High And Low Force 24-01-15

My parents kindly offered to drive me to High and Low Force in Teesdale, Durham. 

We pulled over half way through our journey and I ran out in the freezing wind to take a picture over the hills of Weardale. There were stormy clouds but we were lucky enough to get the blue sky with the sun light. After a few hours in the car, we had arrived. 

// Rich Green And Pale Grey //

 After parking the car and walking down the path, this was our first view of High Force. I took this photo on my 18-55mm lens because I wanted to get the colours of orange and brown showing next to the waterfall. This is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in England. 

The place was very damp but there was nature in every corner with the spectacular rich dark greens and water droplets. I couldn't stop myself from taking photos.

Finally we got down to the bottom and it was time to set up my tripod. My plan was to hopefully get some slow shutter speeds of the waterfall, similar to my Jesmond Dene photos. It took longer to get the perfect shot, because it was just too light and they came out over exposed.

IOS 100 // Shutter Speed 3.2 // EF75-300mm f/4-5.6 // Aperture 32 

IOS 100 // Shutter Speed 2 // EF75-300mm f/4-5.6 // Aperture 40

// Water Droplets //

// Look Deep Into Nature, And Then You Will Understand Everything Better //

For this photo (with the rocks in the foreground), I still tried to use a slow shutter speed for the waterfall. This time I only had the shutter speed on for a second which worked the best.  

 Walking back up the path we came across this little stream down the hill, I then again tested my shutter speed. Even though we did come to see High Force this was one of my favourite photos so far.

 We then got back in the car and traveled down the road to see Low Force, which is a series of small waterfalls. 

// The Sun Always Rises //

 Even though I only live 1 hour 30 minutes away I would recommend visiting Teesdale and the waterfalls. It has a beautiful landscape with little villages in every place, it is also full of walks, hills, and sheep. Or if your more adventurous, we saw people white water rafting down the river which also looked amazing. 

// The Storm Coming In //

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