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Nantlle Ridge from Y Garn
Spending the day here yesterday inspired me to take a look at this image I captured back in April and see if I could make it a little better since learning a few things about post processing since then.
I now realise that is isn't quite as sharp as I'd like it to be. If I take a positive outlook then at least I now understand how to focus a little better and will not make the same mistakes in the future.
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Here's the original description:
The weather forecast wasn't looking great. 50-60% chance of precipitation on Y Garn and the Nantlle Ridge with heavy cloud cover and winds of up to 45mph throughout the night. I was desperate to take Gemma to a spot she'd never visited before.
I decided to wait as late as possible to make the decision. 1500 hrs and still sat pondering on the decision to head to Snowdonia or not. I knew it would take us an hour and a half to get to Nantlle and a further 2 hours to hike up to the summit of Y Garn.
Sod it, lets go! 1530 we jumped in the car and headed west on the A55. We arrived at Clogwyngarreg for 1700, just enough time for us to hit the summit and make the 'golden hour'.
Getting to the top was tough going! The footpath that I'd planned to take from Clogwyngarreg to Beddgelert forest had been closed and no longer providing public access. As a result the decision was made to head on a bearing taken on the cairns of Y Garn and head straight up. It cut the journey short by approx 1.5km but for what time gained here was lost due to the difficulty of the terrain: boggy, long grass and very steep!
We arrived at the ridge at around 1850. Just enough time to pitch the tent before finding the best composition for a photograph. The Met Office wasn't lying about the wind! It made a comedy sketch out our, well practised, tent pitching routine.
Once settled, the typical words sprung to mind: "that was worth it!
Fortunately, the clouds showed signs of clearing and I could see a small opening for the sun to shine down upon the west face of Clogwyn Marchnad and the summit of Drws-y-coed. It was just a case of waiting, and waiting, and waiting.
The time came! I had what felt like 30 seconds before the sun passed too far below the horizon. The wind made taking the shot pretty challenging. It made light work of shaking my camera all over the place despite using a tripod that felt like I was lugging a car up to the summit.
I did the best I could, and here is the result.
I had just enough time to call Gemma, who was sheltering from the weather in the tent, and ask her to come out to take one last look at the sunset. At this point the sky was turning deep shades of pink and orange. An amazing sight.
We retired to the windbreaker that was our tent, and finished the night with a game of cards, a small flask of whiskey and discussions about where our next adventure could be held this weekend.
Great evening!
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All images are available as prints (framed or print only - without logo). Message me for a quotation
Nikon D7200
Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8
Manfrotto MT055 CX Pro Carbon Fiber tripod
Manfrotto MH X Pro Ball Head
Lee landscape polariser
Lee 0.6 medium ND grad
Lowepro filter pouch
Lowepro toploader zoom 50 camera bag
f/11
ISO 100
0.8 seconds
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Nantlle Ridge from Y Garn
Spending the day here yesterday inspired me to take a look at this image I captured back in April and see if I could make it a little better since learning a few things about post processing since then.
I now realise that is isn't quite as sharp as I'd like it to be. If I take a positive outlook then at least I now understand how to focus a little better and will not make the same mistakes in the future.
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Here's the original description:
The weather forecast wasn't looking great. 50-60% chance of precipitation on Y Garn and the Nantlle Ridge with heavy cloud cover and winds of up to 45mph throughout the night. I was desperate to take Gemma to a spot she'd never visited before.
I decided to wait as late as possible to make the decision. 1500 hrs and still sat pondering on the decision to head to Snowdonia or not. I knew it would take us an hour and a half to get to Nantlle and a further 2 hours to hike up to the summit of Y Garn.
Sod it, lets go! 1530 we jumped in the car and headed west on the A55. We arrived at Clogwyngarreg for 1700, just enough time for us to hit the summit and make the 'golden hour'.
Getting to the top was tough going! The footpath that I'd planned to take from Clogwyngarreg to Beddgelert forest had been closed and no longer providing public access. As a result the decision was made to head on a bearing taken on the cairns of Y Garn and head straight up. It cut the journey short by approx 1.5km but for what time gained here was lost due to the difficulty of the terrain: boggy, long grass and very steep!
We arrived at the ridge at around 1850. Just enough time to pitch the tent before finding the best composition for a photograph. The Met Office wasn't lying about the wind! It made a comedy sketch out our, well practised, tent pitching routine.
Once settled, the typical words sprung to mind: "that was worth it!
Fortunately, the clouds showed signs of clearing and I could see a small opening for the sun to shine down upon the west face of Clogwyn Marchnad and the summit of Drws-y-coed. It was just a case of waiting, and waiting, and waiting.
The time came! I had what felt like 30 seconds before the sun passed too far below the horizon. The wind made taking the shot pretty challenging. It made light work of shaking my camera all over the place despite using a tripod that felt like I was lugging a car up to the summit.
I did the best I could, and here is the result.
I had just enough time to call Gemma, who was sheltering from the weather in the tent, and ask her to come out to take one last look at the sunset. At this point the sky was turning deep shades of pink and orange. An amazing sight.
We retired to the windbreaker that was our tent, and finished the night with a game of cards, a small flask of whiskey and discussions about where our next adventure could be held this weekend.
Great evening!
________________________
All images are available as prints (framed or print only - without logo). Message me for a quotation
Nikon D7200
Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8
Manfrotto MT055 CX Pro Carbon Fiber tripod
Manfrotto MH X Pro Ball Head
Lee landscape polariser
Lee 0.6 medium ND grad
Lowepro filter pouch
Lowepro toploader zoom 50 camera bag
f/11
ISO 100
0.8 seconds
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