Gallery 4
Rivers and lakes
Bring the beauty home
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Rivers
Rivers may well be the single most photographed natural feature in the landscape.
They come in a wide range of styles and sizes. They all tell us something about the landscape through which they flow, whilst also revealing their dynamic nature.
Sometimes they have been modified by human activity, at other times and places they are as nature intended.
Image 25 The River Wye (Derbyshire, UK) has been modified by adding a sequence of boulder steps that result in deeper water behind them, thus creating fishing pools.
Falling water and faster stream flows offer both beautiful images and the need to think hard about the shutter speed that needs to be used.
The slower the shutter speed the more 'milky' the water will look.
Image 26 Burbage Brook through Padley Gorge in the Peak District National Park (U.K.)
The calmer the water the more it will reflect the sky. The lighting of the setting can be as important as the water itself.
Image 27 The River Derwent through Chatsworth Park, Peak District National Park, (U.K.)
When the story you want to tell is made evident just by the water itself, then leave out the surroundings and concentrate on the detail that says it all.
Image 28 Detail of Moss Glen Falls, Granville, Vermont USA.
Lakes
Calm lakes act like mirrors and provide a reflection of the landscape behind them.
Go for calm if you want to bring peace and tranquility to your viewers.
Image 29 Mirror image, Canadian Rockies
As with most photographs, an interesting foreground helps to 'lift' the image above the average.
Although this is a natural lake, it is used for pleasure purposes as well as water supply.
Image 30 Derwentwater, Near Keswick, English Lake District.
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