Ian Bramham's Photoblog
Wasdale Head, The Lake District
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 8 July 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
One of the dry stone walls that are so characteristic of this part of upland England catches a stray shaft of sunlight on a rainy day in the Lake District.
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Stu from Kyoto, Japan
this is spectacular Ian. Great b&w and lighting control as usual, and I love the way the wall leads your eye down the heart of the valley. Excellent photography.
8 Jul 2008 5:04am
@Stu: Thanks very much Stu!
@Stefan: Cheers Stefan!
Vincent Bertrand from Montréal, Canada
Flawless composition. Great B&W, as always. Perfect balance of mass. Like Stu said, this wall leads our eyes into the frame. Well done.
8 Jul 2008 7:49am
@Vincent Bertrand: Thanks very much Vincent!
@eddy: Thanks for that Eddy!
@Anthony Lambert: Thanks Anthony!
Shun from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
The wall is just a great element in this picture. It divides the picture in two parts and leads the eye into the valley. What a great work, again!
8 Jul 2008 10:05am
@Shun: Thanks very much Mirko....these dry stone walls are a fascination for me and I'm hoping that when I get time to look closer at the photos I took that day that there will be one or two others woth posting here.
@hugo poon: Thanks very much Hugo...that's very kind of you!
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
such a sense of history here, very beautiful and sort of eerie, love this Ian :)
8 Jul 2008 12:13pm
@Lorraine: Hi Lorraine....I'm really pleased you like the photo!
@Cheryl: Thanks very much Cheryl!
ordinaryimages from KY Bluegrass, United States
well observed cascade of light and line. best...skip
8 Jul 2008 1:52pm
@ordinaryimages: Thanks very much Skip....I'm hoping I've got one or two other photos of these dry stone walls and fields on my laptop that are worth processing!
@Daryl: Thanks very much Daryl...the Lake District is a very beautiful place and we were lucky to get such interesting weather on the day!
@Ted: Thanks very much Ted....we had such interesting weather and clouds that day that I got a very high percentage of photos that were worth keeping!
@Klaus: Thanks very much Klaus!
@yiannis krikis: Thanks very much Yiannis!
@Vink: Thanks Vink....the light in this part of the UK is very delicate compared to your part of the world in mid summer. I'm not sure how well I would do in harsher sunlight!
Ben Brooks from Lakewood, United States
Excellent composition. The shadows in the hills really make this a great image, and the low wall leads the eye through the image very nicely.
8 Jul 2008 5:31pm
@Ben Brooks: Thanks very much Ben...this was the first time that I'd used this 10-20 wide angle lens for an extended photo shoot in the hills and I was worried it would make all the mountains look too small....it seems to have been the right choice of lens however as I got a high proportion of keepers.
@gbe: Thanks gbe!
Helma from Tehran, Iran
Wow .. wonderful b&w shot ! i like this composition and contrast too ! excellent , Ian !
8 Jul 2008 6:56pm
@Helma: Thanks very much Helma!
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
I am in awe! This is such an amazing landscape! One can feel the weather, the cold from the clouds and these lines of the land take you on a wonderful journey.
8 Jul 2008 7:16pm
@bluechameleon: Thanks Sharon...I find it ironic that I stumbled upon your blog at VFXY only to find that we both have blogs here at AM3. I really enjoyed looking at the photos on your site!
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Simply wonderful. This one I'd like to see in colour :-)
8 Jul 2008 10:32pm
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Very nice composition, that wall brings you into the picture. Excellent.
9 Jul 2008 12:33am
John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States
Excellent composition, really like the wall and beautiful landscape.
9 Jul 2008 2:38am
Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia
Stunning Ian, your composition, exposure and the light is amazing, beautiful B&W, has a real depth and feeling to it, great work!
9 Jul 2008 3:22am
Nikon D40
1/320 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
22 mm (35mm equiv.)