In stark contrast to the warm sunny weather most of Britain has enjoyed this week my favourite image this week is from somewhat wetter and colder times.
I drove past Blea Moss on a number of occasions last autumn on my way to other locations but on this day, having given up all hope of actually making a picture, I did stop and set-up on the shore just before sunset. The day's rain was showing signs of easing so I thought I had nothing to loose.
I drove past Blea Moss on a number of occasions last autumn on my way to other locations but on this day, having given up all hope of actually making a picture, I did stop and set-up on the shore just before sunset. The day's rain was showing signs of easing so I thought I had nothing to loose.
I suppose this is a well photographed classic view of Blea Tarn and the Langdale Pikes, but having since searched around, I note that most pictures show much more pleasant weather. Having long since given up on returning home with transparencies exposed to crisp blue skies reflected in glass like lakes, pleasant weather was no longer a priority for me.
I exposed 6 images in total (3 conventional and 3 panoramic) but I immediately knew this image was the best. Conditions were windy with on and off rain showers and this was the only moment where the wind and rain subsided long enough for the water's surface to become still and provide a good mirror image of the fells and the clouds above. Without this mirror image the dark mountains and foreground boulders were not enough to hold interest in the rectangular 4x5 format.
My one regret is the positioning of the left hand boulder which really should have been higher in the frame and not cut-off at the edge of the image. In truth the boulder formed part of the shoreline and was not surrounded by water so ideally ought to have been excluded from the composition entirely. However I could not find a way of composing the remaining boulders without encroaching into the reflection of the fells. Of course sat now at my dry desk enjoying the warmth of spring it's easy to think why didn't I simply do "this or that?" Perhaps being cold, wet and tired "this or that" simply didn't occur to me, or maybe they did but there were further complications? In the words of my maths teacher many years ago, "must do better next time."
As a comparison this is one of the panoramic version of this scene.
I exposed 6 images in total (3 conventional and 3 panoramic) but I immediately knew this image was the best. Conditions were windy with on and off rain showers and this was the only moment where the wind and rain subsided long enough for the water's surface to become still and provide a good mirror image of the fells and the clouds above. Without this mirror image the dark mountains and foreground boulders were not enough to hold interest in the rectangular 4x5 format.
My one regret is the positioning of the left hand boulder which really should have been higher in the frame and not cut-off at the edge of the image. In truth the boulder formed part of the shoreline and was not surrounded by water so ideally ought to have been excluded from the composition entirely. However I could not find a way of composing the remaining boulders without encroaching into the reflection of the fells. Of course sat now at my dry desk enjoying the warmth of spring it's easy to think why didn't I simply do "this or that?" Perhaps being cold, wet and tired "this or that" simply didn't occur to me, or maybe they did but there were further complications? In the words of my maths teacher many years ago, "must do better next time."
As a comparison this is one of the panoramic version of this scene.
As you can see there is no reflection to be had of the fells which allowed me a little more freedom with the placement of the boulders. Although the colour from the sky above created interesting colour in the water, I feel this picture fell short because it lacks the tranquillity of the first image due to the movement recorded in the sky and water - a combination of windy conditions and a long exposure due to rapidly diminishing light.
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