1. Today’s Photo

    Monument To Mining.

    The setting sun cannot touch all of the Mountain Pass as the Kirkstone sits in the shadow of the mountain, awaiting the sun…

    This was shot in March, not long after Cumbria got its “second” winter, covering a lot of the county in 10ft snow drifts. It had started to thaw off by the time me and Lisabet arrived here at Kirkstone Pass for another exploration. Kirkstone Pass got its name from that stone on the right, the Kirkstone, itself named as its silhouette resembles the steeple of a church (kirk is Old Norse for “church”). =)

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  2. Today’s Photo

    She Worships The Moon.

    The Woman Of My Life pauses along the shore of Coniston Water to drink in the light of the moon…

    This photo was taken after the glorious colours of the sunset started to fade. My Lady paused in her investigation of the Coniston Water shore (she loves finding pieces of porcelain) to look up at the moon that was shining brightly. I quickly asked her to halt whilst I shot this perfect scene of serenity and peace. =)

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  3. Today’s Photo

    The Old Man Smokes His Pipe.

    Smoky tendrils of cloud wrap around the shoulders of The Old Man of Coniston as a fiery sky casts dancing, glowing light on the lake…

    Welcome to Coniston Water! =) Me and Lisabet decided to head here one evening instead of seeing a comedy show… and I’m glad we did! We were treated to a spectacle of incredible sky colours, a calm lake and the clouds wrapping around the shoulders of The Old Man of Coniston.

    And yes, the 2,634ft mountain really is called that. It is suggested that the name comes Celtic Gaelic: allte meaning “height” and maen meaning “stones/rock”, giving us “The Highest Stones of Coniston. =)

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    Hello!

    I post-process my photos unapologetically. I love post-processing! My style of photography is often known as HDR (High Dynamic Range), and involves shooting multiple exposures of a scene then blending them together later on a computer to more accurately show what the human eye sees. A camera can only capture a small percentage of light that the human eye sees, so we use various HDR workflows to produce a final photo that’s more like how I saw, felt, experienced and remembered the scene. =)

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  6. Today’s Photo

    Guarded By The Fell.

    The small river village, protected by the Fells of Howgill since days of old…

    This was shot from the motte of Castlehaw, the site of an ancient Norman motte-and-bailey castle, dating from around the 10thC. These days, it’s just a large hump protruding 30ft or so and surrounded by a ditch, but it does offer excellent views of the village of Sedbergh below as well as the little farmhouse shaded underneath the protective mound of Winder Fell. =)

    And yes, the greens really were that green.

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  7. Today’s Photo

    Beck To Buttmere.

    Barren boulders and slabs of slate cannot stop the inexorable course of Gatesgarthdale Beck to its home of Buttermere

    There’s something wonderfully rugged and wild about the landscape around Honister Pass, especially when the sky gives you fitting stormy clouds, too! =)

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  8. Today’s Photo

    Boat Mountain.

    The Wastwater mountain juts defiantly from the ground as the storm swirls around it…

    In the most classic view of the three fells of WastwaterYewbarrow is the left one. It is well-known for looking like the upturned hull of a boat and for the prevalence of yew trees on it. 

    This photo is also the result of a long study I’ve been doing into Jay and Varina Patel’s iHDR workflow and, I have to say, I am extremely happy with the results. The clarity from this workflow is like no other. If you’re looking at ways to blend multiple exposures, you should definitely get yourself a copy of their iHDR webinars!

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  9. Today’s Photo

    When Life Is Right.

    A perfect duality; the stillness of the eternal Ullswater reflections against the ancient craggy mountains…

    Sometimes, you have to choose your moments. Sometimes, these moments are when you’ve just got home from work and decide that the only right thing to do is to change clothes, pick up all your photography gear and head to the monumental lake of Ullswater to shoot some late evening reflection awesomeness. =)

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  10. Today’s Photo

    Our Special Light.

    The glowing coastline of Silverdale, a still evening, calm except for the gentle trickle of the tide slowly shuffling in…

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