Britain's greatest view

Shaun Whiteman

Britain's greatest view

Taken with a Canon 50D, Sigma 10-20 lens at 10mm, F11, shutter speed 1/25 second, ISO100, tweaked in Photoshop

I went for a walk up Scaffel Pike (England’s highest mountain at 978 metres (3,209 ft)) yesterday with some friends, the weather was very kind to us, more of which later. This is a view of Wastwater which was voted Britain’s greatest view on a TV show a few years ago.

Wastwater is 3 miles long, half a mile wide and 260 feet deep, and the deepest of all the lakes. Wastwater is surrounded by several huge mountains which includes Red Pike, Kirk Fell, Great Gable and Scafell Pike.

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Britain's greatest view by Shaun Whiteman
  • Jason Connolly

    Jason Connolly

    Well done mate, that sky nearer the end of the day was great, don’t know if it was like that up there..

  • Shaun Whiteman replied

    Cheers Jase, the clouds were clear on one side of the mountain, on the other side (Wastwater side) the clouds were below us…stunning to see!! We were down before the sunset…the two hour plus drive back was a bit of a pain!!

  • Steve & Lesley

    Steve & Lesley

    funny you should put this up Jason and I were both talking about this the other day – excellent shot and well done on your ascent

  • Shaun Whiteman replied

    Cheers Steve, it is a stunning location, loads of photography options from the valleys and up on the peaks….it is a pain to get to though!!

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    absolutely fabulous capture!!

  • Jason Connolly

    Jason Connolly

    Aye, it is a bit of a pig to get there, patchy fog also down here, look forward to you inversion shots, if you got some, I’m sure you did if there were some to be got..

  • Torfinn Johannessen

    Torfinn Johann...

    Candy for my eyes Shaun! Excellent shot!

  • Jan Fijolek

    Jan Fijolek

    Beautiful capture Shaun!

  • FailingMemory

    FailingMemory

    I think it was judged correctly as the greatest, and your shot could take the same grade. You are really getting value out of that Sigma lens. Glad to see no HDR.

  • Paul Thompson Photography

    Paul Thompson ...

    Great shot Shaun, you made it there then!!!

  • PhotosEcosse

    PhotosEcosse

    Lucky you with the weather, send some up here, got a permanent cloud cover, (sigh!)
    Great shot !

  • Shaun Whiteman replied

    We are back to the “perma cloud” again…..there is always next year…lol!!! Thanks for the great comment!

  • Svetlana Sewell

    Svetlana Sewell

    Stunning view & shot!

  • davidShandley

    davidShandley

    Fabulous work Shaun

  • WatscapePhoto

    WatscapePhoto

    Superb pov. The foreground is excellent. Great work , as ever, Steve

  • WatscapePhoto

    WatscapePhoto

    Sorry, I mean Shaun.

  • Shaun Whiteman replied

    Cheers Bob…lol!! Thanks mate!

  • AmandaH

    AmandaH

    Stunning shot… :o)

  • David Lewins LRPS

    David Lewins LRPS

    Excellent composition and exposure, the low PoV works really well and you’ve captured the colours perfectly.

  • Franmacimages

    Franmacimages

    Fabulous Iwatched That Whole Series Brilliant Photography You Got Here Shaun Pure Class Wonderfullly Rich GREAT DOF Spot on All round & A Fav Mate Regards Frank

  • Shaun Whiteman replied

    Frank you are a gent, thank you very much for your kind words!!

  • dawndavies

    dawndavies

    terrrifich shot and view, the colours are pure magic,dawnx

  • georgieboy98

    georgieboy98

    Wonderfully well shot Shaun and I remember the saying about Wast Water – the deepest lake, the highest mountain and the smallest Church. I love your choice of foreground interest and the viewpoint is superb. Somehow I always remember Wast Water for the steep screes that created a gloomy and forbidding atmosphere but here you have found the perfect answer to that. Great work mate. Peter

  • snappyexposure

    snappyexposure

    Great work Shaun, its a beautiful shot. P.

  • annalisa56

    annalisa56

    Wonderful !!!

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    Splendid work, Shaun!

  • Heather Rivet IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    well done

  • suefel48

    suefel48

    Brilliant capture, Shaun!!... :-))

  • Brenda Dow

    Brenda Dow

    Excellent….. reflections and DOF….. great image!!!

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    What a beautiful photograph!

  • Kate Adams

    Kate Adams

    Beautifully executed Shaun!!!

  • Lois Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    Oh, Shaun … I can see why it was voted best view!!!! What a day you had … wonderful clouds … and ooooo … what a magical reflection!!!!!!

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    Fantastic capture

  • BettinaSchwarz

    BettinaSchwarz

    fantastic Shaun … quite breathtaking actually!!

  • jacqi

    jacqi

    A stunning fave Shaun

  • Robin Young

    Robin Young

    Great work Steve a real stunner.

  • Stewart Laker

    Stewart Laker

    Excellent shot shaun

  • Kelly Robinson

    Kelly Robinson

  • Shaun Whiteman replied

    Thank you Kelly, I appreciate the feature!

  • traveller

    traveller

    Britain’s greatest view made even better by your choice of lens and pov, great work mate.

  • James Deypalan

    James Deypalan

    Great view indeed! Nice exposure! you got all the details on all angles..congrats on the feature too!

  • Dennis Wetherley

    Dennis Wetherley

    Well done that is a fantastic photo.

  • Bob Culshaw

    Bob Culshaw

    Just stunning Shaun and congrats on your feature, well deserved. Bob

  • Shaun Whiteman replied

    Cheers Bob, I was lucky with the reflection, 5 minutes later it had disappeared for the day!

  • artwhiz47

    artwhiz47

    Wowie, Shaun.

  • LoneAngel

    LoneAngel

    super .. super shot

  • brian pendrey

    brian pendrey

    beautiful shot

  • Trish Woodford

    Trish Woodford

    Beautiful scene and viewpoint Shaun, wonderful work :))

  • KenWright

    KenWright

    stunning Mr!

  • David Hibberd

    David Hibberd

    Spectacular work Shaun! Very impressive.

  • Adri Padmos

    Adri Padmos

    Excellent work Shaun!
    This is a TOP-photo; the colors, the lighting, the reflections, the composition….....WOW!

  • Adri Padmos

    Adri Padmos

    .....and congrats on the feature; it’s well deserved!

  • Anna Shaw

    Anna Shaw

    This is (once again) totally stunning. Congrats on the feature.
    xx
    Anna

  • Barry Feldman

    Barry Feldman

    Outstanding imagery mate. Visually beautiful

  • Rick & Deb Larson

    Rick & Deb Larson

    WOW … this is Breathtakingly BEAUTIFUL … Picture Perfect!! HUGE CONGRATS on your well deserved DSLR Users Only feature!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

  • Travis Easton

    Travis Easton

    superb shot Shaun, that foreground is the bomb

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

  • Rob Parsons

    Rob Parsons

    Great shot Shaun – although it’s ‘Britian’s Favourite View’ – I’ve the got the book next to me, right now !! but that’s just being picky !!

  • Shaun Whiteman replied

    Cheers Rob, I changed the name for copyright reasons…only kidding I forgot the program name!! ;-)

  • bevanimage

    bevanimage

    It’s certainly a fabulous view, and you’ve captured it beautifully! The combination of the hills in the distance and foreground rock pool is wonderful.

  • 29Breizh33

    29Breizh33

    Superb shot. Congratulations for your two features.

  • walela

    walela

    Awesome!!

  • Roddy Atkinson

    Roddy Atkinson

    Beautiful capture!

  • Pamela Jayne Smith

    Pamela Jayne S...

    congrats on placing 2nd in the challenge
    8/10/09

  • Martin Smart

    Martin Smart

    Beautiful image Shaun, congratulations on the above result, well deserved!

  • SusanAdey

    SusanAdey

    I always knew that my homeland was beautiful. Now hopefully everyone knows it too after seeing this wonderful image. Love the colour and clarity – a true diamond. Well done!

  • JennyMac

    JennyMac

    What a beautiful capture! Love how your eye is drawn around the frame… and the colour is superb… : ))

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

  • David Silsbury

    David Silsbury

    Great image, really popular too, well done and congratulations on being featured.
    David

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