Back in the Lake District

[Singing snapper]

This swan allowed me to get within 3/4 feet of him/her: I know this cause manual focus lens and thats what I set the focus to while using 10 x digital on live view while focussing.

Canon 5D mk III Carl Zeiss 35 f/2 at f/8 1/250 ISO 400 converted to black and white in silver efex


waterhead-swan-bw by singingsnapper, on Flickr

in colour


waterhead-swan by singingsnapper, on Flickr

This is one from last year with my 5D mk II: Chapel Stile from the lane that runs behind the school and village - fond memories of good weather that was also good photographic weather

Canon 5D mk II EF 70 - 200 f/2.8 IS L (mark I) at 70mm f/20 1/200 ISO 400



I have become friends with the owners of Waterhead coffee shop and this is the owner's son who is home from Sheffield Uni. The overcast conditions yesterday morning actually helped to diffuse the light as I have made few modifications to this shot

Canon 5D mk III Carl Zeiss 35 f?2 at f/6.3 1/80 ISO 200


Tom-'hard'-at-work by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Singing snapper]

Back in the Lakes again in very unsettled weather.

Didn't get out much today but grabbed my little Sony NEX C3 when futon a short wander this evening.

Looking over the top end of Windermere not long before sunset:

Sony NEX C3 18 - 55 at 27mm f/8 1/40 ISO 800


Evening-sky-over-windermere-at-waterhead by singingsnapper, on Flickr

looking back to the local pub from it's moorings at Waterhead

Sony NEX C3 18 - 55 at f/6.3 and 27mm 1/30 ISO 800 converted in Silver efex


Wateredge-Inn by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Singing snapper]

On one of my regular routes yesterday and I often pass these cottages at Skelwith Fold:

Pentax 645D FA 45 - 85 at f/16 1/125 ISO 100


The-cottages-at-Skelwith-Fold by singingsnapper, on Flickr

and some limonata at Chesters

Pentax 645D FA 120 f/4 macro at f/8 1/160 ISO 400


limonata by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Singing snapper]

Another from the lakes, this one well after sun set. A 5 shot multiple exposure:

Pentax 645D FA 45 - 85 at f/16 and 45mm


_A-Loughrigg-evening by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Singing snapper]

And another around the same time of the Fairfield Horse shoe looking 90 degree eastward

Pentax 645D FA 45 - 85 at f/11 and 45mm ISO 200 7 shots fused in photomatix


The-Fairfield-horseshoe-at-evening by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Singing snapper]

Recuperating from contracting cellulitis from a flying ant bite while taking the photographs of Swansea Bay, I've returned to the Lake District before I make another trip to Asia. Took a gentle stroll down Great Langdale with my Pentax around my neck.

Here are some from Chapel Stile

Pentax 645D FA 35 f/3.5 at f/8 1/60 ISO 100


chapel-stile by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Pentax 645D FA 45 - 85 at f/11 1/100 ISO 400


Here's-another-Chapel-Stile by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Pentax 645D FA 120 at f/13 1/125 ISO 320


Here's-Chapel-Stile-Church by singingsnapper, on Flickr

and a British Racing Green MG convertible in elterwater village on my way back:

Pentax 645D FA 35 at f/8 1/50 ISO 320


British-racing-green by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Singing snapper]

Weather is very mixed here in the Lake District, with a small tornado making its way across Lake Windermere yesterday (30 minutes after it had turned over a 2 ton muck spreader 70 miles south in Bolton). It started off wet today but dried out quite nicely later in the day. I make note of the weather forecast here, but resign to the fact that the weather can do anything around mountains valleys and lakes so take each day as it comes.

The view while having a coffee at Waterhead, Ambleside with the rain pouring down:

Pentax 645D FA 35 at f/11 1/160 ISO 200


wet-waterhead by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Swans and views along the River Brathay, Great langdale:

Pentax 645D FA 120 f/8 1/640 ISO 400


The-Brathay-swan by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Pentax 645D FA 35 at f/11 1/250 ISO 125


Lagdale-view by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Same camera/lens - a male swan squares up to a rival f/11 1/200 ISO 200


Get-off-my-patch! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

f/11 1/200 ISO 125


Langdale-View-A by singingsnapper, on Flickr

f/11 1/160 ISO 125


Langdale-View-B by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[markgozz]

Very nicely controlled and balanced exposure on the swan images , it's a shame the two white boats in the foreground of the first image dominate the image so much because I think it could be a really good dramatic shot ( the wonky horizon would need sorting out ) .

Mark

[karenoliver]

I prefer the third shot of chapel style church as I like that crop much better. The only thing I would do is clone out the red traffic cone that is visible in the field.

I think I would have metered for the sky in the swan shots and used fill-in flash for the swans.

Karen

[Singing snapper]

Originally Posted by karenoliver

I prefer the third shot of chapel style church as I like that crop much better. The only thing I would do is clone out the red traffic cone that is visible in the field.

I think I would have metered for the sky in the swan shots and used fill-in flash for the swans.

Karen

Congratulations on the 1st prize in this month's mag!

Around the Keswick area of the Lake District:

A 5 shot panoramic from the Surprise Viewpoint above Derwent Water:

Pentax 645D FA 35 f/8 1/160


'Surprise View' over Derwent water by singingsnapper, on Flickr

One of the most famous views in the Lake District

Pentax 645D FA 35 f/16 1/160


Ashness-Bridge by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Hope Park in Keswick

Pentax 645D FA 35 f/16 1/60


Hope-Garden,-Keswick by singingsnapper, on Flickr