Buttermere

This is a planned walk along the shores of Buttermere in the Lake District, Buttermere is a beautiful lake, surrounded by mountains with trees on both sides. The trees in Oct should be turning their autumnal colours and with luck the lower sun will illuminate the shores to give plenty of landscape and visual opportunities for photographs.

We will meet outside the Croft House Farm Cafe from where we will walk down to the shore & visit the infamous Buttermere lone tree which sadly is losing more and more branches as it gets older. From there we will walk along the shore, hopefully a calm day with reflections in the lake and views across to sunlit hillsides.

The walk is planned for around 4 hrs max after which we can have refreshments in the cafe. I suggest bringing some lunch & a drink with you in the event you get hungry (I do!!) before we get back to the cafe which could around 2pm or later.

Whatever the weather Buttermere never fails to deliver photographic chances to make beautiful images. Whilst this is not a learning workshop, I will be on hand to assist people with any technical questions about settings, composition etc.

Equipment: I suggest you bring a camera & lenses which cover the range (35mm equivalent) 24-200mm. A tripod could be useful for long exposures involving water or moving clouds but again is not essential. Excellent images can be made with any camera without interchangeable lenses including mobile phone cameras.