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Tryfan, in Snowdonia, North Wales, has to be one of my favourite mountains. It's such an unusual shape, looking like a huge Cornish pasty just dumped onto the landscape. None of the other peaks nearby look anything like it and there must be some obscure geological reason that I'm unaware of as to why it looks the way it does.
The problem with Tryfan, however, is that you can rarely actually see it as its normal condition is to be covered in cloud, so it was a rare treat on this day in late Autumn to be able to see the old monolith in all its glory.
The view shown in this photo was taken from halfway down the Nant Ffrancon valley, and that small trickle of water in the bottom left of the image is actually a raging waterfall when seen close up.
A beautiful place and a beautiful day, I'm so blessed to be able to enjoy both!
Filename - mountain 10.jpg
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @65mm
Exposure - 1/25secs @ f8, ISO100
Location - Glyderau, Snowdonia
This image - 800x640px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - Polarising filter used to reduce haze.
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