Late Summer Sunrise

Late Summer Sunrise, originally uploaded by KingKobra.

Wow... another early morning for me.

It wasn't at all planned this time. I just happened to wake up just before 6am, and through a gap in the curtains could see a clear blue sky. So, I chucked some clothes on, grabbed the car keys and headed out with camera gear.

First off I headed up into Holymoorside. There is a great view over Chesterfield from up there, and luckilu for me a field full of hay bales. Only on getting the stuff out the car did I realise the tripod was still on the kitchen table, so had to make the best of hand held shots.

When I'd done there, I headed out to Curbar Gap. Still looking for one of those mist in the derwent valley shots, but there was no mist this morning, so carried on through Baslow and into Chatsworth.

There was a nice bit of sunlight falling on the spire of Edensor Church, so I grabbed a few shots of that, and headed into the park itself.

Now, I've always wanted some pictures of the deer in Chatsworth, but for some reason never got round to it, so it was great to see some deer on the road side of the river. I went down the Chatsworth drive a few hundred yards to get some shots. The deer seemed not to be too phased about the car. None of the pictures were brilliant, but not bad for a first unplanned attempt.

I played 'chase the hot air balloon' on the way home, but it was getting further and higher, and by the time I found a suitable place to pullover, it just wasn't a photo anymore.

Not a bad hour and fifteen minutes out, but now I need to go back to bed.