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The autumn of 2016 was remarkably warm and calm, allowing the trees of the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales to develop their full array of gorgeous hues before the onset of wind and rain stripped the branches bare.
Of course I took full advantage of the season, spending my somewhat limited free time exploring and photographing in this visual wonderland.
Of all the areas of the park that my wife Liz and I visited during our three week window of opportunity, the area around Betws-y-Coed proved to be the most fruitful in terms of the variety and intensity of the warm autumnal colours.
I shot this particular scene on the banks of the river Conwy, just outside Betws-y-Coed near Fairy Glen, on a wonderfully calm afternoon which allowed the tree lined river bank and old stone bridge to reflect in the still waters as rafts of fallen leaves floated by in the golden sunshine.
Double the viewing pleasure!
Filename - river conwy autumn panorama 01.jpg
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 60mm
Exposure - 1/2 sec @ f16, ISO100
Filters - Polarising filter used to enhance colours. 2 stop neutral density graduated filted used to balance the exposure for the reflection.
Location - Betws-y-Coed, Snowdonia National Park, North Wales
This image - 1200x382px JPEG
Conversion - Adobe Lightroom and PhotoShop CC
Comments - Panoramic image made by stitching multiple exposures
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