If there's a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than feeding a herd of Alpacas in the Lake District, I don't want to know what it is. We paid a visit to Alpacaly Ever After, a not-for-profit in Cumbria re-homing Alpacas and Llamas in their farm near Bassenthwaite Lake.

One way the company funds this social enterprise is providing fun experience days, where anyone can feed, groom and walk the animals. We did the Meet The Alpacas experience at The Lakes Distillery. They give you a bucket of pellets and let you feed the Alpacas by hand, while they tell you loads of interesting facts about their behaviours and social order out in the wild.

They were lovely, friendly, docile creatures and great fun to be around. And contrary to popular myth, they don't spit at you... unless you provoke them. It's also worth doing the Lakes Distillery tour while you're in the area. The staff there are incredibly knowledgable and passionate about the production of award winning whiskeys and gins.

These photographs were taken with my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and the extraordinary Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 II.

Equipment used

Camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

Lens

Canon 35 mm f/1.4 L II USM

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I'm Alex Nichol. I'm an amateur photographer from the North of England. For me, photography is a way to share what I love most about the world. That includes everything, from family and friends, to wild animals and breathtaking places... or maybe just how the sun twinkles on a weed in my back garden. It's all fair game.

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