Buttermere Stump
One of the more well known of the UK Lakes, Buttermere is best known for its sole tree that stands out in the water when the lake levels are up. I found the tr...
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One of the more well known of the UK Lakes, Buttermere is best known for its sole tree that stands out in the water when the lake levels are up. I found the tree, sitting just on the edge of the lake shore, but it was this stump just down the shoreline that captured my attention for most of my time shooting there.
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Location
This is Buttermere Lake, one of the most iconic locations within the amazing countryside known as the Lake District in England. Best known is the 'Lone Tree of Buttermere' which is not far down the shoreline from where I took this photo. The time of day and lake levels during my visit didn't work well for the tree, but this weathered stump make for an awesome alternative.Time
My EXIF information says 4:15pm, this being the height of summer in England, the sun was still rather high, not anywhere close to those magical 'golden hours' that Landscape photographers love so much. But when one has only a few days to explore the lakes, one doesn't waste any time.Lighting
All natural light, shot in a 3-image bracketed set which was merged in Photoshop to achieve the cleanest possible image with a wide dynamic range and rich colors.Equipment
This image was shot with one of my favorite lenses, the awesome 16-35 F4L attached to my Canon 6D camera body, I was zoomed in just slightly to 19mm. A long 2.5 second exposure was achieved through the use of my set of Breakthrough X4 ND filters, most likely the 6-stop in this case based on the shutter speed. Camera was hung upside down on the inverted center column of my Induro tripod allowing me to get very close down to the water's surface.Inspiration
The amazing photos of crystal clear alpine lakes have always drawn me in. While the lakes of the Lake District, especially in the summer, aren't quite as crisp and clear, the tall fells that surround the lake and the rocky bottom gave it me inspiration to take a shot that was a 'Lake District' version of shots taken in places such as Glacier National Park.Editing
This is a 3-image manual blend, utilizing the best parts of three images taken at +1 EV, 0 and -1 EV exposure. This allows me to get the ideal exposure for the foreground rocks and keep the sky from being blown out, as well as bringing in rich colors into the hills in between. The Nik Collection's Color Efex Pro 4 was used as a layer to bring out colors and contrasts in the rocky foreground as well.In my camera bag
My two Canon 6D bodies along with a set of Canon L lenses covering the range from 16mm (the 16-35F4L) to 200mm (the light and strong 70-200 F4L IS) are my primary landscape set. I also have a couple of Rokinon / Samyang lenses that are primarily used for astrophotography. I've switched to an all Breakthrough ND filter set, and hope to soon purchase their new CPL filter as well.Feedback
The Lakes District is an amazing place to explore. If I were to go back again, I'd probably opt for earlier in the year when the water levels are a tad higher for the Lone Tree of Buttermere, or later in the fall when the colors start to turn and there is even more range of tones in the hillsides and a chance of mists and fogs rising off the lake. Also at these high latitudes, in mid summer you have very little time between sunset and sunrise, making finding time to actually sleep a difficult task if you want to shoot both sunrise and sunsets.
