Diving Board

Resting between hand hewn walls of the slate lies this twisted abandoned crane. Another great example of the Lake District’s mining past.

A lovely textural subject, the orange rusting iron in stark contrast to the drab-grey-blue hues of the quarried slate walls.

The larches of the quarry’s far shoreline brought a pop of colour to the otherwise drab scene, which seemed fitting given the subject

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