Happy New Year everyone!
Last summer, Marilyn and I spent two weeks in England and Scotland and we absolutely loved it. We visited London, The Cotswolds, The Lake District, and Edinburgh. And while I really enjoyed all the places we visited, my personal favorite was The Lake District in Northwest England. I had seen many photos and videos from the area and the real life experience exceeded my expectations. I loved it on the warm sunny days and I especially loved it on the cloudy, damp days as in the image above!
William Wordsworth was a 19th century English romantic poet who is most known for drawing inspiration from the natural environment, and especially from the Lake District of England. He was born in the Lake District and eventually lived near Grasmere, at Rydal Water.
The image above was made early one drizzly morning as I wondered around Rydal Water. It was quiet, except for the sound of the rain hitting the leaves and the water. Not another soul was out this morning during these conditions… exactly how I liked it. I was drawn to the long stretching branches of this tree over the water and the deep color of the wet bark against the green leaves.
I made many exposures from different angles but really liked this one in panorama format because it emphasizes the width of the tree… showing the branches reaching out more horizontally than vertically.