AONB Commission
One of the main aims of the commission is to capture the landscapes and remains of Tre Ceiri an Iron Hill Fort and the Quarry industry at Nant Gwrtheyn and Trefor. These are in the same vicinity and I started to work on the landscape element. I don't actually want to capture basic record shots but instead want to aim at something a little more creative. I guess I might be a little limited in creative options but that can be expressed through the use of light. Having said that I am not necessarily a landscape photographer but I am learning a few tricks as I am going along.I decided to go up to the Eifl to have a look at the view over Tre Ceiri two nights ago. I arrived at the top with good light at about 5pm and tried to find a suitable spot to set up the tripod. This was a challenge as my tripod was in direct line with the sun and caused a shadow within the field of view. In the end I chose to set up in the shadow of a rocky outcrop which obscured the tripod. The final composition was not ideal but a good exercise in setting up the shot. I tried to get both Tre Ceiri in and the view over the Eifl mountains and the coast. I waited for the golden hour and that special subtle light and soft textures in the cloud. Sadly I never got that instead the sun hid behind some cloud. I did capture the basic scene as well as some panoramas and a time lapse sequence over the Eifl mountains.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_60aRuVRuFs
I think the best location to capture Tre Ceiri is from the top of the Eifl as the fort appears to slope down to the South West. There is another hill nearby which offers a straight on view of the slope and will do that too over the next few weeks. I obviously need to do the fort itself looking down from the top slope to the South West and may do that at dawn.
In terms of time the trek up the Eifl took about 5 hours in total and needless to say my legs are pretty damn stiff today. I would like to do this again but with a more targeted view over Tre Ceiri from a different vantage point and this time I will take a torch so that I don't have to leave before the sun sets.
In summary the first time was a first test set up and I need to do another trip to the Eifl as well looking from the North East and from the fort itself. I guess this will take about 15 hours just in terms of time getting there and lets just hope the weather and sun is kind.
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