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Contrail #1

aircraft contrail over Moel Famau, North Wales

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Another dawn shot from the car park at Moel Famau. Believe me, I do venture further afield than the car park, and I'll bring you some images later to prove it!

This time there were no clouds, just a beautiful gradation of colour in the sky as the sun approached the eastern horizon.

The aircraft contrails were nicely placed to add a focal point to the photo, and without them there would not have been an interesting image.

There's a regular aeronautical rushhour over North Wales in the early morning, and instead of getting upset about the lines in the sky, I try and use them to enhance the composition of my photos.

By the way, the swathe of pine tress I used in this photo has now been harvested for pulp, and the view from this point has changed dramatically.

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Filename - contrail 01.jpg

Camera - Canon 5D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 105mm

Exposure - 1/50secs @ f11, ISO100

Location - Moel Famau, North Wales

This image - 533x800px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - Hand held exposure with lens stabilisation.