Middle Knoll
Wandering up Dunsop valley from Dunsop Bridge in the Forest of Bowland, you will not be able to avoid noticing in the approaching distance a large, moorland-covered dome, looming as some kind of mythical Guardian over the entrances of Brennard Fell and Whitendale Fell respectively.
This treeless peak is Middle Knoll, which stands at 395 metres/1295 feet and whose vast girth forces the Brennard river and the Whitendale rivers to bulge their flows around its base before they conjoin and become the fast-flowing River Dunsop. The huge hill is without doubt one of the most spectacular sights within the Forest of Bowland and its height can be a real ‘gruel’ to conquer, depending on weather and wind direction, all due to its central position at the three valleys’ openings: however, if you succeed in reaching its barren top, the views are stunning in all directions and your sense of achievement will be matchless, that’s the power of Middle Knoll…
*Shot on a Samsung S10+ 12mp phone camera with camera settings at ISO-50, aperture at f/2.4, centre-weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/500 seconds*
Dog Rose fruit
*Shot on a Canon 600d 18mp dSLR using a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro lens with settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/6.3, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/125 seconds*
Footbridge over the River Wyre
This aging footbridge spans the infant River Wyre, just after its flow formation as its water leaves the Abbeystead dam at Abbeystead in the Forest of Bowland, UK.
*Shot on a Samsung S10+ 12mp phone camera with camera settings at ISO-50, aperture at f/2.2, centre-weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/120 seconds*
Dew drops
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Frog faucet
*Shot on an Olympus E-P1 12mp micro 4/3 system digital camera using an Olympus 17mm f/2.8 M.Zuiko prime lens with camera settings at ISO-200, aperture at f/4.5, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/80 seconds*
The wooded way
*Shot on an Olympus E-P5 16mp m4/3 digital camera using a 4/3 Olympus 70-300mm f/4-5.6 ED Zuiko lens via m4/3 adaptor with camera settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/7.1, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/160 seconds*
Wagon wheel
*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix G9 M4/3 mirrorless camera using a Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f/4-6.3 DG Vario-Elmar Lens with settings at ISO-200, aperture at f6.3, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/1000 seconds*
Roe Deer peeking
A cautious Roe Deer sneaks a peek between some trees in the ancient Aughton Wood, which straddles the NW bank of the River Lune at Caton in Lancaster, UK.
*Shot on an Olympus E-M1 mk1 16mp m4/3 pro mirrorless camera using a Panasonic 100-300mm f/4-5.6 MEGA O.I.S mark II lens with camera settings at ISO-100, aperture at f/9, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/60 seconds*
Backlit Fern
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Reflected clouds
*Shot on a Samsung S10+ 12mp phone camera with camera settings at ISO-50, aperture at f/2.4, centre-weighted metering mode and an exposure time of 1/900 seconds*
Stretch the Horizon 