This, my final image from last year's Lake District trip, nearly didn't happen.
Sadly it was my last day and the weather forecast was dreadful. As I hauled my bags out of the B&B I considered heading straight home but I decided to take a chance and head towards Langdale. As I approached Elterwater the sun unexpectedly burst through the heavy cloud and my spirits were lifted. It wasn't in my plan, but the scene over Elterwater was not to be missed so I pulled over and for around half an hour I was treated to a fine display of heavy rain cloud and sunlight over the village. I even managed to catch a rainbow which helped make up for the one I'd missed earlier in the week at Derwent Water.
Sadly it was my last day and the weather forecast was dreadful. As I hauled my bags out of the B&B I considered heading straight home but I decided to take a chance and head towards Langdale. As I approached Elterwater the sun unexpectedly burst through the heavy cloud and my spirits were lifted. It wasn't in my plan, but the scene over Elterwater was not to be missed so I pulled over and for around half an hour I was treated to a fine display of heavy rain cloud and sunlight over the village. I even managed to catch a rainbow which helped make up for the one I'd missed earlier in the week at Derwent Water.
As I said, this wasn't in my plan so I soon packed up and headed on towards Wrynose Fell overlooking Langdale Pikes. It goes without saying that the weather had turned rather wet again but after the break in the cloud I had encountered at Elterwater I was optimistic for another spell of good light. Patience was going to be the order of the day.
Well, so there I was all set up sheltering under my umbrella waiting, waiting and waiting.... I was there a good couple of hours before I spotted a small patch of blue sky through the clouds. A while later the peaks of Bow Fell and Langdale Pikes started to emerge from the low cloud and then finally a little sunlight spilled out onto the fells for a short few minutes and I managed two exposures.
My high spirits remained, boosted by the knowledge I now had at least two photographs which was two more than the morning's weather forecast suggested I'd have at this point. I stayed on the fell for another hour before I realised, fun as it was, I was completely soaked through and was actually getting rather cold. I had a 5 hour journey through an endless string of roadworks in heavy rain ahead of me and to top it all off I had managed to loose the lead that connects my MP3 player to the car stereo – I needed to hang onto my high spirits so I decided to call it a day.
Well, so there I was all set up sheltering under my umbrella waiting, waiting and waiting.... I was there a good couple of hours before I spotted a small patch of blue sky through the clouds. A while later the peaks of Bow Fell and Langdale Pikes started to emerge from the low cloud and then finally a little sunlight spilled out onto the fells for a short few minutes and I managed two exposures.
My high spirits remained, boosted by the knowledge I now had at least two photographs which was two more than the morning's weather forecast suggested I'd have at this point. I stayed on the fell for another hour before I realised, fun as it was, I was completely soaked through and was actually getting rather cold. I had a 5 hour journey through an endless string of roadworks in heavy rain ahead of me and to top it all off I had managed to loose the lead that connects my MP3 player to the car stereo – I needed to hang onto my high spirits so I decided to call it a day.
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