Scenic places in UK for landscape photography...help~
Janette
first time) in the coming X'mas. I'll fly to London first and travel around.
I'm just wondering if anyone can suggest some "scenic" locations for
landscape photography. I can visit anywhere in England in about 10-14 days.
Please suggest some routes or recommanded transportations for me as well!
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Janette from Toronto
Chris Hedley
Personally I quite like the bits around Gloucester, although if you can
stretch to Scotland, the north-western part is very nice (Skye's supposed
to be quite photogenic, although I didn't really notice the one time I was
there as we did a lightning tour of the island in about 2 hours...)
Chris.
Richard Williams
If you can stretch to Wales, you can find some of the most dramatic
landscapes in the UK in Snowdonia. A quick Google search found this
transport info:
http://www.countrygoer.org/snowdon.htm
In England, you really shouldn't miss the Lake District. Lots of links
here, including transport:
http://www.lake-district-links.co.uk/
Both these areas are National Parks, but their weather can be rather
unpredictable (& sometimes very harsh) in December - check local reports
before heading out to the hills, and take suitable protective gear, etc.
London itself is also a great photographic location!
Richard.
Dennis Bradley
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earlier this year.
I thought it an excellent list, and have passed it on to many friends and
relatives.
Dennis
Steph
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Janette,
take a look at my UK pictures at www.stephsdigitals.com for some ideas.
I would go with the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales.
MrC
beautiful medieval towns like Shrewsbury and Ludlow - and easily accessible
too.
C
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Tony Parkinson
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> Chris Hedley <c...@ieya.co.REMOVE_THIS.uk> wrote:
> >According to Janette <geomorp...@home.com>:
> >> Hi, I'm Janette from Toronto, Canada. I'm planning to visit
England (for the
> >> first time) in the coming X'mas. I'll fly to London first and
travel around.
> >> I'm just wondering if anyone can suggest some "scenic" locations
for
> >> landscape photography. I can visit anywhere in England in about
10-14 days.
> >> Please suggest some routes or recommanded transportations for me
as well!
> >> Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
> >
good, though not in the same league as the Lake District, Yorkshire
Dales & Peak District. also down this way, there is quite a bit of
interesting coastline in both Sussex & Dorset
The Reids
The English Lake district for Lakes and mountains.
The west coast of Scotland for sea and mountains.
Hire car/walking best transportation for both
--
Mike Reid
UK snaps "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/pict052.htm"
Spain snaps "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk/spainpic.htm"
Janette
mean which are the nearest stations for those places and after I arrived
those rail stations, what transportation I have to take next?
Thanks again,
Janette
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The Reids
>Thanks...just wondering how can I get there if I only get a BritRail Pass? I
>mean which are the nearest stations for those places and after I arrived
>those rail stations, what transportation I have to take next?
The Western Highlands is a big place, although it might seem small
from a Canadian perspective. Fort William is as good a centre as any
for the mountains from a car point of view. Ambleside or Keswick in
English Lake District are both also well placed.
I've not tried getting round mountain areas by train/bus, there is a
railway line that runs into the heart of the highlands, you can get
off at a place like Corrour halt or Rannoch which will leave you in
middle of nowhere.
http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/pict181.htm"
Do you intend to be equipped for serious walking? If you are then ask
about rail/bus/walking access to British hills on uk.rec.walking.
Keswick
North end of ELD, possible to get photos from Derwentwater short walk
away. Buses available along Borrowdale. These all taken 20 min walk
from Keswick:-
http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/pict063.htm"
http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/pict106.htm"
http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/pict062.htm"
Ambleside, convenient for Langdale. Has rail station IIRC
http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/pict101.htm" Langdale cloudsea from summit
Pike O'Blisco (about 2 hour ascent) dont know about any buses to
Langdale, get a taxi? (BTW Langdale can get very busy)
Another idea from looking at my own pics for some inspiration:-
The Cornish Coast Lizard to Lands End
http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/pict113.htm" and next 5 pics all from SW
coast path as is:-
http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/pict058.htm"
--
Mike Reid
Walking the Thames path "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/thames.htm"
Spider Monkey
As everyone else has suggested, the Lake District is always a winner -
probably the richest seam of landscape photography in England (can't speak
for Scotland as I've sadly never been). It's a reasonable journey from
London (probably about 6hr train journey plus a bus or taxi the other end).
Around Christmas - I was there last year - it's particularly good because
being quite far north the light is noticeably better than in the south: the
sun is lower, which helps slow down the panic when you're struggling to get
to a certain point to catch a sunset/sunrise :) ...and you'll almost
certainly have snow on the peaks and maybe all over, too, which you won't in
the southern half of the country.
If you're into coastal scenes you could do far worse than venture onto the
South West Coastal Path. This is a great place to go for photography not
only because most of the coastline is beautiful, but because of this
website:
http://www.swcp.org.uk/
Visit it and check out the photo tour (direct link:
http://www.swcp.org.uk/maps.html) - via a series of maps you can view photos
at various points along the path (and they're frequent) - it even tells you
how far the path stretches in each direction. So, long in advance of your
trip, you can work out exactly which spots you want to visit, and how much
walking you'll need to do. The easiest towns to get to via train are
Bournemouth, Wareham, Exeter, Plymouth and Penzance.
If you need to check train timetables, fares, availability etc, visit
http://www.railtrack.co.uk/
Hope that's of use.
The Reids
>richest seam of landscape photography in England (can't speak
>for Scotland as I've sadly never been).
I walk regularly in both and take photos at the same time. I get far
more shots from ELD than Scotland, probably largely due to the poorer
weather in Scotland but also I think due to the concentrated nature of
the ELD.
I think your right, ELD and SW coast path are front runners.
As for the snow ELD is highly unreliable, snow will come and go from a
few weeks time until April. February is best month, but you can go a
week without a decent day quite frequently.
--
Mike Reid
Photos and description of recent trip to the strange "Las Bardenas" area of Spain
"http://www.fell-walker.co.uk/page67.htm"
Tony Parkinson
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> If you need to check train timetables, fares, availability etc,
visit
> http://www.railtrack.co.uk/
>
> Hope that's of use.
>
8^)
Rob Smith
> visit
> > http://www.railtrack.co.uk/
> >
LOL !!!
Chris Owens
some idea of the ticket cost and different ticket options.
Chris.
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Wlodek
> Thanks...just wondering how can I get there if I only get a BritRail Pass?
I
> mean which are the nearest stations for those places and after I arrived
> those rail stations, what transportation I have to take next?
>
> Thanks again,
> Janette
Janette,
The Lake District (where I am lucky to live) is truly amazing (as is
Scotland actually).
The quality of light at low angle, combines with high atmospheric humidity
and produces the air perspective which you find on Japanese paintings for
instance. Sunsets over the Lake District seen from Lancaster castle or other
hills across the bay from Cumbria, sunrise over the Pennines seen from the
Southern edge of the Lakes (Grange-Over-Sands for instance), atmospheric
landscapes of the Coniston areas ...
I can send you a few samples taken by myself, an amateur, but pretty much in
love with the place. They are big downloads though ...
Getting to the Lakes is easy from London, takes about 4h altogether (Virgin
Trains permitting), you take any train (every hour weekdays from Euston
Station) to Lancaster or Oxenholme and change for Kendal for instance. It is
awkward without a car, but there are buses.
Bear in mind that over Christmas you will have just a few hours of daylight,
and what with Murphy's Law in operation, it will not rain, but pour and try
to flush you down the nearest valley. Still, there is a lot of cosy pubs
with roaring fireplaces around to get you dry and improve your humour. The
best season for a photo-shoot here might be September or April, when the
light is at the same low angle, and it is not raining so much. The advantage
of short days is that I can actually take a photo of sunrise ... otherwise
impossible.
Let me know if you need more details :-)
Best,
Wlodek