blencathra – Graeme Skinner

Back to Castlerigg

Graeme Skinner — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 14:48:07 +0000

Another attempt to paint Castlerigg Stone Circle, one day I’ll be happy with how I paint it

Castlerigg Stone Circle, Oil, 20×16 inch

Snow topped

Graeme Skinner — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:15:07 +0000

We called out for some supplies a couple of days ago and decided to take a couple of photographs of Blencathra (and Castlerigg Stone Circle) while we were out. Looking forward to printing them up and maybe using one or two as references for a painting.

Ullswater & Blencathra

Graeme Skinner — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 17:18:52 +0000

Our early morning wander ended with a drive down to the side of Ullswater as the light was looking nice

Later on we watched the light change on Blencathra and I managed a couple of photographs worth printing out…

Blencathra

Graeme Skinner — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:09:28 +0000

A couple of photographs of Blencathra, I do have a large panoramic of it as well, but I was a little over-enthusiastic and it’s taking a long time to process

Blencathra

Graeme Skinner — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 10:55:49 +0000

Blencathra, topped with a touch of snow and a bit of cloud….

A mixed bag

Graeme Skinner — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:08:57 +0000

A few images from a misty morning yesterday, and a couple from a small wander we had this morning.

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This isn’t the SuperMoon

Graeme Skinner — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 08:43:58 +0000

Nor is it the megaMoon, it certainly can’t be referred to as the amazinglysplendoroussparklyMoon. It’s just the Moon, yes it may be a little closer at the moment but you’re not suddenly going to be blinded by looking at it, and it’s certainly not going to start boiling all the fluids in your brain Having said that, the Moon is super, but then it always is to me
I decided this morning to take a few early morning photographs of the Moon as it hovered above Blencathra and slowly sank behind it.

This is the Moon nearly fully behind Blencathra, I quite liked the effect I also too a few photographs and put them together into an animated gif –

The final two images give more of a Sunset effect than a Moonset –

A day of cloud

Graeme Skinner — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:39:56 +0000

Not that I’m complaining as the cloud made for some interesting effects. First off was the cloudy sunrise –

A couple of hours later and we were traveling West along the A66, the light did not look very exciting until we approached Blencathra and shafts of light broke through the cloud –

Finally they view from our lunch stop

From the Moon to frozen lakes

Graeme Skinner — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:01:26 +0000

A few photographs starting with the Lunar eclipse –

The snow covered Lakeland hills beyond Penrith

Snowy Blencathra

A frozen Bassenthwaite Lake with a snowy Skiddaw beyond.