Oct 18, 2025
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Moss covered wall
One step closer. Stainforth in the Yorkshire dales.
📸 Dave Z Photography
Summer’s Bountiful Playground
Britain is really starting to look proper lush now. Lisabet and I had a wee hike from Stainforth in the Yorkshire Dales down towards Little Stainforth to check out Stainforth Force. And what a bonny la’al area this is! Quite a few families about, playing in the river, diving in the plunge pools and bathing in the waterfalls; glorious on a hot summer’s day! I took many compositions around here; this one is shot north of the falls looking towards Stainforth Bridge, an ancient packhorse bridge, heavily featuring the eroded forms of the limestone river bed. =)
Stainforth Force, Little Stainforth, Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England.
ISO100, ƒ/16, ⅕sec at 14mm (21mm full-frame equiv.) using a slim circular polariser on my Sigma dp0 Quattro. This is largely a single exposure with some blending help from an overexposed frame for shadow detail. Processed in Sigma Photo Pro (FOV Classic Blue), edited in Photoshop, Color Efex Pro, and Macphun Luminar.
Stainforth Force
Rock formations at Stainforth Force
Stainforth Force
Stainforth Force
You Just Want To Dip Your Head In
Despite a long dry period in May, unusual for the North of England, Stainforth Force was still powerful and thunderous when Lisabet and I visited. There were plenty of families milling about the falls, watching the minnows in the shallow pools, diving into the plunge pools, and basking in the cascades. The temptation to just dive in and cool down meself was proper tempting…
Stainforth Force, Stainforth, Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England.
ISO100, ƒ/22, 0.8secs at 14mm (21mm full-frame equiv.) using a slim circular polariser on my Sigma dp0 Quattro. This is mostly a single exposure with some help from an under- and overexposed frame for shadow and highlight detail. Processed in Sigma Photo Pro, edited in Photoshop, Macphun Luminar, and Color Efex Pro.