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We were spoilt in the first 24 hours of our stay in Wales as it was still dusted with snow but also the lakes were semi frozen so the reflections were amazing. As a result we spent the first sunset, sunrise, and sunset at Llynnau Mymbyr and it did not disappoint!!!
Have been playing around with achieving a long exposure look with my drone, by blending a lot of images taken at 1/30sec. In the case of this one it is made up of 21 shots and thankfully it is acceptably sharp.
Nash Point is a headland and beach in the Monknash Coast of the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales, about a mile from Marcross. It is a popular location for ramblers and hiking along the cliffs, as well as a “must do” on the photographers’’ to-do list
A rocky wave-cut platform peppered with pools and gullies covers the bay lies at the base of a sphynx-like rocky headland that positively glows in the golden hour when the sun is out
After I had my fall we headed to Snowdon as the low flying cloud looked like it could be pretty epic if we got the drones up and above it. We didn't expect it to be this epic!!!
Roundway Hill sits at the far western end of the Marlborough Downs, enjoying views far across the Bristol Avon Vale, the Vale of Pewsey, and the edge of Salisbury Plain.
On its summit is Oliver’s Castle - an Iron Age hillfort named after Oliver Cromwell following a civil war battle fought nearby in 1643 (a Royalist cavalry unit crushed the Parliamentary army which was besieging the Royalist stronghold of Devizes just down the road).
I've not been out with my drone for a while, so the recent one day of nice weather was too good an opportunity to miss!
The shot was something of an experiment combining multiple images to form an HDR panoramic composition - this image is 9 bracketed images (27 photos) stitched together in Lightroom
Martinsell Hill is Wiltshire's 3rd highest point and rises to 290m over the Marlborough Downs and commands views of the Vale of Pewsey below. At its summit can be seen the remains of an Iron Age hillfort of 32 acres (13 ha) with a clearly visible bank and ditch system. On its flank are the remains of a medieval field system
Avebury's henge and stone circles, one of the greatest remaining prehistoric sites in Britain. Built and much altered during the Neolithic period, roughly between 2850 BC and 2200 BC, the henge survives as a huge circular bank and ditch, encircling an area that includes part of Avebury village. Within the henge is the largest stone circle in Britain - originally of about 100 stones - which in turn encloses two smaller stone circles.
Avebury is part of an extraordinary set of Neolithic and Bronze Age ceremonial sites that seemingly formed a vast sacred landscape
Badbury Rings is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument in east Dorset, England. It was in the territory of the Durotriges. In the Roman era a temple was located immediately west of the fort, and there was a Romano-British town known as Vindocladia a short distance to the south-west.
This location is literally a mile or two up the road from the house that we were staying at last weekend. I couldn't get the drone up quickly enough and sadly I was really pushed for time each time we stopped but really happy with this one as took a couple of other angles but the light, position of the trees, building, etc., are all nicely standing out. Hope you agree.
Went to Tarn Hows on one of the mornings we were in the Lakes, somewhere I've not been before. Will definitely be going back.
This is a follow-up shot to the one i posted 3 weeks ago of the same circle, taken just 2 days after the other one. I wanted to give a bit of context to its location, but was surprised to see in that time that the "aliens" (or what/whoever) had been back and added a series of diminshing circles on the outside of the design - zoomed in, there are no obvious signs on many of these additions how they were created, with no foot marks or track obvious.
While i was definitely pleased to be able to catch the picture again, the circle had literally only another hour or so to "live" as the combine harvesters moved in and started to clear the field even as i watched
For those unfamiliar with crop circles, they are patterns created by flattening a crop usually a cereal. The term was first coined in the early 1980s. Although obscure natural causes or alien origins of crop circles have been suggested by fringe theorists, there is no scientific evidence for such explanations, and all crop circles are consistent with human-made items (although with the more elaborate ones, its not always possible to see how!)
Although such formations have appeared worldwide, south-west England is considered without doubt to be the “world capital” of crop circles. They are particularly concentrated in the county of Wiltshire, where a treasure trove of ancient history includes the Neolithic sites of Stonehenge and Avebury – both crop circle hotspots. There have been 380 crop circles recorded in the county alone since 2005
It was the Coverack Carnival on our last night so just had to take a top down of the harbour before packing all of gear away.
This is the last set of drone images that I took on Sunday and is a blend of 14 1 second images. As you can see, the mist/fog was lifting but still giving a lovely effect in the sky and against the lights on the top of the buildings.
On the last night of my week in Lakes it was a mixture of storms and bright sunshine so when the sun started to set we put our drones up and we were treated to the most amazing light show.
No trip to Snowdonia would be complete without a trip or two to Dinorwic. Headed up there on the Sunday we were there and although it we pretty flat on the quarry itself, the cloud formations opposite were amazing.
A shot that wouldn't have got taken if the cafe where we wanted to have breakfast in wasn't closed until 9am on Sunday as we had an hour to kill so went off in search of scenes nearby.
Had a very enjoyable weekend in Gayle, staying at the fabulous Beckstones House that a good friend has made into an amazing modern house, whilst respecting the features of these lovely old homes. Sadly not much photography but hope to go back in the future and change that.
I tried to take advantage of the calm water on Saturday by taking burst shots on the drone and then blending them in PS. Not come out too badly.