Northern Landscapes - Jesmond Dene Weir

A view upstream on the Ouseburn over a weir in Jesmond Dene, Newcastle

Jesmond Dene

We were back in Jesmond Dene, Newcastle for this outing. Followers will recognise the name as we're quite fond of Jesmond Dene for Northern landscapes, a jewel hidden away in the heart of Newcastle.

We decided to walk right up to the North end of the dene this time to get some water shots before heading back along the Ouseburn to the car.

On the way through the dene we stopped at a picnic area and "lunched".

The Ouseburn is very picturesque as it flow through the length of the dene and you are spoilt for choice when it comes to picking shots, especially when time is of the essence. However, we simply could not pass this weir as the water level was just right to give a nice effect to the water.

There was a bit of a scramble involved to get down to the river (be careful), and we still had to stand in the water to get a good view upstream, but it was worth it.

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The Shot

A slower shutter speed of around half a second was selected here to try a capture the "flow" of the water rather that the "detail". It came out well.

Shot with a Canon FD 28mm on a Sony A7r.

Links

Jesmond Dene website

Wikipedia - Jesmond Dene

Trip Advisor - Jesmond Dene

Getting There

We parked on Benton Bank and crossed the Armstrong Bridge to entering Jesmond Dene Park at the southerly end.

Northumberland Landscapes - Warkworth Weir

[caption id="attachment_4680" align="aligncenter" width="950"] 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.

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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)