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A trip to Devoke Water on Birker Fell not far from Eskdale.
I have been trying to get to Devoke Water for some time, this was my third attempt. It's nearly a mile from a metalled road, along a rough farm track. Too far to carry the heavy gear, so a careful drive, avoiding large boulders and deep potholes was the name of the game. In the first few yards is a large steel pipe culvert which has been made hard to pass because the road is eroded by tractors and 4X4's. I was concerned that if I found a way over the culvert and went along the road we might either get stuck, or have to reverse out if we couldn't turn round, so Christopher and I walked right to the end yesterday afternoon.
There were no serious obstacles so when we got home I decided it was doable at night. After dinner we returned, armed with the heavy tripod and the D800 and my MC-36a remote timer. We arrived about ten and after a cup of coffee to calm the nerves after a hair raising drive at night, I set up the camera, it was so dark I couldn't see the pumphouse in the viewfinder so I decided to take a 30 sec exposure to check framing.
D800, 16mm fisheye f2.8 @ f4 ISO about 1600 I think.
Love this image.
As you know I am not a fan of star trails so the other ones dont rock my boat.
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