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One unseasonably warm and sunny day in late September 2020 my wife Liz and I decided on an excursion southwards from our home in North Wales down to Barmouth on the coast of southern Snowdonia.
Having explored Barmouth and walked over the amazing railway bridge across the Mawddach estuary (a life goal for me), our attention was drawn to a roadsign on the outskirts of Barmouth advertising a panoramic view.
So off we set up into the hills above the Mawddach estuary to see what we could find.
What we did find, eventually, was this stunning vista across the estuary to Cader Idris and the mountains of Snowdonia beyond, lit by dappled sunlight and with rolling farmland in front of us.
Well worth stopping to shoot a few photos, I even had a drystone wall to anchor the bottom of this composition with.
Filename - mawddach estuary 09
Camera - Canon EOS 6DMK2 DSLR
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 45mm
Exposure - 1/60 sec @ f/8, ISO100
Filters - Polarising filter used to reduce glare and enhance colours.
Location - Mawddach Estuary, Wales
Image enhancements - Adobe Lightroom
Comments - Image underexposed slightly to preserve highlights.
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