Finally, after several distractions, I am making inroads to my stack of transparencies from the Lake District last autumn.
Although, as previously mentioned, most of my images were in the 6x17 panaramic format, my first was made using on the 4x5 format.
Although, as previously mentioned, most of my images were in the 6x17 panaramic format, my first was made using on the 4x5 format.
The weather had been grey mist and drizzle all day. Not the most inspiring day but I held out hope for improvement in the afternoon.
The weather did indeed brighten up a little at around sunset and I finally saw an opportunity to unpack my view camera at Coniston Water. In hope of some colour in the sky at this time of day I realised I needed to be on the eastern shore looking west. All I needed was some foreground. There are a few wooden jetties along the shore, but these are already well photographed and perhaps a little clichéd so I set about finding something alternative. That's not as easy as first imagined.
There isn't a great deal along this shoreline and with the water level higher than usual as a result of the recent rain, there wasn't much of the pebbles and rocks visible above the water. Being the 3rd longest lake in the Lake District there's quite a lot of distance to cover and I was beginning to think I'd not find anything. Eventually I came across this small bed of dried reeds and had just enough time to set-up before the light faded.
The weather did indeed brighten up a little at around sunset and I finally saw an opportunity to unpack my view camera at Coniston Water. In hope of some colour in the sky at this time of day I realised I needed to be on the eastern shore looking west. All I needed was some foreground. There are a few wooden jetties along the shore, but these are already well photographed and perhaps a little clichéd so I set about finding something alternative. That's not as easy as first imagined.
There isn't a great deal along this shoreline and with the water level higher than usual as a result of the recent rain, there wasn't much of the pebbles and rocks visible above the water. Being the 3rd longest lake in the Lake District there's quite a lot of distance to cover and I was beginning to think I'd not find anything. Eventually I came across this small bed of dried reeds and had just enough time to set-up before the light faded.
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