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Whilst mooching around the home, I casually looked at the weather apps, they all indicated favourable conditions for mist and possible inversions around the Lake District the following morning. I was eager to follow the indications of the weather forecast, but where to go, I had recently spent a morning in the Lorton Valley in … Continue reading “The most intense Inversion I have witnessed”

As summer heads towards Autumn, from my least enjoyable season to my most eagerly awaited season, photography wise, I planned to be out on two consecutive mornings, the first was to get to Crummock Water for an image that I wanted to re-capture in more pleasing conditions, and the second morning would be decided on … Continue reading “Frustrating Summer Mornings.”

As I have mentioned previously, I always find the summer months a difficult time of year, photography wise. So, what have I been up to during the months of June and July, you could be thinking, not much, but here is a brief record of my summer exploits. 11 June 2025 Early June saw me … Continue reading “My June & July Photography Journey”

We have been experiencing exceptionally warm weather in Cumbria over the last couple of days, I decided to head to Wasdale for a sunrise session, not realising that the day was the summer solstice. Upon approaching Wast Water, I could not believe my eyes, every parking place was taken with cars of campervans, I drove … Continue reading “Summer Solstice Sunrise”

The proof is in the eating, so they say, so after waiting for several weeks to trade my old photography system and receiving my new, Its finally time to try the camera and lenses out. The light as been pants for the last two weekends, but I had to bite the bullet and get out, … Continue reading “Using my new Camera for the first time”

Ullswater is a bit of a nemesis for me, I’ve visited it many times, but rarely have I come away with many portfolio images. This weekend was a fine example, the forecast for Saturday was ideal, but my glass back ensured that I was unable to make the trip, so the second best option was … Continue reading “Ullswater: My Nemisis”

The forecast was for a hard frost during the night, but mist was scheduled to appear just before sunrise in several locations, not wanting to drive to far in case of a now-show, I decided to head for Derwent Water, as this is normally a good location for misty conditions. My plan was to head … Continue reading “Trying to find the mist”

As the 2023 autumn season comes to an end, the weather forecast for the weekend was looking very promising. Mild daytime temperatures with cold nights and the prospect of frost which create good conditions for a misty morning. I had one day available, Saturday, so plans were made and alarm set for an early rise … Continue reading “A Magical Mornings Photography”