some pics from the Lake District

[Taq]

Here's some holiday snaps from the Lake District! All photos were taken with a 30D and Sigma 17-70 or Canon 70-200L f/2.8 IS. Landscapes used a gradND filter

Castlerigg
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo-equestrian/3622260601/" title="IMG_0290-6_800 by EdRyder, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3622260601_85b180e3ec_o.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="IMG_0290-6_800" /></a>

Rydal Water
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo-equestrian/3623171806/" title="IMG_9788-21_800 by EdRyder, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3659/3623171806_a63393d8d7_o.jpg" width="533" height="800" alt="IMG_9788-21_800" /></a>

Grasmere
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo-equestrian/3623176770/" title="IMG_9759-8_800 by EdRyder, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3623176770_11db72667e_o.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="IMG_9759-8_800" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo-equestrian/3622357431/" title="IMG_9753-6_800 by EdRyder, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/3622357431_757a25af15_o.jpg" width="533" height="800" alt="IMG_9753-6_800" /></a>

Holker Hall gardens
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo-equestrian/3622297339/" title="IMG_0147-36_800 by EdRyder, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3622297339_e7af1049a3_o.jpg" width="640" height="800" alt="IMG_0147-36_800" /></a>

roar
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo-equestrian/3622283119/" title="IMG_0023-5_800 by EdRyder, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3348/3622283119_470dfe4f34_o.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="IMG_0023-5_800" /></a>

squirrel monkey
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo-equestrian/3622285229/" title="IMG_0066-11_800 by EdRyder, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3622285229_9946c8c923_o.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="IMG_0066-11_800" /></a>

Full sets here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo-equestrian/collections/72157619692149410/) if anyone's interested

[Sprout Crumble]

Great shots. The Lion one sums them up perfectly. Very regal looking.
Not sure about the B&W one. Maybe not enough texture in the ground. Whats the colour one like?

[Tomfoolery]

great pics - like the first and last one most :thumbs:

[Boink!]

/sigh
I so want to move there.

[Arthur Fowler]

/sigh
I so want to move there.

Me too :(

Like the Castlerigg one especially Taq.

[Shoei]

/sigh
I so want to move there.

I only live 40 mins from the lakes, but with the traffic being horrendous tend not to get there as much as i'd like. Trough of Bowland is nice, same going into the North York moors. less busy as well.

Nice pics O/P btw.

[ArthurDent]

Lovely set there Tag.

[Taq]

Not sure about the B&W one. Maybe not enough texture in the ground. Whats the colour one like?

Here was the original colour one. It had started to rain quite hard at that point which is why it looks washed out a bit (plus it was cropped quite a bit). Theres not really much texture in the path in this version either :)
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo-equestrian/3657378781/" title="IMG_0147-1-2_colour_640 by EdRyder, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3624/3657378781_0ef0b99c52_o.jpg" width="512" height="640" alt="IMG_0147-1-2_colour_640" /></a>

This is an alternative crop of the black and white version with the path being less dominant.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo-equestrian/3658170874/" title="IMG_0147-1_cropped_640 by EdRyder, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3658170874_a9767426a2_o.jpg" width="640" height="445" alt="IMG_0147-1_cropped_640" /></a>

Personally I think the black and white version works better as it focuses more on the couple rather than the garden.

Taq

[RobDickinson]

Love Castlerigg - none of the standing stones?

[Taq]

here you go:
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Needed to be on a cherry picker to get a really nice shot I think

Probably would have looked better at sunset but I think my wife might have complained had I asked her to wait there for the next 10hrs or so ;)