Well here it is the final image to be added to the gallery from the collection taken in 2010. Maybe a few more versions to follow, But as they say “That’s All Folks!”

A simple image taken one early morning last August. Mist rolled in off the lake and it began to clear warm early morning sunlight painted the shore line. A Lee Grey grad toned down the top third of the image. The sky was cropped in a photoshop, a quick level adjustment and sharpen and voila!

Some of the best images and most enjoyable are the ones that happen all in the camera saving hours of computer work.

For more lake district images visit my main gallery at

http://www.bn-images.com/photographygallery.html

This year my main “out of area” photography trip has seen a return to my favourite National Park – the Lake District. The 2 weeks provided a range of opportunities, the best came on the first day of the visit. These two images of Buttermere were taken within an hour of each other The misty conditions allowing for many creative experiments, to try and capture the mood.

In some respects it was a little disappointing to find such fantastic conditions on the first day; it made the rest of the trip a little underwhelming. The conditions were never quiet the same again. This is one of the attractions of photographing the  lake district, the permutations and unpredictability in weather and lighting lead to some stunning images, even if capturing them can be  frustrating.

The two weeks continued to provide fresh opportunities and I am still working on the post processing before uploading them to the gallery. I made a promise to myself this year to capture some great images of the Castlerigg Stonecircle. I ended up paying 3 visits to the site – twice early morning and once in the early evening. Early morning proved to be the better choice;  it was devoid of the casual tourist climbing over the stones. The early morning was restricted to the more determined photographers amongst us.  I still did not manage to get what I wanted but the images do justice to the site and my efforts to be there. Guess I will have to try again another year.

I have more images from the trip to work and will post updates as they are added to the gallery.

All of these images and more can viewed and purchased through my online gallery at:
www.bn-images.com/gallery/gallery/album/index.html