Tagged: rocks

  1. Today’s Photo Wilderness Mine. Gatesgarthdale Beck that flows from the 1,167ft summit of Honister Pass down towards Buttermere. Recent rain made this normally timid beck rather more active and you’ll see these giant boulders and chunks of slate all down the beck, filtering the water; it was remarkably clear… made me want to take a sip out of it. In the distance you can make out the winding single–track road that leads up to the summit Honister Pass where the Slate Mine is. Such a ridiculously epic scene, especially when stormy clouds like these visited us! =) You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here. Today’s Photo Wilderness Mine. Gatesgarthdale Beck that flows from the 1,167ft summit of Honister Pass down towards Buttermere. Recent rain made this normally timid beck rather more active and you’ll see these giant boulders and chunks of slate all down the beck, filtering the water; it was remarkably clear… made me want to take a sip out of it. In the distance you can make out the winding single–track road that leads up to the summit Honister Pass where the Slate Mine is. Such a ridiculously epic scene, especially when stormy clouds like these visited us! =) You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here.

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    Wilderness Mine.

    Gatesgarthdale Beck that flows from the 1,167ft summit of Honister Pass down towards Buttermere. Recent rain made this normally timid beck rather more active and you’ll see these giant boulders and chunks of slate all down the beck, filtering the water; it was remarkably clear… made me want to take a sip out of it.

    In the distance you can make out the winding single–track road that leads up to the summit Honister Pass where the Slate Mine is. Such a ridiculously epic scene, especially when stormy clouds like these visited us! =)

    You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here.

  2. Today’s Photo Warmth Over Silverdale. Well, this is a nice thing to wake up to a Saturday morning: 10,000 followers on Google+! I am humbled… how did this happen? Anyhoo, thanks to all those who have Circled me on Google+ and enjoy my work… you make it all worth while. =) As a present, please enjoy this photo: this is the shore at Silverdale, Lancashire. Me and Lisabet enjoying the sunset on the last evening of our break. The Silverdale shore has lots of delicious grassy and rocky textures that make it a veritable composition playground for the likes of me. Add in a calm bay, a soft sky and delicious sunbursts and you’ve got a Happy Hex. =D You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here. Today’s Photo Warmth Over Silverdale. Well, this is a nice thing to wake up to a Saturday morning: 10,000 followers on Google+! I am humbled… how did this happen? Anyhoo, thanks to all those who have Circled me on Google+ and enjoy my work… you make it all worth while. =) As a present, please enjoy this photo: this is the shore at Silverdale, Lancashire. Me and Lisabet enjoying the sunset on the last evening of our break. The Silverdale shore has lots of delicious grassy and rocky textures that make it a veritable composition playground for the likes of me. Add in a calm bay, a soft sky and delicious sunbursts and you’ve got a Happy Hex. =D You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here.

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    Warmth Over Silverdale.

    Well, this is a nice thing to wake up to a Saturday morning: 10,000 followers on Google+! I am humbled… how did this happen? Anyhoo, thanks to all those who have Circled me on Google+ and enjoy my work… you make it all worth while. =)

    As a present, please enjoy this photo: this is the shore at Silverdale, Lancashire. Me and Lisabet enjoying the sunset on the last evening of our break. The Silverdale shore has lots of delicious grassy and rocky textures that make it a veritable composition playground for the likes of me. Add in a calm bay, a soft sky and delicious sunbursts and you’ve got a Happy Hex. =D

    You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here.

  3. Today’s Photo Glowing Path To The Mountains.  Time was drawing to an end for me and Lisabet when hiking around Rydal Water, but before heading back to the car we came across this path the started to ascend up the fells from the lake shore. The recent rain meant that a small brook had formed and was trickling its way down the path and, with the sun and mountains directly ahead of us, it glowed off the stones and rocks… You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here. Today’s Photo Glowing Path To The Mountains.  Time was drawing to an end for me and Lisabet when hiking around Rydal Water, but before heading back to the car we came across this path the started to ascend up the fells from the lake shore. The recent rain meant that a small brook had formed and was trickling its way down the path and, with the sun and mountains directly ahead of us, it glowed off the stones and rocks… You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here.

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    Glowing Path To The Mountains. 

    Time was drawing to an end for me and Lisabet when hiking around Rydal Water, but before heading back to the car we came across this path the started to ascend up the fells from the lake shore. The recent rain meant that a small brook had formed and was trickling its way down the path and, with the sun and mountains directly ahead of us, it glowed off the stones and rocks…

    You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here.

  4. Today’s Photo Of Stone And Grass. In all likelihood, as this post reaches your interweb, I am likely to be found on holiday in Keswick, hiking around the Northern and Western areas of the Lake District capturing pure, distilled epicness. Hello! Until I get back and process the new awesomeness, please enjoy Kentmere valley, as the sun was setting behind the mountains, the grass and distant mountain catching flicks of golden sun, set against the shadowy boulders and rocks… You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here. Today’s Photo Of Stone And Grass. In all likelihood, as this post reaches your interweb, I am likely to be found on holiday in Keswick, hiking around the Northern and Western areas of the Lake District capturing pure, distilled epicness. Hello! Until I get back and process the new awesomeness, please enjoy Kentmere valley, as the sun was setting behind the mountains, the grass and distant mountain catching flicks of golden sun, set against the shadowy boulders and rocks… You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here.

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    Of Stone And Grass.

    In all likelihood, as this post reaches your interweb, I am likely to be found on holiday in Keswick, hiking around the Northern and Western areas of the Lake District capturing pure, distilled epicness. Hello!

    Until I get back and process the new awesomeness, please enjoy Kentmere valley, as the sun was setting behind the mountains, the grass and distant mountain catching flicks of golden sun, set against the shadowy boulders and rocks…

    You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here.

  5. Today’s Photo Cut the Stone Asunder. Today, I celebrate being alive for 30 years. Good grief… The Kentmere valley is extremely craggy, which I enjoy; it gives me lots of opportunities to play with compositions when there is so much interesting terrain around you! Kentmere is also full of large boulders, but this particular one caught me eye. It seems, to me, that the boulder has been cut in half by some long lost legendary Cumbrian King or something. In fact, it put me in mind of the legend of Caladbolg (or Caladcholg/Caledvwlch if you prefer Gaelic/Welsh), a sword belonging to the legendary Irish Ulster hero Fergus mac Léti; it was said to describe an arc of a rainbow when swung and could cut hills in half! =) You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here. Today’s Photo Cut the Stone Asunder. Today, I celebrate being alive for 30 years. Good grief… The Kentmere valley is extremely craggy, which I enjoy; it gives me lots of opportunities to play with compositions when there is so much interesting terrain around you! Kentmere is also full of large boulders, but this particular one caught me eye. It seems, to me, that the boulder has been cut in half by some long lost legendary Cumbrian King or something. In fact, it put me in mind of the legend of Caladbolg (or Caladcholg/Caledvwlch if you prefer Gaelic/Welsh), a sword belonging to the legendary Irish Ulster hero Fergus mac Léti; it was said to describe an arc of a rainbow when swung and could cut hills in half! =) You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here.

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    Cut the Stone Asunder.

    Today, I celebrate being alive for 30 years. Good grief…

    The Kentmere valley is extremely craggy, which I enjoy; it gives me lots of opportunities to play with compositions when there is so much interesting terrain around you! Kentmere is also full of large boulders, but this particular one caught me eye. It seems, to me, that the boulder has been cut in half by some long lost legendary Cumbrian King or something.

    In fact, it put me in mind of the legend of Caladbolg (or Caladcholg/Caledvwlch if you prefer Gaelic/Welsh), a sword belonging to the legendary Irish Ulster hero Fergus mac Léti; it was said to describe an arc of a rainbow when swung and could cut hills in half! =)

    You should order a beautiful print of this photo right here.

  6. Today’s Photo Obvious to Ancients. I’ve shot a few valleys now in the Lake District, but there’s something… different about Kentmere. It’s much more round an open, which has given to the possibility of settlements. The mountains that surround the valley are more craggy and there are giant boulders dotted around the landscape everywhere. It seems like a wonderful place to live, and it’s clear that early humans figured this out too; recent archaeological studies in the valley have discovered evidence of habitation going back to at least 4,000BC. =) Of course, today’s photo is this week’s Midweek Masterpiece and, like all other LightSweep Masterpieces, you can easily order yourself a gorgeous, warm, calming print of this photo right here. Today’s Photo Obvious to Ancients. I’ve shot a few valleys now in the Lake District, but there’s something… different about Kentmere. It’s much more round an open, which has given to the possibility of settlements. The mountains that surround the valley are more craggy and there are giant boulders dotted around the landscape everywhere. It seems like a wonderful place to live, and it’s clear that early humans figured this out too; recent archaeological studies in the valley have discovered evidence of habitation going back to at least 4,000BC. =) Of course, today’s photo is this week’s Midweek Masterpiece and, like all other LightSweep Masterpieces, you can easily order yourself a gorgeous, warm, calming print of this photo right here.

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    Obvious to Ancients.

    I’ve shot a few valleys now in the Lake District, but there’s something… different about Kentmere. It’s much more round an open, which has given to the possibility of settlements. The mountains that surround the valley are more craggy and there are giant boulders dotted around the landscape everywhere. It seems like a wonderful place to live, and it’s clear that early humans figured this out too; recent archaeological studies in the valley have discovered evidence of habitation going back to at least 4,000BC. =)

    Of course, today’s photo is this week’s Midweek Masterpiece and, like all other LightSweep Masterpieces, you can easily order yourself a gorgeous, warm, calming print of this photo right here.

  7. Today’s Photo Secret Valley. I love finding relatively unknown, little explored and under-appreciated places of wondrous beauty around Britain. You can imagine my joy, then, when me and Lisabet discovered the sheer unspoilt wonder of the Longsleddale valley, only a few miles drive from our house! Today’s Photo Secret Valley. I love finding relatively unknown, little explored and under-appreciated places of wondrous beauty around Britain. You can imagine my joy, then, when me and Lisabet discovered the sheer unspoilt wonder of the Longsleddale valley, only a few miles drive from our house!

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    Secret Valley.

    I love finding relatively unknown, little explored and under-appreciated places of wondrous beauty around Britain. You can imagine my joy, then, when me and Lisabet discovered the sheer unspoilt wonder of the Longsleddale valley, only a few miles drive from our house!

  8. Today’s Photo Timeless Shore.The ancient coastline of Heysham, Lancashire. There were so many compositions to shoot around here with Lisabet, what with the giant rocks like these and the black, rocky shoreline covered in parts with brilliant green moss… =)Taken as the sun was setting, I was aiming for a gloriously pink sunset and a composition further back as a result, but the cloud cover got thicker and thicker as the sun set. I hate it when nature doesn’t co-operate. Today’s Photo Timeless Shore.The ancient coastline of Heysham, Lancashire. There were so many compositions to shoot around here with Lisabet, what with the giant rocks like these and the black, rocky shoreline covered in parts with brilliant green moss… =)Taken as the sun was setting, I was aiming for a gloriously pink sunset and a composition further back as a result, but the cloud cover got thicker and thicker as the sun set. I hate it when nature doesn’t co-operate.

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    Timeless Shore.

    The ancient coastline of Heysham, Lancashire. There were so many compositions to shoot around here with Lisabet, what with the giant rocks like these and the black, rocky shoreline covered in parts with brilliant green moss… =)

    Taken as the sun was setting, I was aiming for a gloriously pink sunset and a composition further back as a result, but the cloud cover got thicker and thicker as the sun set. I hate it when nature doesn’t co-operate.

  9. Today’s Photo Chapel On The ShoreHello! Possibly my last image before Christmas. =)Welcome to Coffin Beach at Heysham, Lancashire. Heysham is, these days, perhaps more well-known for the two nuclear stations further up the shore, but the shore front near the village itself, here, is much nicer. Despite it being winter, there was still plenty of green grass and luminescent moss everywhere, giving me and Lisabet lots of opportunity to compose shots for colour. =) It was definitely tricky though, it was mega windy round here!Up on the hill to the right, you can see the 1,200-year old ruins of St. Patrick’s Chapel, one of the oldest Christian buildings in the entire Northwest of England. Rad.If I don’t stick up another image tomorrow, make sure you have a bodacious Christmas, yeah? Today’s Photo Chapel On The ShoreHello! Possibly my last image before Christmas. =)Welcome to Coffin Beach at Heysham, Lancashire. Heysham is, these days, perhaps more well-known for the two nuclear stations further up the shore, but the shore front near the village itself, here, is much nicer. Despite it being winter, there was still plenty of green grass and luminescent moss everywhere, giving me and Lisabet lots of opportunity to compose shots for colour. =) It was definitely tricky though, it was mega windy round here!Up on the hill to the right, you can see the 1,200-year old ruins of St. Patrick’s Chapel, one of the oldest Christian buildings in the entire Northwest of England. Rad.If I don’t stick up another image tomorrow, make sure you have a bodacious Christmas, yeah?

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    Chapel On The Shore

    Hello! Possibly my last image before Christmas. =)

    Welcome to Coffin Beach at Heysham, Lancashire. Heysham is, these days, perhaps more well-known for the two nuclear stations further up the shore, but the shore front near the village itself, here, is much nicer. Despite it being winter, there was still plenty of green grass and luminescent moss everywhere, giving me and Lisabet lots of opportunity to compose shots for colour. =) It was definitely tricky though, it was mega windy round here!

    Up on the hill to the right, you can see the 1,200-year old ruins of St. Patrick’s Chapel, one of the oldest Christian buildings in the entire Northwest of England. Rad.

    If I don’t stick up another image tomorrow, make sure you have a bodacious Christmas, yeah?

  10. Today’s Photo Vinandr’s Lake. A crisp cold morning at Windermere in the Lake District with Lisabet. =)More history? OK! The name “Windermere” is a modernisation of what was, up to the 19th century, called “Winander Mere”. This name came from two Old Norse words: mere to mean “lake” and Vinandr, which is the name of a person, as in “Vinandr’s Lake”.So who is Vinandr?We don’t really know. See, the main settlement on the lake Windermere is Bowness-on-Windermere, where the word “bowness” comes from Old Norse again: bogi ness, which is a bow shaped promontory. The Norse were descriptive when claiming their settlements. As far as we know, a Norse guy called Vinandr looked out on the lake one day from bogi ness and decided to name it after himself. Such is life. =)Processing?OK, yes, I decided to experiment with this. Usually, I tend to push my bracketed RAWs through Luminance HDR so that they’re combined into a single, tonemapped base HDR image. Not this time.After reading up a lot on Lightroom’s built-in 32-bit HDR TIFF editing capabilities, I discovered that Darktable can do the same thing. Sort of. I exported my 7 bracketed frames as TIFF into Luminance HDR to align and combine. Once I had my 32-bit image, I saved it as an OpenEXR image (.exr). This can then be imported back into Darktable for exposure and colour tweaking before I shipped off this result into GIMP for final polishing and adjustments.The result is an image that’s sharper than what you’d usually get from something like Luminance HDR and also more “natural” as well.Not bad. Today’s Photo Vinandr’s Lake. A crisp cold morning at Windermere in the Lake District with Lisabet. =)More history? OK! The name “Windermere” is a modernisation of what was, up to the 19th century, called “Winander Mere”. This name came from two Old Norse words: mere to mean “lake” and Vinandr, which is the name of a person, as in “Vinandr’s Lake”.So who is Vinandr?We don’t really know. See, the main settlement on the lake Windermere is Bowness-on-Windermere, where the word “bowness” comes from Old Norse again: bogi ness, which is a bow shaped promontory. The Norse were descriptive when claiming their settlements. As far as we know, a Norse guy called Vinandr looked out on the lake one day from bogi ness and decided to name it after himself. Such is life. =)Processing?OK, yes, I decided to experiment with this. Usually, I tend to push my bracketed RAWs through Luminance HDR so that they’re combined into a single, tonemapped base HDR image. Not this time.After reading up a lot on Lightroom’s built-in 32-bit HDR TIFF editing capabilities, I discovered that Darktable can do the same thing. Sort of. I exported my 7 bracketed frames as TIFF into Luminance HDR to align and combine. Once I had my 32-bit image, I saved it as an OpenEXR image (.exr). This can then be imported back into Darktable for exposure and colour tweaking before I shipped off this result into GIMP for final polishing and adjustments.The result is an image that’s sharper than what you’d usually get from something like Luminance HDR and also more “natural” as well.Not bad.

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    Vinandr’s Lake. A crisp cold morning at Windermere in the Lake District with Lisabet. =)

    More history? OK! The name “Windermere” is a modernisation of what was, up to the 19th century, called “Winander Mere”. This name came from two Old Norse words: mere to mean “lake” and Vinandr, which is the name of a person, as in “Vinandr’s Lake”.

    So who is Vinandr?

    We don’t really know. See, the main settlement on the lake Windermere is Bowness-on-Windermere, where the word “bowness” comes from Old Norse again: bogi ness, which is a bow shaped promontory. The Norse were descriptive when claiming their settlements. As far as we know, a Norse guy called Vinandr looked out on the lake one day from bogi ness and decided to name it after himself.

    Such is life. =)

    Processing?

    OK, yes, I decided to experiment with this. Usually, I tend to push my bracketed RAWs through Luminance HDR so that they’re combined into a single, tonemapped base HDR image. Not this time.

    After reading up a lot on Lightroom’s built-in 32-bit HDR TIFF editing capabilities, I discovered that Darktable can do the same thing. Sort of. I exported my 7 bracketed frames as TIFF into Luminance HDR to align and combine. Once I had my 32-bit image, I saved it as an OpenEXR image (.exr). This can then be imported back into Darktable for exposure and colour tweaking before I shipped off this result into GIMP for final polishing and adjustments.

    The result is an image that’s sharper than what you’d usually get from something like Luminance HDR and also more “natural” as well.

    Not bad.