It’s been a while since my last blog post. So I’m going to restart with a short one and a quick catch up.
It’s been a busy time in the world of Landscape Photography. The end of summer into Autumn always is. As the light begins to draw in a little and the colours of the land start to turn from vibrant greens to rustic oranges, it is a beautiful time of year to get out and photograph. And here in the UK, we have no shortage of expansive fields, woodlands and hills to capture those magical moments with our cameras. And that is where I have been, busy out and about taking images and film to capture this unique time of year.
Ashness Bridge, overlooking Derwent Water in the Lake District National Park
…..And so you can expect an update to this website fairly soon. There’s lots of fabulous landscape images ready to go up and hopefully you will be whisked away to a far off landscape whilst viewing them.
Whilst writing this we are in the midst of the second national lockdown here in England. However this time around the restrictions do allow for photographers to go out and continue to follow their passion. For me, this allows me time away from the pressures of this moment and a couple of hours out in the landscape with my camera does help maintain some mental stability, much needed as 2020 grinds towards its conclusion.
It’s a year that will not be forgotten for a long time and I imagine, sadly, they will be memories without many positives for a lot of people.
However, for all that has gone on this year, for all the pressures and the stresses of this long and arduous year, I shall look back on 2020 as the year that I REALLY discovered the landscapes of Northern England. The Peak District National Park and The Lake District National Park in particular have been places that I feel I have truly found this year. And, for that, I am grateful to 2020.
So I hope that this lockdown does not leave you feeling despair. If, like me, you have a passion for photography than I would wholeheartedly say that NOW IS THE TIME. Now is the time to follow your passion. To see the world, even if that world is just the local fields around the corner. Because to my eye the world is full of natural beauty. It is just that we seldom have time to see it. But in the midst of a lockdown, perhaps….
NOW IS THE TIME?
Dave
November 2020
The Monsal Head viaduct in the Peak District National Park