Views from Yr Eifl

Some images taken a few weeks ago, taken from the top most level of the old quarry in my home village, Trefor.

K5 & Sigma 10-20.

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Regards
Adrian

What a sky! I think no. 3 is my favourite, I think the quarry is an interesting part of the landscape to include. I don't think the foreground rocks are quite interesting enough in no.1, and present a sort of barrier in no.2.

A superb place. I remember going down Vortigern's Valley as a kid. The atmosphere of the place is really special.

The 1st three are great, really like the vivid colours

I'm not keen on the last one... too much brown in the foreground,
but even if that was removed the composition just doesn't work

For me, it's the sky of #4 with the foreground of #3.
EM

Da iawn, ardderchog.

My favourites are No 1 and No 3. Possibly crop a bit of the brown off the bottom of No 4, but then perhaps it would unbalance the image.

Are you looking down the Llyn or toward Caernarfon? I can't make it out.

Hwyl,

Howard

Wonderful rich colours in both land and sky from one of my favourite places.

I like the clearly defined rocks in the foreground of no.2. I know rules are there to be broken, but I always feel slightly uneasy when a horizon nearly or exactly bisects the frame...

That lens is one I think I'd like to own, but these shots (and please don't take this the wrong way, Adian) illustrate just how carefully ultra-wides need to be handled. They enhance the foreground, which is great, and offer excellent depth of field, which is also great but can make the subject (in this case the mountains) shrink and become insignificant. If you see what I mean. I even found this in the bad old days of film when I saved up for ages and bought a Sigma 24mm but hardly used it, even in the Alps.

I'd still like to play with the 10-20 for a week, though! (Preferably in North Wales!) Perhaps it would get it out of my system...

1 and 3 for me, can't make up my mind which I like best, I like the composition and the foreground in both of them. In 4 the foreground spoils the picture IMO, it's a bit dull in comparison to the rest of the frame, and in the second one the foreground rocks take up a bit too much space. Great sky!

+1

But I think #1 snatches it because of the greater sense of depth of field - leads into the image and to the far hills.

If I didn't have such a fear of heights, I could have got a bit more of the quarry into some of the images

Vortigern's Valley, you can now cheat and take the car down.

No.4 seems to get the most thumbs down, here's a slightly different version (I was undecided as to which to include originally)




Thanks EM

Thanks Howard, I'm facing Caernarfon in all of them.

I understand what you mean, Andrew.
If/when you're next up in my part of the world, let me know, I'm sure we could arrange something

Thanks aliengrove

Thanks Northgrain.

Regards all.
Adrian

1 and 3 are also my favourites

Excellent

We used to holiday on the Llyn Peninsular many years ago and its a lovely area. Your excellent picturesThe bring bring back many happy memories.
David

Like them all but No3 for me, I like how both the quarry roads and road down to the left act as lead-ins taking you over to the distant mountains and coastline. Lovely colours too which have been pretty rare over the last few months I have a new K5 just sat waiting to catch a few landscape shots if this bl**dy weather would sort itself out!!

Simon

3 and 4 for me also - lovely light!!!

My vote also goes to number 3. Love the quarry foreground, and what a lovely sky you had. Really nice colours too!

Thanks Stuey.

Thanks David, I have to agree with you regarding the Lleyn

Thanks Simon, yes the lovely weather we had over the weekend (rained a bit, didn't it.. :cry.

Things can only improve, weather wise, we hope



Thanks Smeggypants

Thanks Tim.

Regards
Adrian