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Taken at dawn on Higger Tor not far from Burbage Brook.
I thought I had missed the sunrise but the light which followed was great it was unfortunate I had to leave for work and drive past many other eye catching scenes.
Tried to reflect the foreground rock against the ridge in the distance and great a line through from front to back
Padley & Burbage Hike Conclusion:
I panicked when I arrived at the top of Higger Tor. I had given myself plenty of time, an hour to in fact! to find my spot but Higger Tor has so many different shapes, forms and possibilities in its gritstone that my mind started to race and so did my heart rate.
I found several spots I liked and it felt like being a small kid again in a toy store being told you can only choose one. I came to this spot, left, returned, left again, came back, went somewhere else but ultimately, like that kid in the toy store eventually does; I formed my bond with this spot and knew in my hearts of hearts this was the one I wanted.
After all the rushing about (which felt like hours in my mind) I sat down to realise I hadn't cut it quite as fine as I thought (*cough* as usual) leaving me the luxury of forty minutes to relax and enjoy watching the light go from yellow to orange and eventually that afterglow explosion of red and magenta.
I used the last of the afterglow light to take the lazy persons route off the tor and scrambled directly down, enjoying a night hike back along the way I came, through a very spooky Padley Gorge at night.
heavy clouds at first light over Hathersage Moor. The rocks of Higger Tor stand sentient over the moor, with Over Owler Tor and Mother Cap in the distance.
Another (there are more!!) from Sunday afternoon up on Burbage Edge.
Whilst I was waiting for the sun to reappear, I'd noticed this ice that hadn't melted due to being in the shadows and thought there might be a shot to be had. Portrait seemed the way to go for this.
On the return leg of a walk to Upper Burbage bridge, one of the best views is directly across with Carl Wark and Higger Tor clearly visible.
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In the distance you can just see Mam Tor, Lose Hill and Win Hill.
An abandoned Mill at the side of the A6 in Shacklow Wood on the south bank of the River Wye (SK182696). There are two external iron waterwheels here.
Burbage Brook is a river in Padley Gorge, Derbyshire, England, situated close to Sheffield. It is a tributary of the River Derwent. The source of the brook is on moorland to the north of the brook's valley. The water enters Burbage valley at the Upper Burbage Bridge.53°19′21″N 1°36′33″W. Within the first kilometre the height of the brook falls just over 60 metres from its 396 to 335 metres above sea level.[1
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Really happy with the composition of this one. Not so happy with the cloud cover. I shall return.
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The wind was so strong today. I was hanging to the tripod as best I could to stop it falling over and to try keep it steady. Over a 2 minute exposure it's meant the shots are a little blurred. But I think sometimes it's more about catching the moment (or two) than technical perfection.
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Looking from the Edge of Burbage Moor near Houndkirk. Higger Tor in the distance on the right.