods
Early Autumn walk through the woods. Luckily the leaf canopy is still quite thick at the moment giving a bit of shelter from the constant rain. First stop was the waterfall. Unfortunately i'd forgotten the wellies so it was a dicey balancing act on the slippy rocks!
Not the best sunrise this morning, but pleased I clambered over the slippy rocks even though tide was still quite high to get in position to photograph these rocks as the tide went out
It is just another ten/fifteen minutes to the second waterfall. It is a steeper climb and you need to be reasonably sure footed as the stones are slippy so it will not suit everyone. It was wonderful to stand here for a few moments and enjoy listening.
boltonabbey.com/whattodo/strid.htm
The Strid & Strid Wood
The spectacular Strid is where the broad River Wharfe becomes suddenly narrow and the water rushes with great force. The Strid was formed by the wearing away of softer rock by the circular motion of small stones in hollows, forming a series of potholes which in time linked together to form a deep, water filled chasm.
Please note the Strid is very dangerous and lives have been lost. Please take notice of the advice signs in this area and stay well back from the edge.
The Strid is wider than it looks and the rocks are usually very slippy.
The Strid gets its name from the Anglo Saxon 'Stryth' meaning Turmoil or Tumult; corrupted into Strid, from the possibility of striding across the channel.
The Strid is easily accessible from Sandholme car park. It is approximately a twenty minute walk through Strid Wood from the Cavendish Pavilion. This path is suitable for wheelchairs. Alternatively, the Strid can be accessed from Strid Wood car park. This route takes ten minutes, however, the path is uneven in places and terrain easy to moderate.
This ancient woodland is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and one of the largest areas of acidic oak woodland in the Yorkshire Dales. It is renowned for the flora and fauna, particularly the carpets of bluebells in Spring. Follow the colour coded nature trails through the wood and relax and enjoy the view from one of the many carefully positioned seats. There are walks to suit all ages and abilities including the green trail. This popular trail which is suitable for wheelchairs follows the west bank of the River Wharfe from the Cavendish Pavilion to the Strid.
Visitors are asked to keep their dogs on a lead whilst in the woods to avoid disturbing the animals and to prevent damage to the fragile woodland plants.
This weekend I'm in Snowdonia for the first time, and it is absolutely stunning!!!
I drove up from Plymouth on Thursday, stayed at my mum's in South Wales overnight and took the 3 1/2 hour drive up to Snowdonia this morning.
My first stop was The Fairy Glen, just outside Betws-Y-Coed. It's somewhere I've wanted to visit as it always looked so stunning from the photos I've seen, and I wasn't disappointed!!
After parking in the car park, you take a 10 minute walk through the farm that owns the glen as you head down to the river. It's a bit treacherous on the way down with slippy slate steps and the rocks below are just as slippy. If you're not careful it's easy to get wet feet here!
I spend a good hour or so trying different exposures and compositions, but I settled on this one as it was my favourite.
I'm doing a few posts over on Instagram in my stories so if you want to see what I'm up to this weekend head over to @richwphotos on there.
I'm also doing some video which I'll edit and put on youtube at some point when I get home, so keep an eye out for that!
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An unfortunate name for the title of a much photographed image but if you can be bothered to read on then hopefully all will become clear.
I came here to photograph this tree as many others do. If it's your first visit, as it was mine then I don't think you are prepared for this location offering much more than just this one image. If you have the conditions I guarantee you will have a months worth of keepers. It's a horseshoe shaped bay, with a small island in the distance, reeds on the shoreline, treelined on both sides and an oasis of tranquility.
I've followed a springer spaniel on Facebook for over 5 years, called Max. The FB page is called 'Max Out in the Lake District' and across platforms his following extended to 60k+. Over the last year you can see he had been going downhill. He was 14 after all and for a pedigree springer that's quite an old age. He had a couple of seizures about 3 weeks ago and it was obvious his time was coming to an end.
Kerry, his owner had done live feeds every morning during lockdown of his morning walks/permitted exercise. Just seeing them out in the lakes, which I was missing like crazy was the highlight of my day.
These continued when we were allowed out to play, with many meetups to raise money for Keswick Mountain Rescue and the PDSA. Throw in how Max became Kerry's, how he was the reason that Kerry overcame depression after an awful accident, and some marvellous photography by his wife and it was a potent mix for any dog lover. Over the years Max was joined by Paddy and Harry, his two adoring younger brothers. Both springers.
For any dog lover you couldn't fail to be touched by the three of them and by the story of Max. It led to a number one best selling book called 'Max the Miracle Dog,' which I can highly recommend. It will have you in tears, but in a good way.
Max was put to sleep in his beloved Manesty Woods at the southern end of Derwentwater about a week ago. It was heartbreaking reading about it but I have nothing but admiration for how Kerry has handled it. There is a lot to be said for having such stoicism in the face of adversity, and Kerry has shown it in spades.
After I left here and with it still early, I visited the statue dedicated to Max and his brothers that is a permanent fixture in Hope Park to pay my respects. The work and amount of money they have raised for the PDSA is nothing short of remarkable and there is a donation box next to the plinth and statue.
Anyway, the image. You either need to be 7'ft 4"or make the short climb and have a right leg like Chris Hoy.
It's only about 4ft up some rocks that stick out with an overhanging tree that's in the shot unless you lean outwards. All sounds relatively simple so far until you realise a tripod is out of the question and you have to adjust your settings accordingly to hand hold.
There is one rock that sticks out slightly, but it is as slippy as anything and to make matters worse to ensure the branch remains above the top of Blencathra and to get Otterbield Island in the right place aesthetically you are dangling out on this slippy rock, hand holding and also slightly crouching with all your weight on your right thigh, hence the Chris Hoy reference! It's not easy and nigh on impossible to focus stack, unless of course you happen to play for the LA Lakers.!
I was listening to Black whilst driving here. It's a song about loss and dark clouds, fear and the hopelessness of the unknown, and whilst feeling fitting at the loss of a dog that has touched thousands of people worldwide, my mind was in photoshop selection mode and decided that if I clicked the 'Invert' box then instead of sadness, I'd have happiness:) So in my mind I clicked the invert box and after the short walk down to Otterbield Bay, that is exactly what I felt.
Plas Power Waterfall
Spring and the foliage was looking fresh. Bluebells, Wild Garlic and early tree foliage. Nant Mill woods was coming back to life.
On a side note the rocks were super slippy!
Dawn, I’m following the outgoing tide along the rocks looking for that elusive sky over the Castle but as usual it’s not to be. The rocks are slippy and jagged, all the harder in the dark lit only by my head torch. I take a few photos and pick out the ones with the most interesting sea drama. I have to push the iso to get the shutter speed I’m after, these camera these days are amazing.
the dart frogs ...
Pic in my Animal Album ...
Pic taken Mar 14, 2023
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