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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: PBC on December 22, 2017, 11:08:14 am

Title: First Light - Snowdonia, Wales, UK
Post by: PBC on December 22, 2017, 11:08:14 am

After a cold pre-dawn walk up to Llyn Llydaw (a lake in Snowdonia, North Wales), I positioned myself at a small frozen pool I had found when scouting the area the afternoon before.  Then it was a simple case of setting up and waiting for the light.  To be honest, the mass of cloud to the east meant I wasn’t really expecting anything, but you sometimes have to hope; and just for a few minutes, the first light of the day broke through the clouds and illuminated the peaks. 

Think it was worth the walk in the end.

Title: Re: First Light - Snowdonia, Wales, UK
Post by: Peter McLennan on December 22, 2017, 12:40:49 pm

Definitely worth the hike and the wait.  Congrats on the effort and the result.

Title: Re: First Light - Snowdonia, Wales, UK
Post by: Alskoj on December 22, 2017, 12:49:27 pm

Beautiful light!

Title: Re: First Light - Snowdonia, Wales, UK
Post by: MattBurt on December 22, 2017, 12:58:04 pm

Lovely. Nice job holding out for the light!

Title: Re: First Light - Snowdonia, Wales, UK
Post by: Chairman Bill on December 22, 2017, 06:05:39 pm

Well worth the walk

Title: Re: First Light - Snowdonia, Wales, UK
Post by: francois on December 23, 2017, 05:37:12 am

Galen Rowell style - beautiful shot.
Bravo.

Title: Re: First Light - Snowdonia, Wales, UK
Post by: PBC on December 23, 2017, 06:24:09 am

Thanks everyone.   I will post a shot soon "30 minutes after first light" - when there is no light :-)

Title: Re: First Light - Snowdonia, Wales, UK
Post by: 32BT on December 23, 2017, 07:49:38 am

Quote from: Peter McLennan on December 22, 2017, 12:40:49 pm

Definitely worth the hike and the wait.  Congrats on the effort and the result.

+1

Nice tension between warm & cold in this image.