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During the easter bank holiday I managed to get away for a little trip to the lake district.

Nothing fancy, no B&B, no roof over head and warm walls. The trip consisted of a tent and all the camera gear I could shove in my Explorer backpack. Now it has been years since I have been camping and one thing was evident after the first night in the tent. I must not have been effected by the cold in my earlier years.

The first night under canvas was a rude awakening that caused me to head to town and buy an additional sleeping bag to supplement my existing bag. With the sleeping worries laid to rest (Excuse the pun) the wandering began.

One thing is evident from the trip, and that is more time is needed when in such a beautiful location to scout for perfect shots and at what time of the day the location and light begin the interact in that magical way that creates the perfect shot.

During the trip the subject matter varied from waterfalls for flowing water, shorelines, large vista’s, wildlife and multiple panoramas. I could not visit the Lake District and not carry my camera to the top of one of the many hilltops that caress the shores of the many lakes, so on the 3rd day of the visit an 8 mile circular route was chosen and the slog began. This was in noway a route march, more like an amble with many stops to photograph the multitude of scenes that were encountered along the way.

The route of the walk started in the centre of Keswick then headed to the shoreline of Derwent Water which was followed until the walk can to the start point of the endless climb to reach the best view of the week, which was soaked up whilst sitting on Lady’s Rake on Walla Crag. Below is a little video that was taken on my HTC Desire HD, now the quality is not outstanding but for a device that sits in my pocket and is used everyday for many things I will not be complaining. It is the first time I have used the video function and I put together this little clip using imovie on the mac. I am sure they will get better as time goes by and I get used to doing them. But it does give you an idea of the wonderful view that was waiting at the top if Lady’s Rake.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/23318375[/vimeo]

I hope you have enjoyed this little snapshot of my visit to the Lakes, you can be sure I will be revisiting the location in the neat future to see what else I can find and capture. The next visit will be for longer so the plan will be to get out and find some remote places off the beaten tourist track and hopefully capture something that is not the standard view of the Lakes.