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Winter wanderings

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Posted by Mike Smith on February 9, 2009 at 5:06 PM
Winter wanderings
Just back from a weekend of winter walking in the mountains above Grasmere, Lake District. This is a view from Helm Crag (AKA the Lion and the Lamb) towards Seat Sandal (foreground left), Fairfield (the rearward hump shaped ridge and Great Rigg (middle right).

This time last year we were sweltering in T shirts and shorts. This year it was full winter kit and an opportunity to spend a day learning the ins and outs of using crampons and ice axes under the guidance of "Mountains and More" on a 7 hour yomp over Great Rigg and Fairfield.

Panasonic DMC-LX1, hand held, iso 100, jpeg +2/3ev, IS mode 1. Cropped to 4 x 2 panoramic format
Posted by Nick on February 9, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Rather you than me in this weather Mike - at least you wheren't being airlifted off the fells tho'.
Posted by Bob Cox on February 9, 2009 at 6:31 PM
That could be a shot from the helicopter door !.
Posted by Mike Smith on February 9, 2009 at 6:47 PM
With the right guidance and the right kit its really good fun - our Michael Caine moment

mind you I'm not sure how you guys do the Ptarmigan on Cairngorm with full 600mm kit in tow as well - I'm still working on my fitness to get up to that standard ...... :biggrin:
Posted by Ray on February 10, 2009 at 4:13 PM
A very competently taken landscape, doesn’t really grab me as I feel you needed a focal point of interest, be it a building, a skein of geese, something to grab and hold my attention.

Still a nice shot, well seen and taken, just not for me.
Posted by Mike Smith on February 10, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Ray, I understand whee you are coming from, landscapes tend to be instant hit or miss either a like or dislike type of image.

I thought the sense of scale was given by the small cluster of buildings bottom right, overall I think this probably works better when printed much bigger