Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Northumberland Landscapes - Warkworth Weir

[caption id="attachment_4680" align="aligncenter" width="950"]Northumberland Landscapes - Warkworth Weir Warkworth Castle over the weir on the River Coquet, Northumberland[/caption]

 

Warkworth


We've been to Warkworth, looking for Northumberland landscapes, a good few times, it has an iconic castle that's a magnet for photographers.

This time, however, something was different. The tide was just right to show off the weir whilst revealing a small patch of barely submerged land below it. The cogs started turning!

Wellies were in the car boot so out they came and into the water we went. Now then, I wouldn't recommend this as it was very slippy and the tide was coming in fast, on your own head be it (seriously)!

Getting below the weir afforded a nice view of the castle and village up the River Coquet. We took the shot and got out before the water came over the top of the wellies.

Click.

Drained the tripod then off into Warkworth for a bite to eat.

 

The Shot


As you can see, the water was very fast moving so it took a little while to get the tripod settled and stable and a short-ish shutter speed prevented any movement caused by the tide buffeting the tripod legs.

 

Links


Wikipedia - Warkworth

Visit Northumberland - Warkworth

Warkworth Website

 

Getting there ...


There is a layby off the A1068 (Beal bank)

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