Fields and Eyebrook Reservoir
Description
- Title:
- Fields and Eyebrook Reservoir
- Caption / Description:
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The view south-west across Eyebrook Reservoir from Main Street, just to the south of Stoke Dry, in Rutland, England.
The reservoir was formed by the damming of the Eye Brook. It was built between 1937 and 1940 by Stewarts & Lloyds to supply water to their Corby steel works, now part of Corus. During the Second World War it was used in May 1943 as a practice site for the Dambuster raids; a plaque commemorates this.
The site is about 201 hectares and consists of 155.12 ha of open water and canals, 33.25 ha of neutral grassland and 12.93 ha of broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland. It has been a trout fishery since 1942 and is now a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Eyebrook is an ideal place for bird watching. The site, along with the nearby small wooded area of Eye Brook Valley Woods, is cared for by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.
Description adapted from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyebrook_Reservoir
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Europe
- UK
- Britain
- England
- East Midlands
- Countryside
- Fields
- Rutland
- Stoke Dry
- Eyebrook Reservoir
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _MG_8372.CR2
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 2807px x 4210px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Adobe RGB (1998)
Location
- Location Shown:
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Eyebrook Reservoir
- Province/State:
- Leicestershire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Location Created:
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Eyebrook Reservoir
- Province/State:
- Rutland
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
- 52.559411666667, -0.74277833333333 View on map
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- No
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2011 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄400 s
- Aperture:
- f/3.5
- Camera Model:
- Canon EOS 450D
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 100mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- Metering Mode:
- Center-weighted average
- Flash:
- Off, Did not fire
- Exposure Mode:
- Auto
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Exposure Program:
- Aperture-priority AE
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Canon EF 100mm F2.8 Macro USM
- Filters used:
- Additional Optics used:
- Setup:
- Handheld, Liveview
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Camera RAW
- Post Processing:
Curves adjustment to brighten in ACR
Adjustment brush used in ACR to darken sky and brighten lake
Straightened in ACR