Waiting for the sun to break through..... by shepherdmanswife

Waiting for the sun to break through.....

It's my birthday today and as a treat I went to the Peak District yesterday on a Landscape photography course. This was taken at Cressbrook Dale at 7.30 pm. The sky was overcast with just a few breaks in the cloud. We sat for about 3/4 of an hour waiting for the sun to break through to light the hill and foreground tree. Well worth the wait!
This shot is SOOC.

For anyone in the UK who wants to do a Landscape course I can highly recommend Chris Gilbert. Check out his website www.ravenseyegallery.co.uk
Happy birthday! What a lovely way to celebrate. Gorgeous scene, captured beautifully
May 26th, 2014  
Stunning shot. You caught the light perfectly.
May 26th, 2014  
Super capture, so painterly. Looks like a good investment (the course).
May 26th, 2014  
Oh and happy birthday. I like all those angled lines in this shot, as well as everything else!
May 26th, 2014  
Wonderful lighting, happy birthday
May 26th, 2014  
Happy birthday. This is a great landscape with perfect light.
May 26th, 2014  
Wooow, what a breathtaking view. FAV
May 26th, 2014  
Lovely light on the hills.. and Happy Birthday..
May 26th, 2014  
Happy Birthday! Amazing view & capture
May 26th, 2014  
That's perfectly lovely and so nice and clear! Hope you enjoy your birthday to the full!
May 26th, 2014  
Lovely composition
May 26th, 2014  
Oh, this is so green and so beautiful. Wonderful nature capture.
May 26th, 2014  
Pea
Stunning image. Fav
May 26th, 2014  
wonderful shot! love the composition.
May 26th, 2014  
Wow! what a brilliant landscape, wonderful lighting and drama. Great birthday gift! Have a wonderful day today!
May 26th, 2014  
The light is stunning. I love the Peaks and Lakes..... fav!
May 26th, 2014  
Stunning, brilliant lighting :)
May 26th, 2014  
Beautiful shot. Were there many orchids there? I haven't had chance to pop over there yet. It's one of the orchid hotspots but some years are better than others and I've heard this year isn't as good.
May 26th, 2014  
Amazing light here
May 26th, 2014  
Lovely light here at this beautiful place. Many happy returns of the day! Have a good one!
May 26th, 2014  
I can think of few words to describe this astonishingly beautiful scene.
May 26th, 2014  
@roachling they are going over. You've missed the best display as I did!
May 26th, 2014  
@shepherdmanswife
ah well, I usually miss it! I think they peaked a week ago, but we were away that weekend! Nevermind!
May 26th, 2014  
A lovely landscape. Fav
May 26th, 2014  
Happy birthday Chantal. Love the scenery, the lighting the shadows, the textures , the sky. In fact what's not to love. Super fav
May 26th, 2014  
Happt Birthday -- may the sun shine for you !! Lovely landscape and evening light !
May 26th, 2014  
Happy Birthday and what a great way to spend it!! I love Derbyshire and this is a fabulous shot - such gorgeous light!! Fav!!
May 26th, 2014  
Very dramatic, happy birthday
May 26th, 2014  
Beautiful greens - what a fab way to spend a happy birthday!!
May 26th, 2014  
Chantal happy birthday, what a great way to spend the day, I am envious. This is a great landscape image.
May 26th, 2014  
Happy Birthday Chantal, what a wonderful birthday treat! This landscape was an instant fav from the thumbnail. The light and composition is stunning.
May 26th, 2014  
Stunning landscape taken on a happy day
May 26th, 2014  
Jo
Wow, I expect an army on horses with spears and shields and chain mail to come riding over the hill any time now. That is just spectacular and a fav.
May 26th, 2014  
eerie and stunning all in one shot...... and Im agreeing with http://365project.org/joeymc Im expecting an army to come over that hill any time on horses
May 26th, 2014  
Beautiful light for a beautiful lady - I hope you have a great day
May 26th, 2014  
Lovely light!!
May 26th, 2014  
Tom
Great wait fo9r the light..wonderful capture fav
May 26th, 2014  
wonderfully dramatic…( happy birthday Chantal!…:)
May 26th, 2014  
I love the way that tree is lit, the angles, and the dark sky. Gorgeous capture, well worth the wait. Happy birthday!
May 26th, 2014  
Beautiful landscape and light on the hills!! FAV!! A Very Happy Birthday!!
May 26th, 2014  
wow what a beautiful landscape ! heartiest congratulations wish u many more
May 26th, 2014  
Stunning lighting! Happy Birthday!
May 26th, 2014  
Nice shot
May 26th, 2014  
Amazing light and view! Fab:)
May 26th, 2014  
Gorgeous and happy birthday!
May 26th, 2014  
Beautiful scenery and sunlight! A great nod to your birthday!
May 26th, 2014  
Deb
Lovethe sunlight in this shot! Happy Birthday :D
May 26th, 2014  
Happy birthday! God sure must love the color green, for he filled our world with it. Absolutely gorgeous!
May 26th, 2014  
incredible scene
May 26th, 2014  
Whoa! Just so gorgeous! Happy birthday, Chantal! :)
May 26th, 2014  
FAV
May 26th, 2014  
and Happy Birthday!
May 26th, 2014  
What a great view! I love how it could be today or 500 years ago. Definitely a scene to transport you.
May 26th, 2014  
Wow that is gorgeous!! just like a postcard! Love the lihgting and the sky!
May 26th, 2014  
Looks like your day was a good investment of time and money Chantal - Happy Birthday.
May 26th, 2014  
gorgeous!
May 26th, 2014  
Happy birthday. Wow what a shot, the light is fab giving such great highlights and shadows. Great landscape view. Fav
May 26th, 2014  
This is gorgeous! I love the lighting! Fav!
May 26th, 2014  
Beautiful light and wonderful capture
May 26th, 2014  
Gorgeous scenery and beautiful light!Love the layers of green and lines!Fav!
May 26th, 2014  
Wow!
May 26th, 2014  
Oh wow, this is gorgeous. Fav!
May 26th, 2014  
Fav. Beautiful framing, lighting.
May 26th, 2014  
Wonderful shot Chantal, big fav and Happy Birthday!
May 26th, 2014  
beautiful shot, fav
May 26th, 2014  
Love the play of light and shadow across the hills and valleys. Beautiful!
May 26th, 2014  
That is gorgeous!
May 26th, 2014  
Awesome picture. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.
May 26th, 2014  
Just fabulous - happy birthday!
May 26th, 2014  
Gorgeous scene and lighting! Fav!
May 26th, 2014  
Happy Birthday and so great to take a course on it, doing something so rewarding. This is just stunning, worth several FAVs from me. Thanks for the guys website too, someday I want to get to England and how fun would it be to do his workshop at the same time. Your work is always stunning anyway, Chantal. So beautiful.
May 26th, 2014  
Happy birthday and beautiful capture. Such nice lighting and detail
May 26th, 2014  
Wow, amazingly beautiful...and a belated Happy Birthday!
May 26th, 2014  
Beautiful view, shows you sometimes have to have patience as well as technical ability. Fav!
May 26th, 2014  
Love the lighting, peaks and rolling hills.
Happy birthday Chantal
Fav
May 26th, 2014  
Happy Birthday! Your day started beautifully according to this picture. Hope the rest of it was just as lovely.
May 26th, 2014  
Happy Birthday and a great capture, instant FAV.
May 26th, 2014  
ks
Glorious !
May 26th, 2014  
Happy Birthday! What a beautiful sunrise... amazing light! Totally worth the wait! =) Fav
May 26th, 2014  
Tia
Just gorgeous! What a fabulous way to spend your birthday!
May 26th, 2014  
Fantastic shot - just the kind of image I love, with superb lighting and a wonderful landscape. Happy birthday! Fav.
May 26th, 2014  
Happy birthday, fabulous shot, with gorgeous light - fav
May 26th, 2014  
Beautiful shot you managed to photograph the light !!!!
May 26th, 2014  
Absolutely beautiful! FAV
May 26th, 2014  
Wonderful lighting on those beautiful greens.fav
May 26th, 2014  
Many happy returns of the day, a wonderful shot, brilliant lighting and great pov, love it.
May 26th, 2014  
Happy Birthday fellow Gemini, what a lovely way to spend the day - a great capture, well worth the wait.
May 26th, 2014  
What a very beautiful scene. Gorgeous light.
May 26th, 2014  
Outstanding...Fav
May 26th, 2014  
stunning light
May 26th, 2014  
Happy birthday -- super great image:)
May 26th, 2014  
Happy birthday! wonderful shot! fav
May 26th, 2014  
Gorgeous lighting! Happy birthday!
May 26th, 2014  
I've just seen this shot again through Chris Gilbert :) Should have guessed it was one of his courses, hope it was a good day, I've thought about going on one myself.
May 26th, 2014  
Fav a fantastic photo
May 26th, 2014  
So sorry I didn't wish you a Happy Birthday earlier! It needed lovely Gerry's post to prompt me.......
May 26th, 2014  
Fav! Ever so beautiful... we share our birthday. Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful year.
May 26th, 2014  
@amrita21 happy birthday to you too!
May 26th, 2014  
@roachling he's really good and not as expensive as some. Mention my name if you do go on his course. I learnt lots.
May 26th, 2014  
wonderful lighting
May 26th, 2014  
Wonderful lighting! Happy birthday!
May 26th, 2014  
omg...so very beautiful.
May 26th, 2014  
Fantastic landscape shot
May 26th, 2014  
Wow, the layers are beautiful, the lighting is lovely, the greens on greens are fantastic. Once again you have done a great job. FAV
May 26th, 2014  
Happy birthday - nice landscape was it a worthwhile course ?
May 26th, 2014  
@scarybird yes it certainly was. I learnt a lot from Chris Gilbert. Excellent workshop. Highly recommend it.
May 26th, 2014  
Unbelievably beautiful! Fav and hope you had a very happy birthday!
May 26th, 2014  
Happy Birthday!!! Hope you are having a fabulous day!!! Marvelous landscape capture!!! FAV!!!
May 27th, 2014  
So beautiful!! Fav! Happy Birthday!! It's my daughter's birthday today, too!
May 27th, 2014  
what a fabulous shot and what a perfect way to spend your birthday - drooling over this shot - wow and just wow. Thanks for your follow - I will do the same and can't wait to see more of your pics :) Happy Birthday !
May 27th, 2014  
Wow what a jaw dropping photo. The composition is incredible and the colors are stunning !! fav
May 27th, 2014  
Happy Birthday Chantal! I didn't notice it was your birthday when I posted the comment. Sorry for that. I hope it was a great one.
May 27th, 2014  
TOTALLY amazing capture! What a great birthday present to see this view early in the morning! Thank you for sharing it with us!!! Just spectacular Happy Birthday! FAV...of course!
May 27th, 2014  
Deb
Stunning landscape shot to celebrate your birthday!
May 27th, 2014  
What a great way to spend your birthday. Terrific shot. Fav and Happy Birthday.
May 27th, 2014  
Happy Birthday! gorgeous landscape and love the lighting fav
May 27th, 2014  
Stunning!
May 27th, 2014  
Deb
Beautiful landscape!
May 27th, 2014  
Happy Birthday Chantal! This is stunning and deserves a huge fav.
May 27th, 2014  
This is so beautiful. I love the diagonal lines running through it!
May 27th, 2014  
Gorgeous, gorgeous capture. A fav. Happy Birthday to you!
May 27th, 2014  
What a wonderful place and way to celebrate. Happy Birthday. Lovely leading lines and lighting.
May 27th, 2014  
Gorgeous lighting - a neat birthday present. Some 365 friends and I are doing a wildlife course this week - at a zoo!
May 27th, 2014  
Beautiful!
May 27th, 2014  
Happy Birthday! What a great way to spend it.
May 27th, 2014  
A belated Happy Birthday :-) What a beautiful place to spend your birthday. This is a gorgeous shot, very nicely captured :-)
May 27th, 2014  
Whoa, FAV :D (and hope your birthday was great!! :D)
May 27th, 2014  
Whoo,no words for this beauty! Absolutely breathtaking and a huge fav for me!!
May 28th, 2014  
Amazing!
May 28th, 2014  
Superlative, a fav and birthday greetings!
May 28th, 2014  
Gorgeous shot and Happy Birthday!
May 28th, 2014  
What a nice landscape! :)
May 28th, 2014  
Gorgeous light! Belated happy birthday! FAV
May 30th, 2014  
Congrats on #2 - really spectacular!
May 30th, 2014  
Oh my goodness - this is so breathtaking! What a wonderful birthday present! Instant fav and congrats on the TT!
May 30th, 2014  
oh that's nice
May 30th, 2014  
Absolute stunner !
May 30th, 2014  
Congrats on double TT!! you are on fire at the moment!! This is such a great shot and deserves No 2 spot!!
May 30th, 2014  
Quite agree about the wait - a cracking shot!! Fav
May 30th, 2014  
Fabulous shot! Simply magnificent light! Well worth the wait! And what a stunning way to spend your birthday! Happy happy belatedly!! Congrats on TT. Fav'ing.
May 30th, 2014  
What a gorgeous landscape!
May 31st, 2014  
Congratulations! Such a spectacular image!
May 31st, 2014  
Deb
Congrats on TT!
May 31st, 2014  
Gorgeous light, looks even better on black. Fav
May 31st, 2014  
Congrats on the TT --- gorgeous shot! and a fav :)
May 31st, 2014  
Absolute stunner!!! Congratulations on the double TT!
May 31st, 2014  
Stunning light in this. Fav.
June 1st, 2014  
super shot for your birthday! (happy belated returns!) thanks for sharing the pro details
June 2nd, 2014  
Well deserving of making the Top Twenty! Congratulations!
June 3rd, 2014  
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