Driving home the other night from work I noticed a nice low flying plane, luckily there was a place to pull over and snap a couple of shots.
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Tag: eden valley
Towards the Fells
I paused on my way to work the other day to photograph the mist forming in the Eden Valley as I looked towards the Lakeland Fells. I could have spent all morning out there but duty called 😉
Read MoreDiverting
Driving home from my last night shift of the week and the sunrise was really distracting, the desire to sleep was pushed aside by the desire to take a photograph or two. A short distance from work the Sun was already poking above the Pennines but there was little in the foreground that was working so I carried on resigned to the fact that it wasn’t working today. Then I realised that as I went down towards the river Eden the Sun wouldn’t be as high in the sky so…
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This morning I popped round by Long Meg, mainly because I needed a reference photo or two for a painting I’m planning. When I returned home I started playing with one of the photographs on the computer and ended up making a print of it 😉
Read MoreThe only benefit…
The only benefit I can see for working silly hours is the sights you see driving too and from work. My journey home this morning was quiet (as most sensible folk were in bed), and the views inspiring. I almost wish I didn’t need to sleep so I could get to painting a misty Shire scene, as it is I’ll post the photographs from my drive home and then crash out for a few hours.
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