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- fantastic views over the valley bottom<\/li>\n
- limestone pavements (small ones)<\/li>\n
- lots of interestingly shaped walls<\/li>\n
- a cattle grid<\/li>\n
- sheep pens<\/li>\n
- trees and bushes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
So lots of elements to play with.<\/p>\n
Winskill Photos<\/h1>\n
These show the changing light, shot with the 70-200mm, 90mm TSe and 16-35mm lenses.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/059-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/068-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade-Pano-Edit-Edit.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPanoramic with the tilt shift\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure> \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/063-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade-Edit.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPenygent \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure> \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/042-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade-Pano.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t90mm TS – shifted horizontally to make a pano\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure> \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/142-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade-Edit.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/023-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/019-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tAn old quarry next to the lime kilns\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure> \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/145-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/060-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tLimestone pavement \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure> \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/130-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCool walls \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure> \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/147-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade.jpg\")
<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nFrom Winskill, we headed on towards Yorkshire Dales<\/a> gem Malham Tarn, a lovely drive of a couple of miles – we stopped to capture a long straight on the road. It just reminded us of the shots of American\u00a0desert roads, long straights. The clouds helped too of course<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/156-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade.jpg\")
<\/p>\nTo the left, was a long wall which led to a farm and tree, so we got a shot of that.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/167-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThen changing lenses to the 16-35, I used the wall to lead the eye to a shadowy Pen Y Gent in the distance<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/166-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade.jpg\")
<\/p>\nMalham Tarn<\/h1>\n
Yorkshire’s second largest lake – of 3 apparently – is Malham<\/a> Tarn, it’s a barren place with a cold, windy feel to it, and can be really dramatic with the right sky.<\/p>\n
We got a decent sky alright, and really strong sun. This is where I showed Jonathan how to use the 10 stop filter. I use a Haida 10 stop – it’s a really thin screw in filter which allows me to add on top of it my Cokin Z-pro ND Grad system, without too much vignetting even at 16mm.<\/p>\n
Anyway – here are a couple of shots with the 10-stop<\/p>\n
This one is with the tripod almost in the water<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/195-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade-Edit.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThis is further up the bank, so you don’t get too muddy!<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/197-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade-Edit.jpg\")
<\/p>\nAlso around the Tarn we got some shots of rocks which were being lit by the low sun, and a couple passing by…<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/248-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThis as shot at F2.8 with the 70-200<\/a>, just to do something a little different to most landscapes, where you’re getting everything sharp. You can still see the second rock and wall in the distance, but the main thing is the sharp foreground<\/a>.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/236-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThese 2 were just walking along to the lakeside – there was a decent sky – so got this at 70mm, then converted to black and white in Lightroom<\/p>\n
Malham Rakes<\/h1>\n
It’s definitely the most photographed tree in the dales, maybe the UK or even the world!<\/p>\n
But it is a great place to teach people who’ve never been – so I keep going back.<\/p>\n
The sun was perfect as we walked across the field – low, bright, orange, it was going paint one side of the rocks a lovely warm tone…. We missed it by about 30 seconds. A bank of clouds engulfed the sun leaving the scene totally in the shade. Absolutely gutted and regretting eating that sandwich earlier, we kept going anyway.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/257-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade.jpg\")
<\/p>\nHere’s proof that the light was amazing as we approached – this is looking down the valley from the tree we were going to shoot – but you can see the light.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/269-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade-HDR-Pano-Edit.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThe classic view, where the sun is to the right and should have been lighting the right sides of the rocks… alas it’d had gone.<\/p>\n
This was my first tilt shift shot from here – so this is 2 landscape shots stithced together. The lower one got the rocks, the upper the tree and sky.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/323-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade-HDR-Pano-Edit-Edit.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThis is from the other side – with the sun on the left of the photo. I’ve used a bit of a coloured effect on the sky for a hint of warmth…<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/323-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade-HDR-Pano.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThis is the shot above without any colouring – and a tripod leg<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/294-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade-Pano-Edit.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThis photo is taken facing into the sky where the sun should be – you did get a bit of warmth in the sky. I’d got bored editing it though, so put it rhough Nik Ananlog EFEX and added a warm light flare to get the misty look!<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/279-ribblesdale-and-malham-workshop-by-mcfade-Pano.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThis is the natural look from the usual side – again, tilt-shift lens creating a square shot with 2 landscape shots.<\/p>\n
End of a perfect day<\/h2>\n
We ended at the rocks as the light had abandoned us, it really was a great day and the shots in this blog<\/a> are just a few of the great variations the light gave us<\/p>\n
Do you want a day out with McFade<\/h2>\n
If you want a similar day of learning in the\u00a0Yorkshire Dales<\/a>, we’re always delighted to take you out for a drive around our favourite locations. You’ll have the chance to capture breathtaking landscapes and discover hidden gems among the stunning scenery. From lush green valleys to rugged peaks, the Yorkshire photo spots in the dales<\/a> will provide endless opportunities for memorable shots. Join us as we explore these picturesque locations together!<\/p>\n
During the day we can show you everything we do, give tips on everything from using your tripod to bracketing images for HDR. It’s definitely the best way to learn if you want to get to the next level with your photography.<\/p>\n
Just drop us a line at training@mcfade.co.uk <\/a>and we’ll organise a great 1\/2 or full day out for you.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n