Small Water Beck spills out of Small Water in the shadow of Harter Fell, then tumbles and chases down to Haweswater below.
I wanted to capture the character of this lively watercourse and at the same time, its connection to Haweswater. The forecast had been good for this particular autumn morning and so I was confident of getting the light on the landscape that I needed for this image. With that in mind, I waited for the low morning sun to clear the high ground to the east, light up the undulating topography where the stream diminished from view, and with that, complete the visual link to the lake beyond