The Roaches, Peak District
Travelling a couple of hours to arrive before sunrise is always a bit of a gamble. The weather report was misty conditions, with the possibility of drizzle. As mist can provide very atmospheric pictures I decided it was worth it.
The morning was indeed very misty and being amongst the rock formations at the Roaches was very inspiring. I had made a couple of pictures that I was happy with. Then about 2 hours after sunrise the mist started to lift and fleeting moments of special lighting got my heart racing.
I had already been admiring the above foreground rock formations and I spent quite some time trying to work out a composition that balanced and flowed. Watching breaks in the cloud to the East I was sure a couple of seconds more would give me a burst of light, which there was, lighting the fields with a gorgeous glow. I checked my exposure, anded the appropriate ND Grad, exposed, checked the histogram, all was looking good. I managed to check and make another exposure before the clouds closed up again. It really did feel like the whole morning had be leading up to this point.
The morning was indeed very misty and being amongst the rock formations at the Roaches was very inspiring. I had made a couple of pictures that I was happy with. Then about 2 hours after sunrise the mist started to lift and fleeting moments of special lighting got my heart racing.
I had already been admiring the above foreground rock formations and I spent quite some time trying to work out a composition that balanced and flowed. Watching breaks in the cloud to the East I was sure a couple of seconds more would give me a burst of light, which there was, lighting the fields with a gorgeous glow. I checked my exposure, anded the appropriate ND Grad, exposed, checked the histogram, all was looking good. I managed to check and make another exposure before the clouds closed up again. It really did feel like the whole morning had be leading up to this point.
