#stanley ghyll

[lightsweep]

Lived Up To The Legend

If you’re in the North of England and you want waterfalls, you should probably go to the Yorkshire Dales as there’s loads. But the Lake District has its fair share of waterfalls, and Stanley Force is one of the more impressive ones. I’ve been after shooting this one for years, and the other day I finally had the right conditions: overcast skies for soft light, in the middle of the summer for a full on lush environment.

Stanley Force sits at the head of Stanley Ghyll, a gorge in Eskdale that cuts through the granite of the Eskdale Fells. The result is a narrow and deep ravine that has been made more accessible with three wooden bridges. Incidentally, the gorge and waterfall are named after the Stanley family, who owned and lived in nearby Dalegarth Hall when the area was becoming popular with Victorian tourists. Stanley Force is a 60-ft drop and, surrounded by all sorts of ferns, moss, lichen and other vegetation, is an incredible sight.

Stanley Force, Stanley Ghyll, Eskdale, Lake District, Cumbria, England.

ISO100, various apertures and shutter speeds, 14mm (21mm full-frame equiv.) using a slim circular polariser on my Sigma dp0 Quattro. This photo was made with four exposures at ƒ/8 to get all the highlight and shadow information, and then another underexposed frame at ƒ/22 to get a darker but longer exposure for the highlights of the water. Processed in Sigma Photo Pro, blended in Photoshop, edited in Color Efex Pro and Macphun’s Luminar.

[hogbu]

Wintery Woods par Judith

[cumbriacrack]

‘Forgotten’ view unveiled in the Western Lakes People visiting Stanley Ghyll, in Eskdale, this winter can now catch a glimpse of an iconic, historic view which has been cleared for the first time since the Victorian era. Full story: https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2019/12/18/forgotten-view-unveiled-in-the-western-lakes/

[cumbriacrack]

Bumper funding package to improve access in the Western Lakes The Lake District National Park has recently secured a bumper £80,000 of funding for two major improvement projects in the Western Lakes Full story: https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2018/10/24/bumper-funding-package-to-improve-access-in-the-western-lakes/

[peterowbottom]

Stanley ghyll by Pete Rowbottom Via Flickr: This was another great location on the recent Lakeland trip, tucked away well off the beaten track in Eskdale, the walk up to it with Brad Eide - www.flickr.com/photos/58071954@N08, and Mike - www.flickr.com/photos/muddybootsuk was great with some excellent scenic spots through the small wooded gorge that leads you to the end here at this waterfall. I't a bit of a scramble down to this spot, made even more difficult with a big bag but worth it I think, although there didn't seem to be lots of spray I was so glad I actually got an image from here as when I'd got home despite constantly cleaning my lens / filters there were lots of images ruined by water spots, and of course they are always in the worst places possible... This the end of the track up the gorge but there is a feint track up the left hand side of the falls as well (along with a sign that says no path) although we didn't venture up it it looks like people have and it's intruiging me know as to what the view is like loking back down the gorge from there, maybe next time....

[spinswimscream]

So much moss.