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The river Conwy passes through some amazing scenery on its route through the Snowdonia National Park to the sea at Conway on the North Wales coast.
One of the most dramatic and beautiful stretches of this river is the area around Betws-y-Coed, where the waters flow through steeply wooded glades over small cascades and waterfalls.
This image shows the river at one end of the magical Fairy Glen, an area of ancient myth and legend.
But far more importantly to me, this is an area of superb light and colour, especially in autumn when the trees put on their vivid display and fallen leaves dapple the river with rafts of golden treasure.
Spanning the river is an old stone arch, now hardly used, but very much in keeping with the reflective mood of this quiet place, and I will often make the effort to climb down to the river bank just to sit and wonder, and take the odd photo of course!
Filename - betws y coed 10.jpg
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 40mm
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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