Back in my second home
 

Back in the English Lake District:

On my way up Loughrigg again, looking towards High Street

Pentax 645D FA 120mm f/16

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/6670213705/]High Street from Loughrigg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

Having run out of battery power rather too often on long exposures, I got hold of a battery pack and bought a Pentax AC adaptor (although why Pentax charge £140 for this when they sell it in US for $100 makes me a bit niggled). My first attempt at dusk completely overexposed on a 35 minute exposure, and bulb work is often hit and miss which made me grateful for the battery pack! I messed up this shot by kicking the tripod in the last 10 minutes of a 45 minute exposure, but found it interesting how rather than being lit by the moon rising over Loughrigg fell, it could easily have been an afternoon shot:

Pentax 645D FA 33 - 55 at f/9.5 33mm and 45 minutes ISO 400

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/6670214413/]night or day[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

Along the valley there is a tree that always interests me. The tree is dead but has hatched another tree within its bark. I wanted to use 2 Pentax 540 flashes to isolate the tree but the area around it was completely waterlogged so I had to content myself with my fairly bright torch. This was my test shot, to check focus as it was pitch dark and AF wouldn't function.

Pentax 645D FA 75 @ f/11 30 secs, ISO 1600

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/6670095557/]crooked tree in Langdale after dark[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

I then took the main shot, and here they are in colour and black and white (converted in Silver efex Pro2

Pentax 645D FA 75 f/13 17 minutes, lit with torch for 4 minutes

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/6670096745/]Wetherlam and tree after dark[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

B&W

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/6670097871/]Wetherlam and tree after dark bw[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

No 2 needs the horizon straightened.

A disappointingly damp day in the Lakes today. So not much walking or phototaking done today. This is the main route through Ambleside at dusk:

pentax 645D FA 33-55 f/16 30 seconds ISO 100

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/6675053947/]Market cross ambleside bw[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr