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Golden Retriever surveying her land as the sunsets. Taken at Walla Crag overlooking Keswick. You have Bassentwaithe lake, Doods Wood, Skidaw, Latrigg all in the...
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Golden Retriever surveying her land as the sunsets. Taken at Walla Crag overlooking Keswick. You have Bassentwaithe lake, Doods Wood, Skidaw, Latrigg all in the background.
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93 Comments | Report
jojoxena
 
jojoxena December 13, 2013
Beautiful light and scene,Love it!
oldtrafford
 
oldtrafford December 17, 2013
This is just such a gem. A magical moment beautifully captured. Roy
darrellgillenwater Ultimate
 
darrellgillenwater December 17, 2013
Awesome shot
heathermcfw
 
heathermcfw December 18, 2013
great shot, one for the wall, If you own the dog……
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 December 21, 2013
Loove this! (:
judyhall-folde
 
judyhall-folde December 24, 2013
wonderful image!
cbellstevenson
 
cbellstevenson January 12, 2014
I absolutely love this capture! Great lighting, I can sense the stillness and peace your dog is enjoying! Just awesome!
lnreed0447 PRO+
 
lnreed0447 January 20, 2014
Absolutely stunning photo!
zetlog
 
zetlog January 21, 2014
what a magnificent moment!
Tim_Haynes
 
Tim_Haynes February 07, 2014
Beautiful!
michellewermuth PRO
 
michellewermuth February 07, 2014
So sweet!
AshThomson Platinum
 
AshThomson April 13, 2014
It's a dogs life! Great stuff mate!
Darren-Wyatt
 
Darren-Wyatt April 13, 2014
Masterpiece. Would be great as a painting on a canvas in oils!

Well done!
Palominolady
 
Palominolady April 13, 2014
Awesome! Fantastic capture.
YvonneJeaK PRO
 
YvonneJeaK April 13, 2014
Wonderful. Congratulations
chrissy2rn
 
chrissy2rn April 13, 2014
I don't know what I love more- the beautiful landscape or that gorgeous Golden! Great capture.
debhall Platinum
 
debhall April 13, 2014
WOW...absolutely stunning shot! Congrats on your feature!
catini
 
catini April 13, 2014
Beautiful shot, very emotive. Great composition and light. Congrats on your feature!
traceprinslooreppin
 
traceprinslooreppin April 13, 2014
...congratulations on your Feature :-)
iceman2
 
iceman2 April 13, 2014
Beautiful capture.Congrats!
lindawilliams_5852
 
lindawilliams_5852 April 13, 2014
This is one beautiful shot, I love it!!!!!!
djensen
 
djensen April 13, 2014
An absolutely wonderful image….congrats on a very well deserved feature!
renesphotography
 
renesphotography April 13, 2014
awesome shot! Great work and creativity!
WileKyK
 
WileKyK April 13, 2014
Beautiful landscape and portrait all in one. Congratulations on your Feature!
MaximoFernandez
 
MaximoFernandez April 13, 2014
great, excellent
paulmullin
 
paulmullin April 13, 2014
Well deserved feature! This is one of the finest images I've had the pleasure to view.
CanonCarolyn
 
CanonCarolyn April 13, 2014
Absolutely one of my favorites- forever!!!!
akhtarkhan
 
akhtarkhan April 13, 2014
Awesome colours, nice lighting, wonderful landscape view by Dog.......splendid capture. Congrats on the feature.
OksanaZa
 
OksanaZa April 13, 2014
Beautiful!
AmberJPhotography Ultimate
 
AmberJPhotography April 13, 2014
Beautiful!
horsegalraye PRO+
 
horsegalraye April 13, 2014
Splendid shot!!! Lighting was perfect and the Golden...... well, she's 'the queen'!!!!!!! Well deserved award!
Wizzard PRO+
 
Wizzard April 13, 2014
Magnificent! I love the intent stare of your dog checking out his domain!
DHeadlee
 
DHeadlee April 13, 2014
Absolutely wonderful
huch5150
 
huch5150 April 13, 2014
The lookout! Love it.
SaraSimplePhotography
 
SaraSimplePhotography April 13, 2014
reminds me of the movie "homeward bound" !!! :)
mporter48 Platinum
 
mporter48 April 13, 2014
I cannot say enough about this picture!!!!!!!!!!!! EXCELLENT
SusiStroud Platinum
 
SusiStroud April 13, 2014
Awesome, I love it!!! Congratulations on your Feature!
CoronetPhotography
 
CoronetPhotography April 13, 2014
Amazing and jaw dropping Congrats!
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta April 13, 2014
Beautiful shot of a lovely dog & landscape. Congratulations.
itsnickelwell
 
itsnickelwell April 13, 2014
wow... the foreground looks real, but the background is completely surreal, and dreamy/fake looking! (in a good way) great job
roboto
 
roboto April 14, 2014
Superb view, excellent light and great composition and idea, great work!
Masher Platinum
 
Masher April 14, 2014
Well done on winning your featured on April 2014. A very good image :-)
tinekeziemer
 
tinekeziemer April 14, 2014
aaw, so sweet!
PhilipCarnevale
 
PhilipCarnevale April 14, 2014
Brilliant!
Bjlangfeld
 
Bjlangfeld April 14, 2014
Outstanding. Superb subject, lighting and composition.
vbstevedesgeorges237530
 
vbstevedesgeorges237530 April 14, 2014
Beautiful
Redcow
 
Redcow April 14, 2014
Beautiful image!
Shutterbug314
 
Shutterbug314 April 14, 2014
stunning!
gopalakrishnan
 
gopalakrishnan April 16, 2014
great capture !!
oldfart
 
oldfart April 16, 2014
very cool picture
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter April 16, 2014
Wonderful capture. The dog makes the shot. Congrats. - Jake
ellenfoulds
 
ellenfoulds April 16, 2014
beautiful!
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 April 17, 2014
Love this! Gorgeous shot! Congrats!
davidsloan
 
davidsloan April 18, 2014
An awesome capture, nature at its best.
devke
 
devke April 24, 2014
what a great composition, the lightning is great too :)
michaelmac
 
michaelmac April 24, 2014
wonderful shoot... fantastic light, scenery and dog
Stars
 
Stars April 25, 2014
Hi All, I'm absolutely astounded by all your beautiful comments, thank you all very much and thanks to whoever chose this for the feature page. It was one of those photo's of being in the right place at the right time.
Many thanks again
Rog
NellasFotographyMalta
 
NellasFotographyMalta May 02, 2014
Awesome shot, well done :)
Joye
 
Joye May 03, 2014
Absolutely stunning! Congrats on a fantastic shot! :)
stalchik
 
stalchik May 12, 2014
This is one awesome photo!!! I love it...
ABuchanan
 
ABuchanan May 23, 2014
Excellent photo! the contrast is great. The dog looks so content and at peace. Good job!
BirdyBug
 
BirdyBug June 08, 2014
Precious!! Love this & one of my favorites!! Award well deserved!!
kathleencampbell
 
kathleencampbell July 08, 2014
Superb!!
dawnsview Platinum
 
dawnsview August 09, 2014
Love it
verity PRO
 
verity September 15, 2014
sweet
Coshooter
 
Coshooter November 28, 2014
Excellent!!! Congrats
janstria
 
janstria January 08, 2015
beautiful capture. absolutely amazing .. great compo and light!
timothyburgess
 
timothyburgess January 20, 2015
awesome photo
dlos
 
dlos January 22, 2015
Love how intently the pup is looking out over the valley!
Layla-Rose
 
Layla-Rose February 15, 2015
Absolutely gorgeous !
davespudy
 
davespudy February 27, 2015
I was there last year a fantastic place
chriswhittington
 
chriswhittington March 24, 2015
very beautiful - wonderful lighting !
leecormier
 
leecormier May 04, 2015
I think i will name my dog Magic.The first thing that came to my mind when i viewed this pic,Wonderful snap.
JGrubb123
 
JGrubb123 May 04, 2015
awesome!!
BaronW
 
BaronW May 12, 2015
Fantastic dog = fantastic picture! :)
angelesdeniz
 
angelesdeniz May 21, 2015
Love Labradores!
jimhelmick
 
jimhelmick June 11, 2015
With him around, all is right with the world.
sammccully
 
sammccully June 20, 2015
Absolutely love this picture
viaphotography
 
viaphotography June 28, 2015
This photo looks like taken from a film.... GENIOUS !
vojce
 
vojce July 03, 2015
WOW excellent
MikeHiggins Platinum
 
MikeHiggins July 28, 2015
Fabulous work, well done.
jamieoliver22
 
jamieoliver22 August 13, 2015
Absolutely stunning photo, amazing composition! Love it!
daniyyeln
 
daniyyeln August 30, 2015
Superb! Nice light and composition!
icemanphotos
 
icemanphotos September 21, 2015
Outstanding image!
TanyaRomeo
 
TanyaRomeo November 11, 2015
what a fantastic picture! it speaks volumes of how this dog portrays his world
deloresmills
 
deloresmills April 22, 2016
what a magnificent shot! Love the lighting and of course the golden-looks like my dog Buck
cmsimon Premium
 
cmsimon April 23, 2016
Wonderful masterpiece!!! Love it!!!
Maximusalex
 
Maximusalex July 11, 2017
wowwwwwwwwww wowwwwwwwwww wowwwwwwwww yeah very very nice
Maximusalex
 
Maximusalex July 11, 2017
best photo ever ?
ArberElezi
 
ArberElezi November 13, 2017
I feel this photo, well done!
RamonZabala PRO+
 
RamonZabala October 18, 2018
This makes me dream
GilbertS
 
GilbertS April 08, 2020
"Look Simba. Everything the light touches is our kingdom"
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel March 16, 2021
The dog at the corner of the landscape turns this photo into something exciting.
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at Walla Crag, which is located above Keswick in the Lake District National Park.

Time

Time was approx 3pm and the sun was heading down behind the mountains.

Lighting

Light was just a glorious spring day and I took the photo at approx 90 degrees to the sun.

Equipment

Hand held with my Canon 500D and a EFS 18-55mm kit lens.

Inspiration

It was the way she sat majestically looking across the scene. Normally she wouldn't sit for long, so I basically had one chance. Like the old adage says, "You have to be in the right place at the right time" and in this case, I was.

Editing

Being in the mountains, she is always on her lead, but it distracted from the photo, so I cloned it out. Other than that, I altered the levels slightly and ran it through Topaz to give the sunset a bit more colour.

In my camera bag

Canon 500D Canon 18-55mm kit lens Signa 10-20mm lens Tripod Cable release Various filters

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