When I returned home this morning I thought I’d play with the camera taking photographs of the misty valley and the Moon above; as the morning wore on my plans changed slightly 😉 At this point I thought it would be a good idea to go for a wander with the dog and the camera along the lane – As I took this photograph I thought, wouldn’t it be good to take the Sun poking its head above the hills through the telescope rather than with the usual lenses, unfortunately…
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Painting Stones
Today I decided to try a couple of Castlerigg Stone Circle paintings, I want to do an oil painting of the stones but time restraints mean I can only manage to rattle out quick watercolours 😉
Read MoreThe best laid plans…
This morning I had a few things planned so I decided against taking the camera out of the bag until everything was sorted. As with all good plans this lasted around 5 minutes then I noticed the Moon starting to drop behind the trees and the mist rising from the fields.
Read MoreMist in the valley
After my trip to Ullswater, it was time to return home and feed the chickens and find something for breakfast, however after feeding the chickens I was distracted by the mist in the valley and the Sun as it poked above the Pennines.
Read MoreUllswater before dawn
This morning I noticed the Moon looked nice over the fells so I took the camera and tripod down to Ullswater. It was getting fairly low when I reached the lake but I managed a few shots before it vanished.
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