Kendal, Cumbria, Winter
Wow, it’s been nearly a month since my last post.
Well as you know, Storm Arwen took autumn away and brought winter with it. In addition, it left behind lots of infrastructure damage. Families were left without power for a week or more.
So getting out and about has been difficult because of blocked roads and whatnot. But additionally, it has been wet, damp, drizzly, and miserable, severely limiting our prospects for getting out into nature.
Thankfully, we’ve entered a cold period, so the rain has disappeared. In its place is cold mist and fog, which we took advantage of with a wee waltz around beautiful Kendal.
All photos taken on my Fujifilm X-T2 using my Laowa 9mm f/2.8 and Fujinon 23mm f/2.0 prime lenses. Shots were exposure-bracketed handheld then merged, tonemapped, and edited in Affinity Photo. Finished off in Darkroom.
Whilst waiting for Lisabet, I noticed the winter morning light catching the top of the buildings above Highgate. A quick seven exposures later gave me this scene.
Whilst in town centre we nipped into Bobbi’s for arguably Kendal’s best flat white. When we came out a temperature inversion had descended on the town, covering the world in a soft and silent mist.
Stramongate Bridge and its weir, looking especially beautiful in the low winter light and misty conditions. There’s been a bridge here across the River Kent since the 14th century, but it’s current incarnation has been standing since 1794.
Then my Lisabet had an inspiring idea (as she usually does): why not visit Castle Street Cemetery? It’s always a good place to visit in moody conditions. She wasn’t wrong.
Probably the best shot from the whole day. Full of mood.
We navigated our way back home via the shoulder of Kendal Castle. There’s something about woodland in fog that speaks to something primal and ancient.
Fletcher’s Park always has some weird and wonderful trees. Good to see a lot of them survived Storm Arwen.
Not to mention a throne carved from a tree stump.