I've been out on the fells at night before sometimes taking photos using longish exposures on bright moonlit or starlit nights nights. it can be very peaceful and you might be able to see feck all, but put your camera on a tripod or other support point it in what you think might be a good direction, release the shutter for a long exposure, you might get an awe-insiring photo out of it full of colour.
to quote straight from : www.sots-of-time.co.uk/about.php
"There was an emphasis on the sublime - a spiritual awareness that could be stimulated by a grand and awesome landscape. During this period the Lake District was a relatively remote and peaceful area, but with the huge number of visitors today the only time when it is possible to experience anything like the ‘peace’ of Wordsworth’s time is the dead of night."
You might well get peace on the mountains in the dead of night, but then comparing that to Wordsworth and Coleridge just seems silly, when they were out in the mountains or on the fells, they could actually see the landcape around them, you can't see all the detail at night, Iddon's photos often show more than you can ever see with just your eyes. you want a timeless peace on the fells and awe insiring landscapes get out there at first light - get out walking an hour before sunrise. You probably won't see anyone until 10am and most of those people will be back in the valleys before the tea shops close.
Posted: 29/03/2008 at 16:06
