
Lakeland Bluebells at Skelwith Fold
The Bluebell season has kind of passed me by this year. Social Media is awash with inspiring misty dawn woodlands covered in a brilliant blue carpet of Bluebells. It appears

The Bluebell season has kind of passed me by this year. Social Media is awash with inspiring misty dawn woodlands covered in a brilliant blue carpet of Bluebells. It appears

It has been 5 years since my first visit to the Bluebells at Rannerdale by Crummock Water. You can see my first visit to the Rannerdale Bluebells from 2014 here.

I can’t remember the last time I witnessed a really great sunset. Not that I chase sunsets photographically speaking. I’m more drawn to the last light of the day. I

I wasn’t all that fussed about shooting Bluebells this year. In fact I’ve probably never really chased them so to speak. It seems to be unless you live in Hampshire

Following on from my recent telephoto shoot in the woods which you can see here. I was inspired by the results of that shoot to go back and make some

Somedays it’s nice to just head out with your camera with no real intention of capturing anything in particular and just see what you see. Lately I’ve not been doing
There always seems to be a lot of interest in photographing bluebells in the Lake District. I’m not overly bothered by this trend, although I can appreciate the skill required

There’s something quite magical about a woodland with low light filtering through the trees. Especially when Bluebells are on the ground. Thanks for looking.

Rannerdale Knotts above Crummock Water is probably best know of its amazing Bluebell carpet in late spring. I think it could be the largest Bluebell site in the Lake District.

A beautiful South Lakeland woodland with a magnificent Bluebell carpet stretching as far as you can see.
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