waterfall – Graeme Skinner

Falling

Graeme Skinner — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:57:39 +0000

I had this random idea to draw/paint a selection of waterfalls from around Cumbria, so to get some practice in I found a random waterfall image from the area and started a pen and ink piece, along the way I decided to add some watercolour washes then shade it a bit more in Photoshop.

Now I need to get a canvas, some oil paints and try to do the scene properly

Finally……

Graeme Skinner — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:29:00 +0000

I finally managed a few days from the grindstone, I didn’t end up taking many photographs during our travels however here are a few from the ones I did take (the others are filed away for reference ;-)).

Pause

Graeme Skinner — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 12:20:21 +0000

Driving to work the other night I had a couple of minutes to spare before I needed to be there so had a few minutes wander for some fresh air. Luckily there had been a little rain so there was some water falling which drew my attention. I only had my phone with me but it blurs the water quite nicely.

Going Downstream

Graeme Skinner — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:51:37 +0000

Yesterday it rained, it rained in the morning, quite heavily from what I remember. It rained at lunchtime, still fairly heavily but I was hiding inside well away from the weather It rained in the afternoon too, actually, it rained from early(ish) morning to early evening. Rain isn’t all that unusual for us around here, but it is unusual for me to be actually off the day after it rained and for me to have a little free time to go play in the stream through the wood So, this morning I pulled on my wellies, grabbed the camera and tripod and set off. I’d seen a likely spot for a few photographs but could not work out how to get to it, when I got there the solution was fairly easy, get into the stream further uphill and wander down the stream. It’s a while since I last wandered along a stream rather than by the side of it, and despite nearly falling a couple of times and water threatening to go over my wellies it was quite fun.

As I went downstream I paused a few times to take a photograph or two….

This next one reminds me of a painting, but I can’t remember which painting and who painted it :-/

Finally I got to where I wanted to be…

There’s a softer version of this photograph which can be seen here.

As usual prints are available of these photographs, just get in touch if any catch your eye

A quick run out

Graeme Skinner — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 12:04:05 +0000

We decided to have a quick run down by Lake Ullswater, the light wasn’t brilliant, but it was still worth the trip out

Ribblehead Viaduct and a Bit of Water

Graeme Skinner — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:23:38 +0000

We had a run out today and paused for a wander by Ribblehead Viaduct; Victorian architecture on this scale is amazing, no computers, no huge powered cranes, yet they still managed to build a structure that is still going strong today.

On our way home I stopped to take a couple of photographs of a waterfall, well, it would have been wrong not to

A bit of water

Graeme Skinner — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:56:59 +0000

I was intending taking some larger landscapes today, but we were stuck in fog and murk all day. Eventually I decided to wander down to a small waterfall and take a few photographs.

I could not decide whether to leave this one in colour or black and white, so I’ve uploaded both, some will like the colour, some the b&w.

I paused halfway through taking the photographs and wondered for a moment how I was going to get out again having half slid down down moss and ice covered stones to get a shot I realized that sliding out again could be a problem.

A brief stop

Graeme Skinner — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:19:20 +0000

Coming down Kirkstone Pass after a failed shopping trip and we decided to pause by one of the waterfalls as they were looking rather impressive after the amount of rain we’d had recently.

Out and About…

Graeme Skinner — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:16:20 +0000

Today we had a run out and visited a few lakes and fells, some we’ve seen a few times recently and a few we’ve not seen for years.

First of all we stopped near Crummock Water and wandered up the side of Cinderdale Beck.

Looking back from the beck we spotted the Moon high above Melbreak

We also spotted a couple of unnamed fell tops

After Crummock Water we stopped off by Loweswater for a quick photograph

After this I had intended taking some photographs looking out over the coast and towards Scotland, but I was shocked by the amount of wind turbines cluttering up the land and spoiling the views.

From here we popped by Ennerdale.

Finally we stopped on the way home to look back towards the fells as the light was looking nice

All in all a nice morning out and about in the Cumbrian hills.

Early Paddle

Graeme Skinner — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:01:36 +0000

It’s perhaps a little early in the year to be getting wet feet, but sometimes you don’t get much choice in the matter. I decided to investigate a small waterfall which is just over a dry stone wall down the lane, given the amount of rain we’d had lately it was bubbling away nicely and a visit with the camera was in order.Obviously I managed to miss my footing fairly early on and ended up ankle deep in rather icy water, still, once you’re wet you may as well make the most of it. I carried on taking photographs all the way down the to where the waterfall ran away again in the stream. I may have to visit this waterfall again in the near future