North Wales Photography - Layers & Landscapes 📷

Having spent the past few weeks in north Wales, I thought I'd briefly document my experience.

While photographing the landscapes I found it strangely challenging to compose the images. There's almost an overabundance of subjects to fit within the frame. As the light changes from moment to moment, new opportunities and persepctives reveal themselves. I found myself retreading the same paths, taking similar compositions with the changing conditions.

I've rarely seen so many natural gradations of colour within an environment. Everything seemed to present itself in layers, and this lended itself nicely to shooting landscapes in a portrait orientation.

There was no shortage of interesting foregrounds to act as counterpoints within the frame. I found that the colourful mountain gorse and rocky outcrops also convey a sense of texture in the images.

In the mountains there's no shortage of compositions on display. It's sometimes worth experimenting with longer focal lengths to help compress the seperate elements of a photo, much like the image shown below..

Changing weather can cause lowland mist which adds a sense of atmosphere. Getting out in less than ideal conditions can sometimes result in unexpected opportunities.

Long lenses can also be leveraged to photograph mountains from afar. This is the famous peak, Cadair Idris, photographed from some distance away.

Birds of prey often predate small mammals and carrion on upland slopes. A Red Kite is seen here searching for a morning meal.

Commonly seen birds like this blackbird don't have to make for mundane subjects if framed correctly. I especially enjoy the soft gradients of the background and the texture present in the rocks.

Sunset provides soft light and can really bring out the colours in a landscape. A tripod makes using a slower shutter speed an option which can accentuate any movement in the clouds.

I hope you enjoyed me sharing my recent experience in the Welsh mountains. Be sure to like and follow for future content, many thanks.