Cumbrian Evening

On Saturdays I love to go down to the lake, before or after work. It was at such a time that I took my best ever blip. I'm not a morning person at the moment so after work I wanted to go down to Ullswater. However, on the way, I lost the urge, favouring Blencathra.

On the journey the crepuscular rays beamed down on the Lake District but, by the time I got to a good vantage point they were gone! However, I took the shots anyway. I don't usually use my 55 -250mm zoom lens for landscapes but tonight I just felt I needed to.

When shots are uploaded onto the computer they often seem less impressive than on the much smaller LCD. However tonight I got a shock when I saw the images. Unlike anything I had taken before, tonight's gave me a punch!

I haven't desaturated.
I haven't altered it much in PS.
This is what the RAW was like!

I love this and hope others who see it will too. (It's not like me to rave on about my own blips, sorry!)