That's a shame. Enjoy the alternative, whatever it proves to be.philldresser said:
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Leon said:
Looks good in the snow.
Dave Miller said:
I had previously nominated the Horse & Farrier Les.
Your suggestion for a stroll sounds good, I like the gentle bit. Is Castlerigg better at dawn or dusk? I'm quite happy to point my camera at anything, providing it dosn't move too quickly.
Yes, must sort out some prints to show, I must have at least one that I'm not ashamed of!
I must give the H&F a ring to find out if we have to book for dinner, will let you know. After that it could be the chippy in Keswick.
I have just been informed by post that the Keswick site...
"due to recent flooding.... the site has been deemed uncampable"
I now have to consider my options. I may not be joining you this year.
Barry
"due to recent flooding.... the site has been deemed uncampable"
I now have to consider my options. I may not be joining you this year.
Barry
This is not good news Barry, hope you can sort a site out.
I'm really sorry folks, but for various highly tedious reasons I'm going to have to pull out of the Lake District weekend. I was really looking forward to meeting you all, and having the opportunity to take some pics in the Lakes at last, but alas it's not going to happen.
I hope the weekend is a huge success, and perhaps I can join in next time.
I hope the weekend is a huge success, and perhaps I can join in next time.
You'll be missed, Ailsa. 
Sorry to hear that Ailsa, we'll see you next time then.
It's getting close so, to recap, here are the firm plans so far:-
Meet at the Horse & Farrier pub, Threlkeld on the Friday evening about 6 pm for dinner and to discuss the locations, get some dinner and show some prints that we have brought along. turn in early and get up to catch the dawn at Castlerigg (not far from Threlkeld) then off to our planned itinery.
That sound about right?
cant wait
It's getting close so, to recap, here are the firm plans so far:-
Meet at the Horse & Farrier pub, Threlkeld on the Friday evening about 6 pm for dinner and to discuss the locations, get some dinner and show some prints that we have brought along. turn in early and get up to catch the dawn at Castlerigg (not far from Threlkeld) then off to our planned itinery.
That sound about right?
cant wait
Sounds ok to me. Is the turning in early bit because your promised to but the beer?Leon said:
Phew... that's me sorted (http://www.borrowdalecottages.co.uk/) - talk about last minute bookings....
I'll be driving up from west London (from near Heathrow, M40, M42, M6) starting at between 6 - 7 a.m. on Friday, so if anyone would like a lift let me know, but be aware I am not returning until the following Saturday 19th.
Cheers, Bob.
I'll be driving up from west London (from near Heathrow, M40, M42, M6) starting at between 6 - 7 a.m. on Friday, so if anyone would like a lift let me know, but be aware I am not returning until the following Saturday 19th.
Cheers, Bob.
Hello All,
As you know, the campsite I booked (at Keswick) was closed due to flooding. I could not find another in the area that opened before March. I orignally decided on camping so I could get early starts.
I tried to get accomodation in the Threlkeld area. Interestingly the Horse & Farrier had vacancies for Friday and Sunday nights, but not Saturday. All other B&B's I tried did not want to offer a single for just three nights. I 'almost' had a cottage in Keswick!
So I have decided to work now and see you all on the next meet. Hope you get some good light.
Best regards
Barry
As you know, the campsite I booked (at Keswick) was closed due to flooding. I could not find another in the area that opened before March. I orignally decided on camping so I could get early starts.
I tried to get accomodation in the Threlkeld area. Interestingly the Horse & Farrier had vacancies for Friday and Sunday nights, but not Saturday. All other B&B's I tried did not want to offer a single for just three nights. I 'almost' had a cottage in Keswick!
So I have decided to work now and see you all on the next meet. Hope you get some good light.
Best regards
Barry
Sorry to hear it, Barry. Catch you next time around.
Just as well you're not camping though... The forecast at the moment (keeps changing) sugests you'd be putting your tent up in pouring rain! Clouds and sunny intervals for Sat and Sun (wellies might be in order, though! 
)
Keswick forecasts here - Dead Link Removed
Just as well you're not camping though... The forecast at the moment (keeps changing) sugests you'd be putting your tent up in pouring rain!
Clouds and sunny intervals for Sat and Sun (wellies might be in order, though! )Keswick forecasts here - Dead Link Removed
Yes, as Frank says, that is not good news Barry.
Well, we are packed and ready for the off at around 10am tomorrow. We plan to arrive at about 4pm, but if the M6 is anything like it was today, then we shall be grateful just to arrive. However the thought of all that photogenic mist and rain spurs one on, does it not?
Well, we are packed and ready for the off at around 10am tomorrow. We plan to arrive at about 4pm, but if the M6 is anything like it was today, then we shall be grateful just to arrive. However the thought of all that photogenic mist and rain spurs one on, does it not?
Dave Miller said:
It certainly does, and I can almost smell the woodsmoke from the pub chimney!
Have a great trip, take care.
Barry
The theory is I leave work at noon, drive home, chuck things into a bag, and should be arriving sometime between 5 and 6. However, the difference between theory and practice is that in theory there's no difference!
Barry - I promise we'll drink your health.
Dave - the mist and rain is fine until it starts trickling photogenically down the back of your neck!
See you in the bar!
Barry - I promise we'll drink your health.
Dave - the mist and rain is fine until it starts trickling photogenically down the back of your neck!
See you in the bar!
The weekend came and went very quickly and I guess that I'm the first home, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to say thanks to the brave hardy souls who made the journey to the wet, windy and very cold Lake District. I think it's also the time to say a big thanks to Leon and Dave Miller who were the prime movers in getting the meeting off the ground. I enjoyed our short but very entertaining time together and look forward to the next meeting.
Even though the weather was not very cooperative there was a fair amount of film exposed and I'm sure that one or two pictures of the weekend will emerge.
Even though the weather was not very cooperative there was a fair amount of film exposed and I'm sure that one or two pictures of the weekend will emerge.
Likewise, a huge thank you to Leon and Dave for all the work they put into this. Great to meet everyone and put faces (albeit rather cold, shivering, slightly blue faces!) to names.
All hail the rugged few who challenged Castlerigg and lived to tell the tale!
(And, of course you were home first Les, the speed Peter drives...!
)
All hail the rugged few who challenged Castlerigg and lived to tell the tale!
(And, of course you were home first Les, the speed Peter drives...!
)despite all the setbacks (7 hour drive to get there, great light UNTIL we got our cameras out, then heavy grey featureless nothing , losing Les, Peter and David at the outset of the 1st day - not seen again until the Pub that evening, the cold and then a 7 hour drive to get home again), I had a fantastic time. I'm off to develop my films now.
Now, I reckon we should plan an Autumn meet - somewhere warm, dry and not too far ... any ideas?
Dave Miller suggested Avebury before - sounds like a great idea to me.
Now, I reckon we should plan an Autumn meet - somewhere warm, dry and not too far ... any ideas?
Dave Miller suggested Avebury before - sounds like a great idea to me.
I seem to have drawn the short straw to write a report on our first weekend meet, so here goes.
Firstly it must be said that a large measure of thanks for the success of the weekend must go to the hard working staff of the Horse & Farrier Inn who made us all so welcome. They provided superb service, excellent food, always with a smile, and nothing was too much trouble for them, not even opening the kitchen some two hours earlier than usual to provide a wonderful breakfast prior to our predawn start on Saturday. The bar snug was converted, with their blessing, into an impromptu debating chamber on the Friday evening, and just as readily changed to a private dinning room on both Friday and Saturday evenings.
If any other APUG member is in need of first class accommodation whilst visiting the English Lakes then I cannot recommend this establishment too highly.
Check them out at http://www.horseandfarrier.com
It was with some trepidation that I arrived at the Horse & Farrier on the Friday afternoon in the company of my wife, and friends Jean and Tony Marlow. Would anyone else turn up? How would the group gel together? Would the choice of venue be successful? I neednt have worried on any of these points, for by soon after 6pm the others had arrived, and introduced themselves, and lively debate commenced.
Photographs were circulated as planned, and this also helped the icebreaking, photography was the language of the evening and the basis for a very informative exchange of ideas and techniques. If nothing else had taken place I felt that the five hundred mile round trip was warranted by that evening alone.
Saturday morning began with a predawn outing to nearby Castlerigg, an ancient stone circle that has been photographed almost as many times as El Capitan. The weather was, to say the least, inclement. We were greeted by sub-zero temperatures, exacerbated by gale force winds which rendered it difficult to maintain a footing. Several cameras took impromptu close-ups of the, fortunately, soft ground, as the wind took control, whilst grey lowering skies ensured that the film exposed was probably wasted; we shall see!
Les, Peter, and David viewed this comedy from the warm interior of Peters Campervan whilst eating their breakfast. I couldnt find an argument to counter this action, so a move down to Keswick for morning coffee was arranged as soon as it was deemed decent to do so.
The next venue was nominated by Les, who, it must be remembered was being chaffered by Peter in his campervan. Now in case the wrong impression is given by the term Van it should be pointed out that this vehicle more closely resembles a London bus than a common or garden van, so the turn of events that followed was even more surprising.
Having lead our motley convoy for a number of miles, Peter deemed it necessary to execute a rather neat U-turn at an impossibly narrow section of road leaving the rest of us to pirouette around the local bakers van. By the time we had completed this manoeuvre, and reversed direction, Peter had succeeded in teleporting his vehicle into a parallel universe, for search as we did, we failed to locate them. They eventually warped back into view in the Horse & Farriers car park later that evening, a neat trick, the execution of which Peter was reluctant to divulge. It transpired that whilst they explored Buttermere the rest of us took in the delights of Watendlath, between frequent rain squalls, that by that time, we were becoming used to.
Lively debate again preceded, and accompanied the Saturday evening meal.
Sunday began at a rather more civilised time as we woke to fresh snow falls on the hills, and blue skies. It didnt last, by the time we had driven over the Honister Pass to Buttermere the clouds had returned. The biting wind remained to keep us awake. Several hours were spent photographing the waters edge of the mere, and adjacent falls before the attraction of the local pub overcame our resolve. Having retired there for a warming lunch we decided that it was appropriate to call an end to the weekend, many facing a long journey home, ready for a return to work on the Monday.
It was nice to be able to put faces to names during what, in spite of the adverse weather, proved to be a very enjoyable weekend. I thank all those that did attend, especially Leon for promoting the idea, and look forward to seeing the fruits of their labours.
Firstly it must be said that a large measure of thanks for the success of the weekend must go to the hard working staff of the Horse & Farrier Inn who made us all so welcome. They provided superb service, excellent food, always with a smile, and nothing was too much trouble for them, not even opening the kitchen some two hours earlier than usual to provide a wonderful breakfast prior to our predawn start on Saturday. The bar snug was converted, with their blessing, into an impromptu debating chamber on the Friday evening, and just as readily changed to a private dinning room on both Friday and Saturday evenings.
If any other APUG member is in need of first class accommodation whilst visiting the English Lakes then I cannot recommend this establishment too highly.
Check them out at http://www.horseandfarrier.com
It was with some trepidation that I arrived at the Horse & Farrier on the Friday afternoon in the company of my wife, and friends Jean and Tony Marlow. Would anyone else turn up? How would the group gel together? Would the choice of venue be successful? I neednt have worried on any of these points, for by soon after 6pm the others had arrived, and introduced themselves, and lively debate commenced.
Photographs were circulated as planned, and this also helped the icebreaking, photography was the language of the evening and the basis for a very informative exchange of ideas and techniques. If nothing else had taken place I felt that the five hundred mile round trip was warranted by that evening alone.
Saturday morning began with a predawn outing to nearby Castlerigg, an ancient stone circle that has been photographed almost as many times as El Capitan. The weather was, to say the least, inclement. We were greeted by sub-zero temperatures, exacerbated by gale force winds which rendered it difficult to maintain a footing. Several cameras took impromptu close-ups of the, fortunately, soft ground, as the wind took control, whilst grey lowering skies ensured that the film exposed was probably wasted; we shall see!
Les, Peter, and David viewed this comedy from the warm interior of Peters Campervan whilst eating their breakfast. I couldnt find an argument to counter this action, so a move down to Keswick for morning coffee was arranged as soon as it was deemed decent to do so.
The next venue was nominated by Les, who, it must be remembered was being chaffered by Peter in his campervan. Now in case the wrong impression is given by the term Van it should be pointed out that this vehicle more closely resembles a London bus than a common or garden van, so the turn of events that followed was even more surprising.
Having lead our motley convoy for a number of miles, Peter deemed it necessary to execute a rather neat U-turn at an impossibly narrow section of road leaving the rest of us to pirouette around the local bakers van. By the time we had completed this manoeuvre, and reversed direction, Peter had succeeded in teleporting his vehicle into a parallel universe, for search as we did, we failed to locate them. They eventually warped back into view in the Horse & Farriers car park later that evening, a neat trick, the execution of which Peter was reluctant to divulge. It transpired that whilst they explored Buttermere the rest of us took in the delights of Watendlath, between frequent rain squalls, that by that time, we were becoming used to.
Lively debate again preceded, and accompanied the Saturday evening meal.
Sunday began at a rather more civilised time as we woke to fresh snow falls on the hills, and blue skies. It didnt last, by the time we had driven over the Honister Pass to Buttermere the clouds had returned. The biting wind remained to keep us awake. Several hours were spent photographing the waters edge of the mere, and adjacent falls before the attraction of the local pub overcame our resolve. Having retired there for a warming lunch we decided that it was appropriate to call an end to the weekend, many facing a long journey home, ready for a return to work on the Monday.
It was nice to be able to put faces to names during what, in spite of the adverse weather, proved to be a very enjoyable weekend. I thank all those that did attend, especially Leon for promoting the idea, and look forward to seeing the fruits of their labours.
Yes, thanks Dave. It sounds like a great time had.
Dave, that sounds a pretty fair summation of our exciting (pronounced "cold"!) weekend in the Lakes.
I would like to thank everyone for making my wife & I welcome at our firts appearance at an APUG event. I have been lurking here for some while and it is probably time to come out of the shadows now I have met some of the really nice people behind the avatars!
Thanks to Leon for the idea, and Dave for much organising and suggestion of picturesque vantage points - but can you please arrange better weather next time? Perhaps we should all come to Cornwall with Leon in a couple of months?? (only joking).
I'm looking forward to seeing the results from the others and keeping my fingers crossed to see if any of mine turn out at all - I was one of those fortunate enough to have the tripod and attached camera take a dive, lens first, into the very wet turf at Castlerigg! Luckily it was not an expensive piece of MF gear, but it does take a nice 6 x 9 closeup of mud & grass.....
I don't know if it was the weather, or the auspicious company, but I brought a few "toy" cameras along and they almost all gave up the ghost - at a rate of around one every two hours. Hmm, maybe it was the glare they got from Les & Dave?
Anyway, I'm up for more of the same later in the year - especially at Avebury.
I would like to thank everyone for making my wife & I welcome at our firts appearance at an APUG event. I have been lurking here for some while and it is probably time to come out of the shadows now I have met some of the really nice people behind the avatars!
Thanks to Leon for the idea, and Dave for much organising and suggestion of picturesque vantage points - but can you please arrange better weather next time? Perhaps we should all come to Cornwall with Leon in a couple of months?? (only joking).
I'm looking forward to seeing the results from the others and keeping my fingers crossed to see if any of mine turn out at all - I was one of those fortunate enough to have the tripod and attached camera take a dive, lens first, into the very wet turf at Castlerigg! Luckily it was not an expensive piece of MF gear, but it does take a nice 6 x 9 closeup of mud & grass.....
I don't know if it was the weather, or the auspicious company, but I brought a few "toy" cameras along and they almost all gave up the ghost - at a rate of around one every two hours. Hmm, maybe it was the glare they got from Les & Dave?
Anyway, I'm up for more of the same later in the year - especially at Avebury.
Just a thought of something that I had meant to mention at the weekend, but immediately forgot about! (Its an age thing Im told.) Anyway the misplaced thought that has just resurfaced is that each of us Lakeland snappers should consider printing one of our pictures for each of the other attendees as a memento of the weekend. In short we would each need to produce around 10 prints of our favourite image and exchange one with each of the others. Something around 10x8 or less should suffice. What do you think, anyone up for it?
Given Les theory of capture success rate, I have a third of a decent image somewhere within my seven, as yet undeveloped films, so its an offer based on blind faith on my part, however I have a developing session planned for this evening so the ratio of certainty may increase.
Given Les theory of capture success rate, I have a third of a decent image somewhere within my seven, as yet undeveloped films, so its an offer based on blind faith on my part, however I have a developing session planned for this evening so the ratio of certainty may increase.
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