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The autumn of 2016 seemed to last forever, and even as I'm writing this towards the end of November there are oak trees outside my window still covered in russett coloured leaves.
I made a special effort over this wonderful season to photograph as much of the autumn splendour in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, as I could.
One of the most dramatic displays of autumn colour was to be found in the area surrounding Betws-y-Coed, just an hour or so's drive from my home, and so Liz and I spent a series of weekends in that area exploring and photographing.
Mind you, we didn't have to venture far to see beautiful scenes like this one, pictured from the banks of the Afon Llugwy right in the middle of Betws-y-Coed itself.
The combination of swirling water set against dark rocks punctuated with golden oak leaves was just lovely to behold.
My only problem was getting to the spot I wanted to photograph the scene from, as water slicked rocks coated with wet leaves didn't provide the firmest of footings and I took a couple of slips on the way down to my chosen position, even when using my tripod as a walking stick!
But the slips were worth it to get close down by the water's edge and be able to make the most of those golden leaves, set like jewels on the slick, wet, rock.
Filename - betws y coed 11.jpg
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 24mm
Exposure - 2 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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