Andrew Stannard
pro member
Hi,
I had an enjoyable, if rather chilly day up in the Lake Dsitrct yesterday, and though I would share some photos from the day.
Our route started at valley level, where there was no snow, before making it's way up on to the summits. Up high the snow was drifting up to 1m, and the icy conditions meant that crampons and ice-axe were something of a necessity. Good fun, but it did mean my pack was somewhat heavier than I would have liked!
The light was really flat all day, so I was looking from some compositions that helped had some depth to the images. A small patch of brightness in the clouds in the distance was also a useful ally.
This first image is from half way up looking down towards Blea Tarn. The snow underfoot was still relatively soft at this point, and somewhat patchy. Not very many people out on the hills, and a lovely sense of solitude.
A similar shot from higher up and shot from a much more precarious position. A slip here would have resulted in a somewhat rapid slide and fall all the way down to the tarn, so I was actually sat down with my ice axe firmly wedged into the ice between me and my rucsack belt to prevent any such incident!
By this time we had made our way to the summit of High Street, had a lunch sheltered from the icy wind, and were now making our way back down. The view slowly opened up to provide this image looking back down to Small Water and Haweswater below.
All in all a great day out, even if the legs are somewhat tired today!
Thanks for looking,
Andrew.
I had an enjoyable, if rather chilly day up in the Lake Dsitrct yesterday, and though I would share some photos from the day.
Our route started at valley level, where there was no snow, before making it's way up on to the summits. Up high the snow was drifting up to 1m, and the icy conditions meant that crampons and ice-axe were something of a necessity. Good fun, but it did mean my pack was somewhat heavier than I would have liked!
The light was really flat all day, so I was looking from some compositions that helped had some depth to the images. A small patch of brightness in the clouds in the distance was also a useful ally.
This first image is from half way up looking down towards Blea Tarn. The snow underfoot was still relatively soft at this point, and somewhat patchy. Not very many people out on the hills, and a lovely sense of solitude.
A similar shot from higher up and shot from a much more precarious position. A slip here would have resulted in a somewhat rapid slide and fall all the way down to the tarn, so I was actually sat down with my ice axe firmly wedged into the ice between me and my rucsack belt to prevent any such incident!
By this time we had made our way to the summit of High Street, had a lunch sheltered from the icy wind, and were now making our way back down. The view slowly opened up to provide this image looking back down to Small Water and Haweswater below.
All in all a great day out, even if the legs are somewhat tired today!
Thanks for looking,
Andrew.