irv_b, ManuelL and I had the opportunity to meet in the Peak District. We went on a walk at Beeley Moor and we had a wonderful day. The weather and the conversations were delightful. I shot 120 film with my Lipca Rollop and also 135 film with my Canon F-1. I'll start with my b&w pictures and irv_b and ManuelL will contribute their shots in separate posts.
Beeley Moor is west of Chesterfield and south of Chatsworth House which is quite a known tourist attraction in the Peak District. While the landscape is mainly characterised by meadows where sheep and cows graze and which are enclosed by beautiful stone walls, there's also moor land with fern as well as woods which often have little streams running through them. We started our walk at a small wood and followed along a stream which flows over a number of cascades. When we left the wood, we came to a beautiful sunny meadow. What I like a lot about the Peak District is the fact that there're many single trees which grow freely without being cut or restricted by other trees. They develop a wonderful and rich shape and they're very photogenic.
Tree & Gate by
C SCanon F-1, Fomapan 400 in Rodinal
There're many public footpaths leading through the meadows and very often you pass by cows and other farm animals that graze right next to you. When you reach the end of one meadow you pass through little gates where the footpath continues in the next meadow. We were lucky to have had sun, blue sky but also clouds that made they sky much more interesting.
Cow in front of Tree Arch by
C SCanon F-1, Fomapan 400 in Rodinal
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C SCanon F-1, Fomapan 400 in Rodinal
To be continued...
