Longshaw Estate

Today I took a short ride to Longshaw Estate, this was my first photo trip and I was very excited to be out in the beautiful Peak District with my camera. I was surprised how busy the estate was given it was early on a midweek day, however I easily found a parking spot and headed out. I was in for a treat. I took the short walk and spent ages ambling and photographing anything that caught my attention. The light wasn’t dramatic and so I looked for shapes, patterns and reflections.

From the estate I passed over the road…by the ice cream vans… and passed into the top of Padley Gorge, an area I have long wanted to visit…it was gorgeous and I was totally smitten. Unfortunately I didn’t have my walking shoes on, just my trainers and the big boulders are slippy and potentially dangerous…no picture is worth putting oneself in danger. So I just took a few snaps at the top of the gorge and promised myself a longer visit at sunrise later in the year…perhaps for autumn colour.