Stockghyll Force

[John 2]

Just had a few very wet days in Ambleside in the Lakes. One thing about wet weather though is that the waterfalls are in full flow. Dry enough one morning for a short walk around Stockghyll Force. These are literally the only two images that I made during the whole break but we enjoyed ourselves never the less.

Fuji XT-1
14mm Fuji X lens

1/60th sec @ f11 ISO 1000 -1.67


1/50th @f8 ISO 800 -0.67

[Shadowman]

Nice compositions,

[dje]

Both good shots John but the first is the stand-out for me. It has a strong composition and you've done well with the light considering the weather.

Dave

[JohnRostron]

Both good shots John but the first is the stand-out for me. It has a strong composition and you've done well with the light considering the weather.

Dave

I agree!

John

[marlunn]

Nice shots John, great place, well captured. I am going to have to revisit this year I think

[John 2]

Thanks for the comments all. We love the Lake District Mark and we are lucky to have it on our doorstep - wet or dry.

[IzzieK]

I love #1 best too because of the fact that it begs for some questions to be answered. e.g., what is on the top of this shot, is it a waking bridge? Have you been there? This looks more of a complete picture than the second one. Just my opinion...

[ucci]

Has to be number 1 by a long shot.

[John 2]

Thanks all for the additional comments. My preference is also for no.1. Yes Izzie, it was a circular walk up one side of the falls, across the bridge and back down the other side.

[bnnrcn]

Nice shots, I like both of them

[Rebel]

Number 1 for me, its got great little details from the rocks to the log and all the way up to that bridge.

[DonnaK]

#1 for me, too. The colors are more vibrant and the shot draws your eye up to the bridge. It looks like a wonderful place for photography.

[FootLoose]

I agree with everyone else, John, the first is the better composition, but I find the vignette a little too heavy for my taste.

[Barbara Ponder]

They are both lovely but #1 makes me want to find a place to sit where I can see and hear the water rushing.

[John 2]

Thanks all for the continued comments. Donna/Barbara, I will be going again but next time it will be in the fall. I suspect that the colours will be spectacular. Dave, I think you are right about the vignette. Should have held the image back for a while before posting. You don't tend to see these details immediately after PP.