Another lovely view of Buttermere on our recent early morning walk during our trip to the UK… The waters were calming down when we arrived and I mounted my camera on my tripod as I awaited the ripples on the lake surface to calm down. My patience was rewarded finally when the waters became calm enough to produce lovely reflections on the lake surface.
Many times have I brought my tripod along on my trips but failed to utilize it for photography, especially on my last trip to Cornwall in the UK where the strong wind conditions made using a tripod practically impossible. On our trip this time round to the Lake District in the UK, I was finally able to make full use of my tripod with the much milder weather. I am pretty happy with some of the shots I managed to catch on our early morning walk around Buttermere.
Manchester, UK has a special place in my memories. It was the place where I was trained as an obstetric emergencies instructor nine years ago. It is also the place that I have taught on such courses the most. We returned to Manchester again this year to teach as well as to re-certify as instructors. Of course, having travelled all the way there, there was no way I was not going to indulge in some photography along the way :p I had some fun this time round doing some daytime long exposure photography using a 10-stop neutral density filter. I like the surreal effect I was able to achieve 🙂