I made it out for a morning shoot today. I’ve been hoping to make it to Blea Tarn for a Misty morning for years. I tried a few years back but the weather was awful. Luckily for me, on this rare occasion I was blessed with fantastic conditions.
I think Blea Tarn was the first Landscape image I noticed as a Child. My Father was given a water colour painting that featured the lone Tree on the side of the Tarn and I can recall looking at that painting admiring the scene. I didn’t think it was of a scene so close to my house. It almost look Canadian with the Pine Trees. Once I was able to drive I remember visiting Blea Tarn lots and ever since I have loves this place. Its beautiful and even better when you have the place to yourself.
Here’s how things developed.
I made this short video to accompany these images
Thick Mist in the Langdale Valley as the Sun rose.
The Langdale Pikes
The beautiful head of the Langdale Valley.
Looking over towards a misty Blea Tarn…
Spiders Webs cover the grassy floor.
The Mist maybe lifting as I walk closer.
A perfectly calm morning.
I love this composition of Blea Tarn.
Mist covering the Tarn as the sun rises above Lingmoor.
Happiness.
Zooming in on the Langdale Pikes. Pavey Ark with its head in the clouds.
Side Pike.
The Lone Tree that featured in my Fathers Paining form when I was a child.
Harrison Stickle.
The Classic Scene over Blea Tarn.
A Jet fighter plane enters the frame top left.
Time to go…
Looking back.
A Guards Red Porsche 993 Carrera. I would love one of these. This is one of three that must have been on a tour of the Lake District, the other two had German number plates.
Heading back down the single track road to the Head of the Langdale valley.
I never tire of this view. Beautiful.
Herdwick Tups in the Langdale Valley
A great opportunity to capture icons of the Lake District.
You an see my current collection of Landscape Photographs from the Langdale Valley and surrounding area here.
