There been a growing urge to spend sometime in the company of red squirrels. Not sure why, perhaps a youtube video id watched, or that it had been a while since i’d last made a deliberate effect to visit the area where they are prolific. So, two days booked off work and picked one of those days to call into Snaizeholme.
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It’s a two hour drive from home to Mardale. An early start for potential sunrise shoot, even in winter. Sunrise at Mardale was around 8am. There were two locations to try out on this trip, well, one was more of a hike with a camera, the other was the popular spot of the ruined shepherds huts on Mardale Common. A 5am wakeup, with an aim to be setting off by 5.30.
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Winter, the best time for sunrises. The struggle to leave a warm comfy bed is something that is a regular battle. The night before I’d checked the forecast and it wasn’t looking inspiring. Photographers require just the right amount of cloud and clear skies to the east for a decent opportunity of a good sunrise. Photographers can be very picky about such things!
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