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Spooky or what?!
The forests of North Wales can be quite eerie places, with close packed trees cutting the light down to a twilight gloom in which disembodied bird calls and rustlings in the undergrowth can take on more meaning than actually warranted.
But from my point of view, as a seeker and photographer of unusual and dramatic lighting conditions, these forests can be a visual wonderland.
I was exploring the Gwydyr Forest in the Snowdonia National Park, above the beautiful Llyn Crafnant, and enjoying myself immensely in the patchy light filtering down from above the canopy, when I came across this ancient moss covered drystone wall cutting through the trees.
With dead spruce needles carpeting the forest floor, contrasting nicely with the greens of the moss laden wall, and a fallen tree in the background catching the sparse light, this was a lovely enigmatic scene to capture on a photograph.
I'm glad I carried my tripod up here, as the light was so dim that there's no way I could have captured this image hand held.
Filename - gwydyr forest 05.jpg
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 65mm
Exposure - 10 secs @ f11, ISO100
Filters - Polarising filter used to enhance colours
Location - Gwydyr Forest, Snowdonia National Park, North Wales
This image - 800x533px JPEG
Conversion - Adobe Lightroom and PhotoShop CC
Comments - Tripod, cable release and mirror lockup used to prevent camera movement
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