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Running right through the middle of Betws-y-Coed in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, the river Conwy cascades over a series of small waterfalls which make for a highly attractive scene.
My favourite time of the year to photograph here is in the autumn, when the stunning hues of the leaves are at their peak.
The autumn of 2016, when this photo was taken, was especially lovely, with warm, calm days allowing the leaves to reach their maximum colour without being stripped off the trees by the usual Snowdonia combination of gales and rain.
This ancient sessile oak, seemingly growing out of solid rock by the side of the river, was visually stunning, and I used the golden hued boughs as a natural frame for the river cascade in the background.
The windless day allowed me to use a long shuuter speed of four seconds, blurring the moving water into a painterly streak while leaving the foliage sharp.
Just a lovely combination of moving and static elements.
Filename - betws y coed 05.jpg
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 45mm
Exposure - 4 secs @ f16, ISO100
Filters - Polarising filter used to remove glare and increase exposure time.
Location - Betws-y-Coed, Snowdonia National Park, North Wales
This image - 800x533px JPEG
Conversion - Adobe Lightroom and PhotoShop CC
Comments - Tripod, cable release and mirror lockup used to prevent camera movement
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