A Little Stone Shelter

by davidstorm

In the fells close to Buttermere nestles this stone shelter, a haven for animals in the Winter and a pretty subject for a photograph

K-5iis, Pentax-M 28mm F3.5, Hitech ND Graduated Filter, Tripod
Uploaded10/11/2015 - 18:03
CategoryLandscape / Travel
Shutter Speed1/2
Aperturef/11
LensN/A
ISO200
Focal Length28mm

bwlchmawr
Posted 10/11/2015 - 19:04 Link
A delightful shot, David.
Best wishes,

Andrew

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PeterKR
Posted 10/11/2015 - 22:37 Link
Nice composition, David, and certainly conveys the atmosphere of The Lakes at this time of year.

(I hope you are not getting too wet, but at least that doesn't worry a Pentax !)

Best regards
Peter
Mag07
Posted 10/11/2015 - 22:42 Link
Beautiful.
'Photography...it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten....' (Aaron Siskind)
davidstorm
Posted 10/11/2015 - 23:09 Link
PeterKR wrote:
Nice composition, David, and certainly conveys the atmosphere of The Lakes at this time of year.

(I hope you are not getting too wet, but at least that doesn't worry a Pentax !)

Best regards
Peter

Hi Peter, thanks for the comment, today wasn't too bad considering what it was like yesterday! Just steady drizzle with the odd heavy burst and a few drier interludes! I actually like weather like this for photography, it's just difficult keeping water droplets off the lens / filter, apart from that I think it often adds something.

Regards
David
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bjolester
Posted 10/11/2015 - 23:54 Link
Beautiful sharp crisp image
Bjørn

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Flickr
Posted 11/11/2015 - 06:40 Link
Strong compo and lovely Lakeland feel... Hope you have a great trip David...

Best
GIULIO57
Posted 11/11/2015 - 07:19 Link
Nice
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andymat
Posted 11/11/2015 - 09:08 Link
Very nice composition David. And you can even see the (leaves and grass being battered by the) wind.

Thought you weren't keen on branches from nowhere intruding into the foreground of an image?
Stridey
Posted 11/11/2015 - 09:12 Link
Lovely atmosphere and clever framing with the tree. Good luck with the weather for the rest of your visit !
davidstorm
Posted 11/11/2015 - 09:39 Link
andymat wrote:
Very nice composition David. And you can even see the (leaves and grass being battered by the) wind.

Thought you weren't keen on branches from nowhere intruding into the foreground of an image?

Wow, you have a good memory Andy! In this case they couldn't be avoided if I wanted to take a shot of the building and I do think they complete the framing at the top! Generally speaking though, I do try to avoid them

Regards
David
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andymat
Posted 11/11/2015 - 10:35 Link
I agree David. It does frame the building very nicely- just being facetious!
Edited by andymat: 11/11/2015 - 10:35
autumnlight
Posted 11/11/2015 - 17:33 Link
Wonderful detail in the brickwork and a great find, have you thought of cropping the top off just below the movement in the leaves, leaving the large branch on the right and maybe taking a little from the left, just tried it, hope you don't mind! and it looks very nice and puts more emphasis on the building but still framed nicely, you may not agree though!
Edited by autumnlight: 11/11/2015 - 17:40
alfpics
Posted 11/11/2015 - 18:04 Link
Great detail and spot on composition, and the wind in the leaves blurs it just right for me!
Andy
davidstorm
Posted 11/11/2015 - 18:33 Link
[quote:3496ace15f="autumnlight"]Wonderful detail in the brickwork and a great find, have you thought of cropping the top off just below the movement in the leaves, leaving the large branch on the right and maybe taking a little from the left, just tried it, hope you don't mind! and it looks very nice and puts more emphasis on the building but still framed nicely, you may not agree though![/quote

Hi Maria, I hadn't thought of cropping it, but I think your suggestion works well, it's one of those shots which would probably look OK with various levels of cropping to the top or left side. The only thing is i like the movement in the leaves!

Thank you for your comment and input

Regards
David
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autumnlight
Posted 11/11/2015 - 21:23 Link
davidstorm wrote:
[quote:3496ace15f="autumnlight"]Wonderful detail in the brickwork and a great find, have you thought of cropping the top off just below the movement in the leaves, leaving the large branch on the right and maybe taking a little from the left, just tried it, hope you don't mind! and it looks very nice and puts more emphasis on the building but still framed nicely, you may not agree though!

Whatever way, it's a fine shot indeed.
davidtrout
Posted 13/11/2015 - 10:27 Link
I like the withered old branches, they are part of the scene and add to the 'feel' of the area.
David
Wildwood512
Posted 14/11/2015 - 14:40 Link
alfpics wrote:
Great detail and spot on composition, and the wind in the leaves blurs it just right for me!

davidtrout wrote:
I like the withered old branches, they are part of the scene and add to the 'feel' of the area.
David

A heartfelt representation of simpler times!
Cheers...Donna 😊
pauljay
Posted 21/11/2015 - 07:41 Link
Delightfully simple!
Paul.

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