Photographing the Lake District: The Most Beautiful Places to Visit (Fotovue Photographing Guide)

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As already mentioned there are various spots to park along the lake edge but please do not park in passing places or obstruct traffic. The dramatic scree slopes of Wastwater are nicely lit by the setting sun. Any spot from the road along the lake will provide a great vantage point to watch the colour drain from the day. Finish up with a pint at the Wasdale Head Inn. BLEA TARN If you don’t fancy climbing up to Loughrigg to shoot the ‘big’ view, explore the southern end of Grasmere shoreline instead, where there is a weir and good views stretching over the lake toward the Daffodil Hotel. Between Windermere and Bowness there is the National Trust owned land of Miller Ground, which runs along part of the eastern shoreline and commands wonderful views of the Langdale Pikes across the water. A car will be your friend in the Lake District as arriving at most spots by public transport will be challenging and will rarely coincide with the times you want to arrive for best light.

Listen to no one who tells you there’s a right time of year for landscape photography. Or for that matter, a right time of day. Forget meaningless terms like the golden hour. The ‘right time’ to take a photograph is when you feel able to capture the essence of a scene in the way it feels to you – and frankly, that could be just about any time! The locations include: Lakes, Fells, Valleys, Waterfalls, Cottages & Farmhouses , Woodlands, Rivers, Bridges, Boats, Jetties, Wildlife, Classic Views, Landscapes & Panoramas, Villages, Shows and Events, Historic Houses, Castles & Gardens. My advice would be to not set too rigid a plan, and try to think of locations that will work in differing conditions. The colours of the fells are always great at this time of year. Maybe look for locations where you can exclude the sky and give more prominence to the colours of the trees and fells.Buttermere is a beautiful lake set in a remote part of the Lake District. In the rain and wind, the mighty crags that surround it form a forbidding barrier to other valleys. But, on a calm day, some of the best lake district views unfold before you. Photographing THE LAKE DISTRICT is a comprehensive photographic-location guidebook to the most beautiful places to take photographs in the English Lake District. The book guides the reader to beautiful places and gives advice on how to take the best photographs when there. The Lake District National Park, established in 1951 and awarded UNESCO world heritage status in 2017, is home to both England’s largest lakes and its highest mountains. Its rugged mountain landscapes, crystal clear lakes and tarns, and picture postcard villages attract an average of 17 million tourists a year (probably more in recent times). Although there is the odd parking space at the bottom where the signposted walk for Side Pike begins, you are more likely to find a space in the National Trust car park for Blea Tarn, from where it will take about 10 minutes to walk. The second section consists of chapters offering photographic advice on how to improve your photography including: camera and lens choice, composition, exposure, depth of field, sunrise and sunset photography, how to catch a rainbow and how to photograph waterfalls.

There are lots of footpaths to explore and several hides which look out over a tarn and wetland, perfect for bird watching.Derwentwater is a large lake and you will find a number of jetties dotted along its shores. The best known is Ashness Launch, near Barrow Bay along the B5289. While this is a popular and well-known viewpoint, it is a good sunset location and it can be a wonderfully peaceful spot. The jetty shot is a very recent one, and was actually taken the week before all of 2021’s flooding took place. We were able to set up under an umbrella, and were actively waiting for the heavier showers to roll down Derwentwater. Close to Ambleside, this peaceful tarn and fell offer lovely views toward Grasmere, and the craggy Langdale pikes. In my opinion, the first couple of hours of daylight are best. If you can get them, still conditions and clearing mist make for some wonderful atmospheric images. However, if you can keep rain off the lens, damp, murky conditions (which tend to be quite frequent in the Lake District!) can also work quite well, in conjunction with long exposures to smooth out the lake surface.

SIMON: One of the most exciting parts of photography for me is the exploring part - I love the feeling of discovering something, making a composition work and then enjoying the resulting image that feels unique, personal and creatively fulfilling. Exploring in the hope of finding something can feel counterproductive if you're not time rich, but I'd aim for just one photo that I'm particularly happy with. Strap on your walking boots, enjoy a hike and be open minded. There are still plenty of areas which see very few photographers. What is the best season to photograph the Lake District?

2. Ashness Launch

There is a little pay and display car park just off the B5285 at Monk Coniston; the jetty is only a short walk from here. Visit in the evening when it is less likely for people or fishermen to be standing on the jetty, and skies are more prone to being interesting or colourful. 8. Tarn Hows