Casey Howden Photo
Sunrise at The Nab
Where do I begin? In the tent again, I guess. Morning two and I woke up to find the inside of my tent frozen! Inside my sleeping bag I was toasty and it took some real effort to not go back to sleep. It was way too cold to get organised in the tent, so I took all my gear into the bothy and defrosted somewhat unsure of what to expect for the morning.
Outside was a thick fog, with visible ice crystals in the air. I tried to keep my excitement in check, the possibilities were two; a very low cloud base or a temperature inversion. I headed in the direction of Grindsbrook, reaching the gate at Heardman’s Plantation, still enveloped in fog. Hmm, not promising. As I passed through 320m I could suddenly see a starry sky and just like that, I was above the clouds!
My first stop was The Nab, a location I’ve photographed from twice before, once during Storm Arwen and another in December 2021. The view from this spot provides a gorgeous winding curve right from foreground down to the end of the vale, I really like overlapping lines where I can find them, so this spot ticks the box for me. I set up my composition and waited for the first bits of light to hit the gritstone in front of me, nature obliged, creating a scene of contrasting warm and cool hues.
Sunrise at The Nab
Where do I begin? In the tent again, I guess. Morning two and I woke up to find the inside of my tent frozen! Inside my sleeping bag I was toasty and it took some real effort to not go back to sleep. It was way too cold to get organised in the tent, so I took all my gear into the bothy and defrosted somewhat unsure of what to expect for the morning.
Outside was a thick fog, with visible ice crystals in the air. I tried to keep my excitement in check, the possibilities were two; a very low cloud base or a temperature inversion. I headed in the direction of Grindsbrook, reaching the gate at Heardman’s Plantation, still enveloped in fog. Hmm, not promising. As I passed through 320m I could suddenly see a starry sky and just like that, I was above the clouds!
My first stop was The Nab, a location I’ve photographed from twice before, once during Storm Arwen and another in December 2021. The view from this spot provides a gorgeous winding curve right from foreground down to the end of the vale, I really like overlapping lines where I can find them, so this spot ticks the box for me. I set up my composition and waited for the first bits of light to hit the gritstone in front of me, nature obliged, creating a scene of contrasting warm and cool hues.