Today we had a run out in the car but rather than head for the Lakes we turned East and popped up the Pennines; we encountered a lot of scenery which I’m ashamed to say I did not know, and we really need to spend some more time up there.
Read MoreMonth: September 2011
Clouds & Ferns
We had a trip out to the West Coast of Cumbria today, when we left the house the sky was almost clear and the light looked good for a few photographs. As the morning progressed the clouds increased and the light changed, it didn’t stop me attempting a couple of photographs though 😉 Back home the skies cleared as the Sun dropped behind the trees, so I snapped a couple of backlit fern shots to end the day with –
Read MoreFrom photo to painting
I decided to work from one of my photographs taken during this trip into a watercolour. Here is the reference image – And here is the watercolour – I need to practice a bit more getting a few more layers into the background, but it was an enjoyable painting to work on in the end.
Read MoreMushrooms & Water
We went out this morning to try out the new camera, the light wasn’t brilliant but the camera was fun to use.
Read MoreBloomin’ Weather
This weekend we had a friend staying with us from Brazil, so we offered to show her around the area, of course the Cumbrian weather did its best to try and dampen our spirits but it failed 😉 So here are a few photographs of our whistle stop tour of Cumbria – As you can see, at the end of the tour the weather was perfect 😉
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