Category: Landscape

The above scene greeted me out of my bed & breakfast room window at Portinscale, Keswick, Cumbria, UK, during my recent trip there. We have had our fair share of adventures already with the unexpected snowy weather conditions in the UK. Seeing snow wasn’t exactly our cup of tea, however, I have to admit that the snow added a Christmassy-feel to things. The lady owner of the B&B was hoping for a white Christmas. I wonder if she would get her wish, given the recent weather developments.

I will be working on Christmas Day (as per recent years). Have a Merry Christmas everyone 🙂

One of the compositional intents I set out to fulfill when I take a picture is to endeavour to fill the frame with elements from the fore-, mid- and background. Being able to do that successfully would give depth to what would otherwise be essentially a two-dimensional picture frame. I spotted a quick opportunity to achieve this while taking the previous post at Derwent Water. Spotting a boat that was moored in the frozen lake surface, with a flock of seagulls sunbathing in backlit conditions, as well as the misty hills in the distance, I switched quickly to my 70-200mm to catch the moment. The almost-monochromatic colours of the scene helped me to focus on the compositional elements of the picture, which is one of my favourites from that day.