This weeks view is looking over Buttermere to Fleetwith Pike, Warnscale and Haystacks. Taken on 30th December the low winters sun is setting over the High Stile Ridge and illuminating the side of Fleetwith Pike. Broken Ice on the shore a reminder of how cold the day was despite the warm light adding some warming further into the scene.
The image above is a scale representation of a 300 x 900 mm print with an 80mm mount and 80mm Oak frame.
As regular followers of my website will have guessed by now Buttermere is one of, if not my favourite location in the lake District. It’s natural beauty is by far in excess of everything else the Lakes has to offer in my view. I’m not sure why when I think about this remotely, but every time I visit it hits you right away, I’ve concluded it’s the scale, for such a small area along the Lake you feel penned in by the fells surrounding Buttermere.
It’s not all that often I sell mono prints of the Lake District. In previous years I used to sell about 50/50 split between colour and Black and White Prints today it’s more 100/1 in favour of Colour. I was pleased to receive an order for these 3 Black and White prints over Christmas. Printing them has reminded me that Black and White images can be equally as striking as colour ones.
The Newlands Valley runs from the top of Keswick to Buttermere. Here’s a video taken from my motorbike on a recent trip to Buttermere.
Here you can see more of my Lake District Photos from Keswick and Buttermere
The Mining Hut is one of my most popular Lake District Landscape photos that I sell online and in various outlets across the Lake District. The photo was captured on the 8th April 2007 whilst walking Haystacks and the High Stile Ridge from Buttermere.
Here is a photo of my Buttermere Panorama shot on Canvas at 150cm wide and 50cm tall. You can see more details on this image in my shop by clicking this link.
Buttermere has to be one of the most naturally beautiful parts of the Lakes, this panoramic shot over Buttermere towards Fleetwith Pike, Warnscale Botttom and Haystacks is a classic. The late winter sun setting over Haystacks adds a warming touch in contrast to the ice on the shore in the foreground. Here you can read more about this Buttermere print and the Sepia version in my Lake District Landscape Photography Gallery.
The Mining Hut Photo below is one of my most popular Lake District Photos. It was taken in Spring whilst I was on a full days walk from Buttermere up to Haystacks and then over the High Stile Ridge which you can see in the distance to the left. Here you can read more about the Haystacks and High Stile walk and see more details about the buying a Mining Hut print
This lone Birch Tree on the Shore of Buttermere has been a popular print, you can see more details regards this picture with print options by clicking here.
The Western Lake District is one of the most naturally beautiful parts of the Lakes in my view. Its quieter and less touristy than Keswick, Ambleside and Grasmere. Buttermere and Wasdale are the main villages in these areas and great bases for several magnificent walks in this area.
Following up from a previous post regards Kendal College using one of my Buttermere Prints for the cover of their new Restaurant brochure, the brochure is now available here in PDF format. You can find more info regards the College and the restaurant here.
