One of the weird and wonderful rock sculptures on the extensive moorland ridge of Bleaklow. A very atmospheric spot indeed. However I could not linger as dusk was quickly approaching and I had a few miles to walk back to the car. A couple of hours later I was very glad that I had packed spare batteries for the headtorch.
A write-up in due course, however before that you will have the ordeal of my Sri Lanka holiday snaps!
Love the weird rock forms up on Bleaklow, Grinah Stones was one of my favourites
Grinah Stones have one of the best viewpoints up on Bleaklow as it is right on the edge of the plateau, a lovely spot.
Ahh Bleaklow. I need to head on back up to Bleaklow and take some photos. Love this shot James, great colours and framing.
Thanks Marcus. Some great photo opportunities up on Bleaklow with loads of eroded rock formations to explore.
The only time I have ever been temporarily misplaced ( lost ) in my life was a day I went to do Bleaklow Head almost a decade ago and I ended up at Bleaklow Stones where this rock is, thinking it was Bleaklow Head as the cloud had come in and visibility gone I descended south thinking I was on the Pennine Way when in fact I ended up heading down The Ridge as its called and got completely lost in the dark. I ended up in a right mess running around in the dark scared to death. Ended up thinking to myself, this place has roads all the way road technically, if I follow water down stream I’ll get somewhere, and so I ended up at Ladybower Reservoir instead of Old Glossop. A NT ranger who happened to be around chopping down a tree for his christmas tree gave me a lift back to Old Glossop. Scariest time ever I’ve spent in the hills and taught me an immense amount about myself and the outdoors.
It is totally easy to get ‘misplaced’ up there Jamie, even when the visibility is good. It’s taken me a few visits now to get a good feel for the land. Even the short walk on Sunday between Bleaklow and Near Bleaklow Stones was tricky with all the peat hags in the way, would be difficult to keep a bearing in the mist. Lucky that NT ranger was there to give you a lift!
Anyone can see that it is a Rope Cleat. Whale’s tail, I ask you!
Nice places those high moor tops and edges ain’t they. Some of the best.
A great area Carl, would be superb for a sneaky wild camp!
RA!… do i spy the new camera? Nice
Indeed you do Dave!
that’s a fine fine shot sir, it sort of ripples and flexes (not a flashback, honest!) Can u tell me, does it take a standard lumix 4/3’s lens diameter? – I’m looking to upgrade to full HD from the pana GF1, and the g3 looks just the ticket…but keeping my current lenses would mean I could actually afford it 😉
Thank you very much Sir! I have a feeling that the G3 will take the same lenses as the GF1, although maybe check that out officially. You could then get the camera body only and use your exisiting lenses.
I took over 300 pics on Sunday, playing with just about every combination of setting. Fun sitting at home afterwards on my pc seeing what the effect was. Unfortunately the effects were mostly rubbish, but I have ended up with some shots I am very happy with. It will take me a while longer to fully get used to the camera. Still shooting in JPEG though, thinking about giving RAW a go soon and trying out Adobe lightroom. At the moment I dont do any post image processing as simply too lazy………
Was a lovely day on Sunday wasn’t it? And now you mention it, it could be a whale’s tail…
…or a cobbler’s last?
Not thought of that one Louise.
Do you know you’re absolutely right Louise. We just happen to have a cobbler’s last on our lounge window sill, and looking at from my current semi-permanent position on the sofa (it’s a broken ankle thing), that rock could have been modelled on it…
A lovely day to be on the hills Chrissie, the bogs were nicely frozen. The only downside was the minus 6 windchill!
Its actually the Monty Python “foot” upside down 🙂
With a fat knee!
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Great photo.
Thank you very much sir!
Nice pic James. Process from RAW if you can, the level of control this will allow you will take your images to another level. It takes up time but certainly makes a significant difference to the end result.
Thanks David. RAW is something that I will be using soon, looking into purchasing a software package at the moment. Thinking of Lightroom, is that any good?
I don’t use lightroom. I use Canons own RAW conversion software “Digital Photo Professional” and make any further changes with the converted file in Adobe CS. Lightroom is certainly used by a lot of pro togs and they all seem to be very positive about it. I have been tempted to get lightroom (and would if I was starting afresh) but I always seem to find other kit and software that takes priority. Photography nowadays tends to feel a bit like you have a hole in your pocket money wise.
Thanks David, I will start saving up as Lightroom does not come cheap!
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