Hadrians Wall visit.

[Stephen]

Andrew and I visited The Wall last Thursday, and after a two & a half hour drive, we arrived in the car park at Steel Rigg near Hadrians Wall. To say we were a tad miffed would be an understatement, as the whole area was shrouded in mist. As we walked towards our 'viewpoint' the dark mass of the outcrop loomed through the mist. It was quite spooky but as we stood and watched, slowly the wind started to move it a little and we could see more clearly.

Our goal which had been to get the sunrise, was never going to happen though, so we decided to climb up to the top of the Rigg and along the top, hopefully finding some photo opportunity. It was not until we reached one of the gaps with a fort in that we were able to do anything worthwhile, and even then the possibilities were restricted by the mist. Eventually Sycamore Gap appeared and we were able to get something approaching a moody shot.

Walking back along the side of the Rigg the sun finally started to appear, but frankly it was too late and the moment had gone. We arrived back at the car about two hours after leaving it, we had not passed or seen another soul along the route. Anyway I turned to look back and grabbed this shot, the last I took at Hadrians wall after moving on.

Cropped from the bottom to remove superfluous foreground, converted to Mono and tonemapped. It somehow flatters reality

[Caz]

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"Moody shot" says it all... I like it, a lot.

The landscape looks cool and desolate, and you can almost feel the chilly mist - a real autumn feel.

Look forward to seeing more shots from the both of you - I would imagine that Andrew's probably still sleeping

[Andrew Thatcher]

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Heres the best shot i did on the Wall at Sycamore Gap. While it was very moody to walk along the wall in the mist it was not the best photography weather.

The trip to High Force waterfall got me another shot i like.

[Caz]

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Both beautiful pictures, Andrew - and sorry if I implied that you'd gone to sleep!

Your picture at Sycamore Gap also conveys the moody, cool feeling, and I particularly like your shot of the waterfall.

[Stephen]

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Upper Teesdale seems littered with whitwashed isolated farm buildings and often black corrugated iron barns. They seemed particularly attractive when the sun was on them. I had to stop on a couple of occasions for some pictures

[coupekid]

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Wow guys, you have some belters there.

Thoroughly enjoyed look at those.

Looks like you both produced some lovely shots despite the weather!
Love those gritty mono images.

[lumix]

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Wow guys, you have some belters there.

Thoroughly enjoyed look at those.

Looks like you both produced some lovely shots despite the weather!
Love those gritty mono images.

As above But what's with the heavy black borders. Just seem too much for my liking.

[Stephen]

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Wow guys, you have some belters there.

Thoroughly enjoyed look at those.

Looks like you both produced some lovely shots despite the weather!
Love those gritty mono images.

Thanks Ben.
Just so no one is under any illusions about the conditions Here is a shot taken at 06.30 thats just 10mins after sun up .

[Autumn]

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Heres the best shot i did on the Wall at Sycamore Gap. While it was very moody to walk along the wall in the mist it was not the best photography weather.

The trip to High Force waterfall got me another shot i like.

Nice one Andrew. I think the mono image suits the slow shutter speed. What I mean is I also like a fast shutter speed used on waterfalls, but that is when the photo is in colour.

[Tinka]

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Hi,
I can't comment on individual images in this post, just to say that they are all superb, and I will definately have to invest my pennies in a decent DSLR and some top notch glass to attach to it. The are at a level for us or at least me to aim for.