Derwent Water - We're any of you folks down there this evening?

Bit of a long shot. Whenever I meet any togs out and about they have never heard of this place.
 
It's strange, I don't think I've ever bumped into anyone from the forum while out shooting. I'd have thought that by the law of averages, I would have done by now!
 
I sometimes do a date search on Flickr to see if anyone else has uploaded from the same day as me, if there were alot of people at a given location. Can be interesting.
 
TheAndyA said:
I was there this evening around 6pm and not long after, several other people with cameras appeared. Just wondering if it was anyone from here?
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If you'd been there over the weekend there was a group of us up there :)

I've bumped into people from here , one chap only lives 20 minutes from me, we go out togging fairly regular.

Not so long ago, I also got talking to a chap in a hide, it turned out we'd been following each other on Flickr and commenting on each other photos for quite a while, so always worth asking, its a small world really :D
 
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Not me, too far away.
A while back I did go down to a small woodland hide in Somerset to watch Herons & Egrets nesting and there was one other person in the hide who introduced himself to me ... turned out to be @Lez325 :D
 
gramps said:
Not me, too far away.
A while back I did go down to a small woodland hide in Somerset to watch Herons & Egrets nesting and there was one other person in the hide who introduced himself to me ... turned out to be @Lez325 :D
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Oh yes I remember that day Roger, I believe we went on to Greylake

Les :D
 
Phil-D said:
If you'd been there over the weekend there was a group of us up there :)

I've bumped into people from here , one chap only lives 20 minutes from me, we go out togging fairly regular.

Not so long ago, I also got talking to a chap in a hide, it turned out we'd been following each other on Flickr and commenting on each other photos for quite a while, so always worth asking, its a small world really :D
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Did you shoot the sunrise on Saturday or Sunday at the Duke of Portland Boathouse? I was staying just outside Pooley Bridge and made it out for sunrise both days, and each time I drove passed the boathouse, there was between 5 and 10 photographers all lined up along the edge of the road :-)
 
srhmoto said:
Did you shoot the sunrise on Saturday or Sunday at the Duke of Portland Boathouse? I was staying just outside Pooley Bridge and made it out for sunrise both days, and each time I drove passed the boathouse, there was between 5 and 10 photographers all lined up along the edge of the road :)
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Not us I'm afraid Simon. Most did sunrise from the top of Catbells on Saturday. Sunday Sunrise we split up doing different locations but I'm sure no one did the Portland Boathouse :)
 
Stu Meech said:
I sometimes do a date search on Flickr to see if anyone else has uploaded from the same day as me, if there were alot of people at a given location. Can be interesting.
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Yes and 9 times out of 10 it makes you think either you are at fault and colour blind etc or they have the date set wrong in their camera and were actually there on a different day because the shots are so different!
 
Craig_85 said:
Yes and 9 times out of 10 it makes you think either you are at fault and colour blind etc or they have the date set wrong in their camera and were actually there on a different day because the shots are so different!
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Yes sometimes I've looked back and gone 'it never looked like that!' but each to their own and all!
 
@TheAndyA I had just landed in the Lake District on Wednesday. I was down there on Thursday afternoon and Friday eve in passing. I thought it may have been you Friday - Audi A3 with a personalised plate with the last 3 initials starting with A and a woman in the car waiting...

It's been a good few days. Took me a day or so to find my feet and way around but have taken some stuff I am happy with (I think...)

Such a lovely place! Some really nice driving roads too. It hasn't felt a chore driving around.
 
TheAndyA said:
Sadly, I only have a 10 year old Renault :) I'll look forward to seeing some of your pics :)
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I'm glad I didn't wander over now and ask haha. Have seen a few photographers around. Most have been fairly polite.

I didn't get many good reflection shots over at Derwent unfortunately :( Ullswater this morning was very still though, albeit a bit hazy so I managed to get a few there. Went over to Rydal water afterwords which was nice. I feel I saw a lot but there is so much that I didn't see. Pretty sure I will be back though.

The drive home tomorrow. :( 5 and a bit hours. It's been worthwhile though.
 
TheAndyA said:
That's quite a drive! I can't say that I took any fantastic photos, it was a holiday for both Jill and I and I didn't want to push my luck ;)
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A little over 300 miles. Once you're on the motorway it's pretty plain sailing and you soon chomp through it. Haha it's tough at times when you are with others. It's a great break away none the less and the weather wasn't horrendous either.

Thinking of where to head next...
 
Ruffmeister said:
A little over 300 miles. Once you're on the motorway it's pretty plain sailing and you soon chomp through it. Haha it's tough at times when you are with others. It's a great break away none the less and the weather wasn't horrendous either.

Thinking of where to head next...
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You cant be far from me then, its 330 miles for me in southampton, hoping to get to the lakes in the next couple weeks
 
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