Timothy Gilbert
Keepers of the Lake
As part of a recent evening at the Liskeard Camera Club we’d had a tribute evening to Peter Levers, a long standing member and very talented photographer who sadly passed away recently. One of his stand-out images for me was a shot from Colliford Lake with some of the trees poking through the water and I thought I’d try and find the location. I’d discussed the image with Jon who gave me some pointers and tonight I ventured out.
Instead of the beautiful light that I’d experienced on the way there, of course it decided to start tipping it down after I’d walked half-way around the lake… so there I was, standing in the pouring rain, surrounded by sheep, while taking pictures of some sticks in water… the joys of being a landscape photographer!
It was at this point that I realised that I’d also lost my lens cap (partly due to not following the lens-cap rule… always putting your lens cap in the same place when not in use) and knowing how ridiculously expensive they are for what is just a piece of plastic I also spent 10 minutes retracing my steps in the rain and eventually found it in the mud!
These are not the trees from Peter’s image, I will investigate further as they may depend on the water level, but I’m still happy with the final image.
Keepers of the Lake
As part of a recent evening at the Liskeard Camera Club we’d had a tribute evening to Peter Levers, a long standing member and very talented photographer who sadly passed away recently. One of his stand-out images for me was a shot from Colliford Lake with some of the trees poking through the water and I thought I’d try and find the location. I’d discussed the image with Jon who gave me some pointers and tonight I ventured out.
Instead of the beautiful light that I’d experienced on the way there, of course it decided to start tipping it down after I’d walked half-way around the lake… so there I was, standing in the pouring rain, surrounded by sheep, while taking pictures of some sticks in water… the joys of being a landscape photographer!
It was at this point that I realised that I’d also lost my lens cap (partly due to not following the lens-cap rule… always putting your lens cap in the same place when not in use) and knowing how ridiculously expensive they are for what is just a piece of plastic I also spent 10 minutes retracing my steps in the rain and eventually found it in the mud!
These are not the trees from Peter’s image, I will investigate further as they may depend on the water level, but I’m still happy with the final image.