Date and Time 5pm Monday 1st – 6pm Friday 5th November 2024
Duration Four Days, Four Nights
Price £1,395 (£200 deposit, £1,195 balance to be paid by the 1st Sept 2024. If booking after the 1st Sept 2024, full amount is payable)
Workshop Leaders Melvin Nicholson
Workshop Assistant Mal Crawford
Maximum Workshop Attendees 7
Meeting Place 5pm Monday 1st Nov 2024 Meeting at our seven bedroom workshop holiday home in Windermere
Exertion Level Easy/Medium – All locations within a mile from the car, some much closer. Uneven paths and slippery rocks. A reasonable level of fitness and mobility is required.
This four day, four night Lake District landscape photography tour and workshop during the autumn period is the perfect time of the year to visit the recently awarded UNESCO World Heritage Centre. The colours of the trees and leaves are changing to gorgeous oranges, reds, and yellows and the days are getting cooler with the possibility of hoar frost. For landscape photography, it is just about perfect. It is quiet, peaceful and allows you to connect with nature in your own time free from the hustle and bustle of the summer visitors. Sunrise times are manageable (7.15am) allowing us to be on location for the start of the day before returning to either the house or a local cafe for a hearty breakfast. Autumn in the Lake District is a very magical time indeed.
During our four days, we shall be visiting the stunning areas of Ullswater, Derwentwater, Rydal, Coniston, and the Langdales. From watching the warm golden glow of the setting sun as it lights up the sky with its pink hues over Ashness Landing Pier on Derwentwater to capturing the early morning light at the standing stones of the 5,000 year old stone circle at Castlerigg. From witnessing the beautiful and elegant wooden steamers moored up at Derwentwater to watching the light slowly illuminate the peaks of the Langdale Pikes from the shoreline of Blea Tarn at sunrise. There are so many viewpoints to marvel at, that you will want to return time and time again.
This four day, four night workshop is limited to just seven people to keep the group small and friendly while allowing you enough time on location. We provide the accommodation (full self catering), dedicated professional 1-2-1 tuition, and transport between locations in a modern and comfortable nine-seater minibus. We hope that you can join us.
ITINERARY
Friday 1st November 2024
5.30pm Meet at the house (called The Boundary) 6.30pm Pre-Workshop Meeting and Q&A 7.30pm Meal at The Westmorland Inn, Windermere
Saturday 2nd November 2024 Sunrise 7.16am Sunset 4.33pm
6am Head to Derwentwater for sunrise 6.30am Arrive at Derwentwater 9.30am Head to Booths breakfast 10.45am Head to Buttermere 11.30am Arrive at Buttermere 2pm Head to Ashness Landing Pier via Honister Pass 3pm Arrive at Ashness Landing Pier 4.45pm Back to the house 5.15pm Arrive at the house 7.30pm Evening meal in a local restaurant/take away meal in the house
Sunday 3rd November 2024 Sunrise 7.18am Sunset 4.31pm
6am Head to Blea Tarn for sunrise 6.30am Arrive at Blea Tarn 9am Head to Cathedral Cavern 9.30am Arrive at Cathedral Cavern 1pm Head to Slater’s Bridge 2.30pm Head to Monk Pier, Coniston 3pm Arrive at Monk Pier, Coniston 5pm Back to the house via Windermere Ferry 6pm Arrive at the house 7.30pm Evening meal in a local restaurant/take away meal in the house
Monday 4th November 2024 Sunrise 7.20am Sunset 4.29pm
6am Head to River Brathay for sunrise 6.30am Arrive at River Brathay 9am Head to Martindale 10am Arrive at Martindale 12pm Head to Aira Force Falls 12.30pm Arrive at Aira Force Falls 2.30pm Head to Ullswater 3.30pm Duke of Portland Boathouse 5pm Back to the house 6pm Arrive at the house 7.30pm Evening meal in a local restaurant/take away meal in the house
Tuesday 5th November 2024 Sunrise 7.22am Sunset 4.27pm 6am Head to Waterhead, Windermere 6.30am Arrive at Waterhead 8am Head back to the house for breakfast & check out 8.30am Arrive at the house 10am Check out of the house 10.15am Head to Rydal Boathouse 10.45am Arrive at Rydal Boathouse 11.45am Head to Old School Tea Rooms Café, Rydal (lunch) 1pm Head to Rydal Falls 2.30pm Head to Kelly Hall Tarn 4pm Arrive at Kelly Hall Tarn, Torver 5pm Head back to the house to collect the cars 6pm Workshop ends
Melvin Nicholson
Melvin Nicholson is the founder of Landscape Locations and a UK based professional photographer.
Melvin has been a full time photographer since 2014 and has been running photography workshops, tours and courses both in the UK and internationally since he started out.
In Melvin’s own words “I love what I do because it allows me to indulge in the very thing that fulfils my life beyond imagination. And I feel lucky to be able to share my passion, enthusiasm and knowledge with others.
North West, UK based Mal’s interest in photography began at art college in his early 20’s, with landscapes becoming his speciality, a genre that still inspires him today. Armed with a Minolta 35mm SLR film camera and a couple of lenses, Mal spent several years learning his craft.
Mal started using Sony cameras around 2007, starting with an a300 DSLR but these days now shoots with Sony mirrorless equipment.
Mal’s interest in landscape photography lies more in capturing the artistic essence of a place rather than standard picture postcard scenes. This allows him to often see a different side to locations which compliments those who he instructs.
Mal has assisted photography workshop tour guides on workshops and tours for some time now and is more than happy to pass on his knowledge, experience and skillset with others.
Four nights self catering in a beautiful seven bedroom Victorian boutique house in the heart of Windermere, Lake District.
The property boasts two beautifully appointed reception rooms, as well as a well equipped 10 metre long kitchen complete with a huge wooden table that comfortably seats fourteen people.
Available Rooms 2 x Superking En-Suite 4 x King En-Suite 1 x King with separate bathroom (this will be my room)
All rooms come with a shower AND a bath.
There is no single occupancy supplement charged.
Rooms are allocated on a first booked, first serve basis for fairness.
There is private parking for two vehicles with the remainder parking free of charge on-street nearby.
Lake District Accommodation Photos
TRANSPORT DURING THE WORKSHOP Our mode of transport for this workshop is my personally owned modern nine-seat extra long wheelbase Mercedes Vito minibus. This ensures that there is plenty of space for us all including luggage, clothing, and camera equipment.
Mercedes Vito Minibus
Included
Four nights in a seven bedroom Victoria boutique self catering home (you will have your own en-suite room)
Dedicated 1-2-1 photography tuition
Return transport to the Lake District from Preston
Transport between workshop locations in my personally owned modern, comfortable nine seater Mercedes Vito minibus
Excluded
All meals, drinks and snacks (this is a self catering workshop)
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