Hello.
Again today, I'm going on a trip to the Lake District to capture some landscape photography.
Why you might ask do I keep going to the Lake District?
Well it’s because it's just so beautiful.
It's got so much to offer, so much to see and, more importantly, so much to photograph.
So that’s where I’m going.
It’s early.
I’ve got a long drive ahead of me.
I’m not staying over this time.
I’m going to do it in one day, there and back, so I’m going to get going and get
on the road.
Okay, so I’ve arrived and I’m just in position or I'm making my way up to the position
where I’m going to park the car for the day.
I’m not going to leave it there.
Behind me here is kind of the composition I’m looking for the sunset shot today.
I love coming somewhere new because the road up to where I’m parking today has beautiful
sights absolutely everywhere and it’s exciting.
You probably can hear some of the water running here.
I’m at Haweswater reservoir and it’s just stunning.
I’ve not been before.
Like I said, I’ve spent a lot of time in the Lake District in the past.
I've never been here and it's just stunning.
So I’ve stopped here.
I’m going to capture a couple of little shots I think before I get to start my walk
today.
So I’m just looking at this tree here which looks quite interesting.
We’re starting to get those beautiful autumn colours.
So I’m going to do something now probably a long exposure or something.
If we just cross over the road again here, there’s this really interesting waterfall.
I can just shoot over this wall here.
So let’s spin around.
It’s probably quite loud but if we just look over there and that’s going to be something
similar to my composition.
I think it will make a really nice shot.
If I can capture a couple of shots before I’ve even parked the car to start with,
I’m going to be very, very happy.
It will make a really solid start.
I’m really hopeful that this weather will clear up as well.
It’s forecast to but I’m confident.
Even if it doesn’t clear up, I’m confident.
I think I’m going to get some good shots today and I’m excited.
I’m going to set up the tripod, capture those shots and see how we get on.
So I’ve stopped fairly early to capture a time-lapse of that scene there because the
route I’m taking today, I won't see this scene again once I get up over the mountains
behind me here.
So I’m going to capture a quick time-lapse.
I think it’s going to be a nice scene.
There’s some nice light coming through the clouds and casting some rays across the reservoir
behind me.
I don't really have a plan for today.
It is just a case of getting up, enjoying my walk.
It is a beautiful area so there’s lots to shoot.
I’m just going to play it by ear because the only plan, I’ve talked a lot about plans
recently, and I'm headed out without a plan today, but I do have that sunset shot ready
for the end of the day.
So that’s once I get back down to the car.
So I’m really just free to enjoy the day and see what I can capture.
I’m looking forward to getting up into this scenery and see what I can capture.
The weather is so changeable today.
It’s one of those days where it’s sunny one second, raining the next.
It hailed for about three seconds.
I’ve already changed layers out four times.
Layers are the key though to keeping cool, keeping warm in changeable conditions.
I’ve just stopped because I’ve seen this tree here with these red berries on it.
It’s going to be difficult to get to because of this stream.
I’m going to have to risk a little bit to get there.
Don’t risk too much but know your capabilities.
I think I can get across, I know I can get across.
So I’m going to try it out.
I think the shot could be really interesting because with the bright red colour of those
berries, contrasted against the sort of brownie/ green colour going down into the valley back
towards the reservoir, I think could prove a pretty decent shot.
I’m going to try blowing out the background and have that tree in sharp focus.
Just see what looks like.
I might try it all in focus as well but it could be an interesting shot.
So here goes.
How am i going to get across?
I think I’m going to have to go back up a bit and get across here where it’s a little
bit flatter.
Well that’s quite frustrating.
I don’t think I can get down to the composition I want where I want to isolate the tree or
have the tree coming up above the horizon line or the line of the mountains or this
hill that I’m on.
I don’t think I’m going to be able to do that because, if I do, I’ll be too close.
It’s such a steep hill I’m going to be so close I won’t get all of the tree in
the shot.
A bit of a shame.
I’m going to try a little something anyway and see what I can get.
I talked about it a little bit on my last vlog but I’m having to be so disciplined
today.
There’s so much stuff to shoot.
Look at this waterfall here.
Pretty big.
I’d like to capture it but I’m going to pass it by.
I’ve got to get to the top and I’ve only just started.
I’m on a time limit today partly because of the sunset, partly because I need to be
at home tonight for the family.
I’m not staying over this time.
I also need to get a drone really badly.
I’m definitely going to get a Mavic Pro because I think it could add a lot to these
videos, in this landscape.
I’ve got to get walking, too busy talking.
Come on.
Not a bad little bit spot for your lunch is it?
I’ve got a time-lapse going, a view to enjoy and it’s really rather nice up here and
I’m sat in this wind shelter which makes it all the more enjoyable because I’m protected
from that wind which is gusting a little bit.
I’m really tight for time.
I’m going to struggle to complete the walk that I was planning.
I was just too busy taking photos and talking to you.
That sunset shot is not guaranteed though because of the cloud and things.
I’s just what you have to deal with when shooting in Britain where it's cloudy a lot
and I mean a lot.
One good thing though is when you’re this high up, or in the northern hemisphere, at
this time of year, which is autumn now, the light is pretty good to you all day long.
The sun is low in the sky, it’s casting nice light, fairly golden light across the
landscape all day long, when it's out that is.
Then golden hour lasts a lot longer than an hour at this time of year.
So lucky in that sense, unlucky in the sense that there is so much cloud all the time.
But there we are.
I’m lucky to be in this landscape, enjoying a day like this so I shouldn't be complaining
too much.
So the weather is battering me now.
It’s windy, it's raining.
When you’re up in the hills and the weather’s like this, it feels like you’re the only
person in the world.
It’s slightly disconcerting but, at the same time, it’s actually quite enjoyable.
I’ve had to stop.
I’ve had to brave the weather, get my camera out and I took a shot of the tarn.
You can see the reservoir in the background as well when it’s not overexposing like
it probably is there.
But you keep seeing these things, seeing these compositions.
You’ve just got to take them sometimes.
I’m probably not going to stop again until I get to the top because I'm on time limit
like I’ve already said.
I would like to get everything done that I planned today.
So, hopefully, the next time you see, I’ll be at the top and it is bound to be very windy
again.
It’s absolutely brutal up here.
It’s windy, it’s wet and cloudy but absolutely beautiful.
There’s no doubt about that.
Okay, so I’m back where I started.
I’ve got back in time for my sunset.
However, the weather, like all day, is just not playing ball.
I’m happy with my composition, got the camera set up on the tripod and I just need that
light to come right.
As you can see, at the moment, the hill fog is just covering the tops of the mountains
all the way across.
There is a little bit of sunlight up there.
I’m hoping that will poke through, at least a little bit, onto the reservoir to add a
little bit more interest.
At the moment, it's not gonna be the best shot in the world just because the lighting
is not there.
I need that light to come through.
Come on.
If it doesn’t, I’ll still capture something because it is a pretty stunning scene anyway.
I might go for a long exposure or something moody.
It’s been a good day.
One thing I do want to raise though is that it was tough up there today.
It was very, very challenging conditions and that's why there's not a lot photography today come out from the top.
It was so unpleasant, it was so windy.
It was much windier than the last vlog to the point where I was nearly getting blown
off the mountain and that leads me to a little word of warning.
People love these videos.
They love seeing me and a few others get out to the hills and capture some nice landscape
photography.
But, if you don't have experience going up on to these mountains, be really careful because
they can be dangerous.
People do die up there and mountain rescue services are busy.
You need to have the right gear, you need to have the experience.
First thing gear wise is a good pair of walking boots because today without them I would have
been in real, real trouble, especially, if you are going out in the winter, it’s autumn
at the moment.
so temperatures aren't too bad.
If you get into trouble in the winter, it can quickly, quickly turn dangerous and, like
you saw today, the weather can just close in from sunny day to horrible wind, rain,
cloud and it feels very lonely up there.
So be sensible.
If you’re going to go up there and you’ve not it before, just make sure you go with
somebody, take someone with you and then you’ve got a little bit of backup when things go
wrong.
Other than that, take care, like I said.
You do have to get out sometimes though.
Start off small.
Capture some great landscape photographs, hopefully, like I am here.
It is one of the most satisfying things in the world.
Even today, when the conditions haven't quite worked out for me, I’ve had a great day.
You get a boost.
You feel really good at the end of it.
I’m looking forward to getting home and processing some of those images.
Okay, so I’ll end the vlog there.
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