Author Topic: South West Peak District  (Read 1344 times)

simato73

  • NG Supporter
  • **
  • Posts: 1128
  • You ARE NikonGear
South West Peak District
« on: October 15, 2017, 00:18:05 »
The South West section of the  Peak District in Staffordshire is one of the three National Character Areas of the Park.
After many years of neglect, I have re-discovered it while cycling and have decided to photograph it more in the months to come.
Simone Tomasi

Bjørn Rørslett

  • Fierce Bear of the North
  • Administrator
  • ***
  • Posts: 8252
  • Oslo, Norway
Re: South West Peak District
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2017, 00:20:24 »
Is this the Stannard ridge?

simato73

  • NG Supporter
  • **
  • Posts: 1128
  • You ARE NikonGear
Re: South West Peak District
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2017, 00:44:16 »
Is this the Stannard ridge?
I  think you mean Stanage Edge. (ridges in the Peak District are smooth on one side and on the other have a shallow escarpment, hence "Edge ").
No it's not,  but good guess.
Stanage Edge is near Sheffield, in the North East. The northern part of the Peak District is called the Dark Peak due to the prevailing dark gritstone forming the typical Edges. The southern valleys are limestone and are called the White Peak. The SW corner though is gritstone like the northern part.
Wikipedia has a nice explanation of the geology of the Peak District.
Simone Tomasi

Mongo

  • NG Member
  • *
  • Posts: 844
  • You ARE NikonGear
Re: South West Peak District
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2017, 01:37:41 »
#3 seems to have the best of the elements and perspective of this location.

simato73

  • NG Supporter
  • **
  • Posts: 1128
  • You ARE NikonGear
Re: South West Peak District
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2017, 19:08:19 »
#3 seems to has the best of the elements and perspective of this location.

Thank you.
Simone Tomasi

David Paterson

  • NG Member
  • *
  • Posts: 1500
  • Retired, but not tired, photographer
Re: South West Peak District
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2017, 20:52:12 »
All good, but I agree with Mongo about #3.