Derwent Island and Cat Bells

Rich Gale

Derwent Island and Cat Bells

Taken at sunrise on a very icy morning, it was a full time job just trying to keep my filter clear. The hill is Cat Bell’s probably the most popular hiking hill in the lake district you can usually see the procession of people walking to the summit on most days, but not today at fist light!!!!.
The Island is Derwent island and has a long history, in Elizabethan times(1500) it was occupied by the German miners who lived there for there own safety I think the local land owners were none to happy about the Queen and these mining companies taking all there precious minerals.
In 1770 Joseph Pocklington purchased Derwent Island for £300, known as King Pocky he built the boat house you can see in the shape of a nonconformist chapel with bell tower, there is also a large house in the centre of the island but it obscured from view by the trees. He got his nick name for organising mock battles on the lake.

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Derwent Island and Cat Bells by Rich Gale
  • Stuart Chapman

    Stuart Chapman

    That light across the snow capped peaks is perfect Rich. This has a really early morning winterey feel captured so well. The cool tones make me glad i’m warm and indoors as you can feel how cold it must have been. The reflections are sublime and I like the smallest of mists rising up off the water.

  • Rich Gale replied

    Thanks Stuart.

  • Michael Oubridge

    Michael Oubridge

    Beautiful Rich, how is your weather this morning?

  • Rich Gale replied

    Michael, well its wet and raining at the momment no snow for us :-(.

  • Michael Oubridge

    Michael Oubridge

    LOL It is bleaching down here in Blyth, it was heavy rain at 6am, that washed all the salt off the roads now it is settling beautifully.

  • joak

    joak

    fantastic shot rich and magic story love it

  • Rich Gale replied

    Thanks Joak, our other Island Lords also had a manor house on it but was burned down by those terrible English :-) in the 1700, as James Radcliffe was the Earl of Derwentwater and a Jacobite, he was excuted in 1716.

  • Honor Kyne

    Honor Kyne

    Stunning capture :)) Just beautiful :D

  • Rich Gale replied

    Thanks Honor.

  • mlgkats

    mlgkats

    very beautiful my friend,

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks very much.
    Rich.

  • Susan Dailey

    Susan Dailey

    Stunning!

  • Rich Gale replied

    cheers Susan

  • helmutk

    helmutk

    Lovely capture !

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks Helmutk.

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    ...what stu says… ditto.. superlative capture
    ;))))

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks Maggie.

  • PigleT

    PigleT

    Most excellent – love the light on Catbells. :)

  • Rich Gale replied

    Thanks Pigle

  • joak

    joak

    nae respect these english:) the 1715 rebellion just kind o fizzled oot after no one won the battle o sherrifmuir oor chums south o the border were quite partial tae hangin folk that stood up for there rights …:)

  • Smudger

    Smudger

    excellent is the only thing that I can say about this

  • Rich Gale replied

    cheers Steve.

  • Tom Godfrey

    Tom Godfrey

    Fantastic image -very evocative – a real mood pic. well done Rich -love it

  • Rich Gale replied

    Thanks Tom

  • mlgkats

    mlgkats

    you are so very welcome :)

  • jackitec

    jackitec

    lovely

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks

  • Brian Towers

    Brian Towers

    This beauty could well be a classical painting Rich. Your dedication in being in the right place at the right time (and with the right skills) shows in your rewarding photographs.

  • Rich Gale replied

    Well its was my 4 attempt at this image, but really very little effort as its only a few mins from my house and with sunrise at about 8:15 it dose n ot take much dedication to get there!!!!!.

  • John Wright

    John Wright

    Great light and composition Rich, well done.

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    What a fantastic view Rich.. You have captured it so well…
    Chuck..

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    This is so spectacular!

  • Louise Cooke

    Louise Cooke

    what a perfectly pretty dawn – wonderful soft pastels – great capture :)

  • Steve Liptrot

    Steve Liptrot

    Great shot rich. Instant fave

  • Robert Hardy

    Robert Hardy

    A beautiful sight Rich, glad you were there to capture it!

  • Paul Gitto

    Paul Gitto

    Great shot!

  • Jonicool

    Jonicool

    That light and landscape is just breathtaking!

  • Rich Gale replied

    Thanks very much I’m pleased you like it.

  • Denis Molodkin

    Denis Molodkin

    Outstanding shot

  • Rich Gale replied

    thaks Denis.

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    Fantastic view

  • Rich Gale replied

    cheers Antanas

  • Leslie Battjes

    Leslie Battjes

    OMG! It’s Warrior Island! You’ve found it! We’re on our way :D

    Lovely shot, Rich!

  • Rich Gale replied

    lol, unfortunatly the island is private and only opens for 3 days a year for visters to view the house, its acutlly very intresting and worth a vist.
    I think maybe St Herberts Island maybe better for us.
    Rich.

  • Leslie Battjes

    Leslie Battjes

    Just look at this framed! I’d hang it in a heartbeat!

  • crackgerbal

    crackgerbal

    gorgeous color! love this image!

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks very much.
    Rich.

  • AnaCBStudio

    AnaCBStudio

    like a painting…gorgeous view!

  • Rich Gale replied

    Cheers appreciate your comment.

  • Megan Martin

    Megan Martin

    Simply stunning Rich! The pink over the mountains is beautiful!

  • Rich Gale replied

    thank you very much Megan.

  • Leslie Battjes

    Leslie Battjes

    Private is good…now if we could just buy it off him! Or conquer it….we are Warriors after all! LOL! :)

  • Rich Gale

    Rich Gale

    Conquer sounds good it owned by the national trust so there not allowed to sell it, you could rent it but its not cheap!!!!!.
    So I suppose to conquer is the warrior way :-).
    Rich.

  • TrEaSuReDiMaGeS

    TrEaSuReDiMaGeS

    I sure can’t add to anything to what everyone has said except I agree with everyone!! :-)) Wow, gorgeous shot!

  • Rich Gale replied

    Thanks very much.

  • Steven Agius

    Steven Agius

    Beautiful view and capture Rich.

  • Rich Gale replied

    Cheers Steven.

  • elphonline

    elphonline

    realy lovely.

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks.

  • Richard VanWart

    Richard VanWart

    What a beaut! Exquisite light! Thanks.

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks very much.

  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    Thanks for the info on the photo, it was very enlightening and enjoyable. Beautiful image, love the pink on the mountains and it does look cold!

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    so peaceful…love the glow on the peaks and the reflection

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks Gary.

  • Jeff Burns

    Jeff Burns

    absolutely gorgeous

  • Rich Gale replied

    cheers Jeff.

  • bidkev

    bidkev

    Just perfect Rich….beautiful light and thanks for the narrative.

    kev

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks mate.

  • Fremme

    Fremme

    such a beautiful view, mountains, can’t go wrong with this view, wow, love the colors, great composition, depth, wow again

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks very Fremme, pleased you like it.

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Stunning rich- the light is amazing

  • Bill Proctor

    Bill Proctor

    Beautiful work Rich….. such wonderful light. And I liked the history lesson as well !

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks Bill, I think knowing a bit about a place enhances the image, mind I bet when the miners lived there it was not quiet so beautiful.

  • Imber

    Imber

    Superb image!

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks

  • Torfinn Johannessen

    Torfinn Johann...

    Excellent shot Rich! Great colours, comp, and reflections. Looks like you´ve had a great morning.

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks Torfinn yepp it was just great for shooting.

  • Sinéad Costello

    Sinéad Costello

    Wonderful – it looks so peaceful :)

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks very much.
    Rich.

  • Jane Best

    Jane Best

    THis is a beautiful landscape photo with the soft pink light on the mountains and reflections in the water. What a peaceful and inviting scene.

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks Jane

  • JenLand

    JenLand

    Beautiful shot Rich! You must live at a latitude only a bit further north than I! Sunrise here, this time of year is about 7:30am, I think! Not a morning person! It is a very peaceful scene. Love those frosty days:0)

  • Rich Gale replied

    Thanks Jen.

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto

    gorgeous view..amazing light and tones !

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks Alessandro.

  • NewDawnPhoto

    NewDawnPhoto

    Nice try Rich….this is clearly a painting!

    (Outstanding capture)

  • Rich Gale replied

    lol, I wish I could paint this!!!!!!
    Thanks for the comment Rich.

  • Jan Piller

    Jan Piller

    Do you just sleep outside your whole life? hahahaha – another awesome and amazing capture!

  • Heather Rivet IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    breathtaking..wow

  • BrawFoto

    BrawFoto

    Beautuful image Rich. I was on Catbells in 1977; seems like such a long time ago :~)

  • Pat Yager

    Pat Yager

    Rich, this is fabulous! The colors, the reflections, the mountains – the whole scene! You should show it to National Geographic! – Pat

  • bevanimage

    bevanimage

    Beautiful warm dawn light in an otherwise freezing scene. Beautiful, but I can almost feel the cold! Thanks you also for the little story behind the island – must be nice to be able to afford one!

  • Joanne Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Gorgeous landscape! Brilliant composition!

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks Joanne

  • John Quinn

    John Quinn

    Stunningly beautiful image, perfect in every way

  • Rich Gale replied

    Cheers John, please you like it.

  • Mojca Savicki

    Mojca Savicki

    Your photos are stunning Rich!

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    Stunning capture :-)

  • David Lade

    David Lade

    This is a lovely shot Rich. The light on the hills is wonderful – as are the reflections!

  • DonDavisUK

    DonDavisUK

    WOW! Such a striking and beautiful scene, love the sunlit snowy / frosty hills. Don.

  • Jason Connolly

    Jason Connolly

    Awesome landscape shot Rich, beautiful shot..A fave..

  • Meeli Sonn

    Meeli Sonn


    Look how will happen, you are thinking just to take some trial, but happened the best photo, effort, life,and so on….Just for fun. I enjoyed this photo very much and I wish to be with you hiking somewhere there.!!!! Oo dreams, they can not go true.Usually I am hiking but alone. All hikers are alone.LOL.

  • Lori Peters

    Lori Peters

    This is such a beautiful scene. I love the way the sunlight hits the mountains and leaves that beautiful orange color there and on the water as well. Very nice, Rich. xx

  • Sekans

    Sekans

    Superb light! :D

  • Twscats

    Twscats

    This is really good work, I guess it pays to rise early, you must be justifiable proud of this piece, I like it, a lot.

    My grumpy note: you need a proof reader – It is First light and their precious minerals, mind you it could be that it was so cold you do make your hands into Fists!

  • Suzanne German

    Suzanne German

    Gee this is a gorgeous scene – so well taken and treated – lovely!

  • Rich Gale replied

    thank very much Suzanne

  • PommieGranite

    PommieGranite

    I’ll have to stop looking at your pictures – They are all my favourites.
    Thanks for the potted history of the island: I’ve often looked at it and wondered about it’s history.

  • Dragan Petrovic

    Dragan Petrovic

    Instant fave!

  • Laurie Puglia

    Laurie Puglia

    beautiful.

  • Michelle Boyer

    Michelle Boyer

    Gorgeous :)

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks

  • Grant Scollay

    Grant Scollay

    Love the color on the Hills and the reflection in the water Stunning Image

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks very much Grant.

  • Rob Parsons

    Rob Parsons

    Absolutely gorgeous

  • gerfoy3

    gerfoy3

    Wonderful Richard, bet u were happy with the Winter we are having…I just love this image

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks Ger, we have had a nice cold spell but I think its over now lets hope we get a good summer.

  • gerfoy3

    gerfoy3

    Bad winter good Summer is my thinking, its karma…

  • mikebov

    mikebov

    Superb image
    I have been on the summit of Catbells by 8am, I was the only one there, saw a few people on the descent. We were staying in a cottage at Manesty

  • Rich Gale replied

    Thanks Mike, its not offten you get Catbells to your self, its a great little hill.

  • Shaun Whiteman

    Shaun Whiteman

    Beautiful shot, amazing scene

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks Shaun.

  • Chris Edwards

    Chris Edwards

    Incredible photo.

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks very much Chris

  • ANNETTE HAGGER

    ANNETTE HAGGER

    Superb shot and such beautiful colours, love the pink on the mountains and the reflections in the water, excellant work…..anna : )

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks very much.

  • brianjarvis

    brianjarvis

    love it. Been many times.
    A very subtle shot.

  • Rich Gale replied

    thanks Brian.

  • nadine henley

    nadine henley 14 days ago

    I see I’m not the first to discover tis gorgeous shot, rich! but still, I got here in the end… it’s magnificent – instant fav from me!

  • Rich Gale replied 13 days ago

    thanks very much Nadine and for the fav.

  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster 14 days ago

    Excellent composition and beautiful morning color tones, gorgeous image! Dee

  • Rich Gale replied 13 days ago

    thanks very much Diane.

  • AnnieSnel

    AnnieSnel 8 days ago

    So beautiful!!

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