#helvellyn

This painting illustrates Sir Walter Scott's poem "Helvellyn," about a faithful dog that guarded her master's body after he had fallen while mountain climbing. Though the body went undiscovered for three months, the dog stayed to ward off the ravens and foxes that might have scavenged the remains. Edwin Henry Landseer dramatizes this scene through vivid contrasts of light and shadow, and by placing the man's body at the bottom of the composition, which emphasizes the great height from which it fell.

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Back to reality today, running errands and visiting family all day before I go back to work tomorrow. Only back for 2 weeks until I have a long weekend for my birthday though. Hope everyone has been well while I've been MIA!

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Helvellyn, by Kyle Bonallo (Instagram)

One of the last views we got from our hike up Helvellyn of Ullswater and the surrounding fells before the cloud descended.

It's a while since I've captured an intimate landscape shot like this, as usually my wide-angle lens is glued to my camera body. After a sunrise walk up Great Gable with my friend Dale in classic winter conditions, we descended by the Plumbago Mines in the early afternoon and had an exploration of some of the excavations. Nature called just before our final descent to the car, and whilst answering to that call of nature I stood and appreciated this tremendous view towards the distant snow-capped mountain of Helvellyn. I just loved the layers of landscape dissecting the scene, especially as it created such dramatic contrasts between the warm light and freezing shadows. I have to say, it was definitely the most worthwhile toilet break I've ever had 😅 otherwise I probably wouldn't have appreciated this aspect.

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