Well. back to the "Home is..." project. One shot we really, really want is Ribblehead Viaduct as a backdrop. We went up in Jan to try and get a shot, and it was rather cloudy, you couldn't see the majestic mountain backdrop, and so we reluctantly thought we'd come back later in the spring, hopefully when there was some snow. And naturally it hasn't snowed, so we thought now, in March, on a week where it has been gloriously hot and sunny, we thought we'd have another go.
The above was Ribblehead in early Jan, and then below, the same location today...
Yep. Clear blue skies until we got within three miles of the viaduct. Not only was it foggy, but it was also very windy and blowing a fine, misting drizzle which covered the camera lens.
We bailed for the backup location at Dent, in the hope that the other side of the hill would be less foggy. As the above shot illustrates, that was sort-of right...
Either three dead sheep, or the remains of a terrifying mutant spider-sheep counting the amount of leg bones...
We set up and got a quick shot mainly for the sake of shooting something, anything. Maybe not an exhibition image (certainly not the pre-editing version above), but it might do for the planned accompanying book...
Back on the road, heading south, in the hope of finding a better location. However, to our annoyance (if not our surprise) the fog had settled all the way from the viaduct to our house back in Keighley by the time we got back in the car; a weird fog that managed to combine with strong winds, so that the props were at risk of being knocked over.
So a bit of annoyance there then; one reasonable shot/location, but we really want the viaduct. Next go will be on Monday, with a bit of luck...
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