Simply Overflowing. 123/366. - a photo on Flickriver

            I was sat on my backside debating whether or not to go out on this particular evening.  I'd decided I couldn't be bothered, when a chap came on The One Show called David Plummer.  He was a wildlife photographer who had been diagnosed with Parkinsons disease.  He wasn't sure how long he had left doing what he loved due to the degenerative nature of the disease and said he never procrastinates anymore.  

This was all I needed to hear so I packed up my camera gear and off I went.

I shot this feature of the reservoir years earlier but a lot wider and decided on this occasion, precariously balanced on the steep embankment, it would look far more interesting zoomed in at 50mm.

This is a spillway at the bottom end of Torside reservoir in the Peak District.  It's sweeping curved lines are unlike anything I have ever seen before.  When the water level reaches a certain height, over it goes.  I fired off a few frames without the 10 stop filter first and once happy with the composition I screwed it on as I knew the water would look sublime during a long exposure.  

The first LE shot I captured was mainly blue in colour as there weren't any clouds in the sky reflecting off the surface.  I liked what I saw on the back of the camera and noted some clouds were incoming and starting to catch some light from the setting sun.

Ten minutes passed, the clouds had moved into position above us and the sun was illuminating the under side of them a glorious golden colour.  This was reflecting on the end of the spillway and I knew with a longer exposure the water above would turn to glass and catch the glorious colours.

It transpired that Mr David Plummer had got my lazy behind off the couch and out to capture one of my favourite images.  I have returned since on numerous occasions, but I have never again seen it overflowing. 

I still suffer from bouts of laziness with the camera but his story always stayed with me as did this magical evening in the Peak District.

This is number 123 of my 366.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England (show map)

Taken on: May 2, 2016

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Camera: Canon EOS 650D, 80 sec, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 650D
Exposure Time:	80
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer 6.1.7600.16385
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