24th November .......Hebden Mines

One of my favourite walks in the Dales takes me over Great Whernside and then South to Sandy Gate, the remote high pass between Nidderdale and Wharfedale.  There's still a long way to go to get from the pass back to the safety of the valley and civilization  at Hebden, but just before reaching the village you pass through the ruins of the smelting mines, testament to how much industry there was in this area 150 years ago.

16th November .......the Kentmere Round........

Forecast as a fine weekend for walking in the Lakes on Sat we set off to do the Kentmere Round and were rewarded with some great views and fine weather (well it didn't rain).  sunday was the opposite with strong winds and driving rain as we battled our way from Hawes Water onto High Street and back down again making for a character building day in the hills.....

All the images taken on Saturday were taken with a Lumix GF1 and a Lee 0.6 hard grad filter

Saturdays images.............

SUNDAY 17th Images :(

9th November ...........First days of autumn

Not quite the first days of what must be the most spectacular season for landscape photography, but certainly one of the best.........

Around the Wharfe at Grassington....

22nd Sept ..........The last days of summer

A quick trip round the Dales on Sunday, finishing with a walk up Trollers Gill,
I've still not managed to get a good shot of the gorge and the gill despite it being so stunning, like Gordale Scar its very difficult to capture the  grandeur of the place in such a confined space.

18th Sept........Simons Seat......inn search of heather

Stunning light but interspaced with heavy showers as I climbed up  onto the summit of Simons Seat from Appletreewick in search of heather shots.  I got to the top and back in an hour and 15mins and just managed to catch a gap in the rain :-)
 But I'm late this year and the heather has just about finished, with just the odd patch still in bloom nestling inbetween the rocks hanging on to the last.

I guess the pot of gold must be in that barn!!

Saint Michael's Hospice, Harrogate

 

This clip explains better than any amount words can ever do, why we do what we do, and why we will be going to Everest in October. :-)

15th Sept........Stockton.... Infinity Bridge

Another great location choice by Mike for a Sunday evening shoot :-)

HDrrrrrrrrrrrrrh   more practice needed

7th Sept ............St Marys Lighthouse

A trip up to Whitley Bay to photograph the lighthouse proved an inspired choice by Mike, the sunset was amazing and provided us with perfect lighting conditions for photography.

1st September.................Wasdale weekend

With the St Michaels Everest BC trek looming ever closer I went over to Wasdale for some much needed exercise and to get some more shots of "Britains' favourite view" 

The weather was pretty poor for making landscape images so I took a different view of the Dale and tried to portray its more usual moody intimidating character.
After taking my shots of Wastwater I walked up the remote and beautiful Upper Eskdale with the River Esk for company and the imposing mostly cloud covered bulk of Scafell and Scafell Pike dominating the view I saw only a couple of other walkers all day.
At this point the river is a series of spectacular waterfalls and canyons and a delight and privilege to photograph, and they get more spectacular and less accessible the further upstream you go.
 

August 24th ..............Scafell Pike

All my fears about going and camping in the Lakes on an August Bank Holiday turned out to be baseless.
After what turned out to be a fairly leisurely stroll up the Corridor Route from Borrowdale to the summit of Scafell Pike, we camped over in Buttermere and enjoyed a good chat with the local midge population!

On the way to Sty Head Tarn

On the Corridor Route

The descent path via Ruddy Gill

The path alongside Grains Gill