'Sanctuary of Autumn'
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"Trees are sanctuaries.
Whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth."
[Herman Hesse]
Looking along Leigh Tor, across the tree canopies of Park Wood & Holne Chase and on towards Auswell Woods and Buckland Common. The River Dart flows in it's 'Loop' from below here - a section of whitewater rapids, much regarded by kayakers & canoeists.
Leigh Tor is a dyke-like body of quartz-veined tourmalinised hornfels, up to about 10m wide. It is a Regionally Important Geological (RIG) site.
National grid ref: SX 712 714
Altitude 150m a.s.l
Technical info:
Pentax K-X
Pentax 18-55mm SMC/ DAL lens
Manfrotto 190XProB tripod
Manfrotto 498RC2 panoramic ball-head
Cromatek circular polarizer
Cromatek ND 2-stop Graduated filter
Aperture = f/13
Exposure durations = 1/20 second
Focal length = 21mm
ISO = 200
Manual mode
Matrix-metering pattern
Whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth."
[Herman Hesse]
Looking along Leigh Tor, across the tree canopies of Park Wood & Holne Chase and on towards Auswell Woods and Buckland Common. The River Dart flows in it's 'Loop' from below here - a section of whitewater rapids, much regarded by kayakers & canoeists.
Leigh Tor is a dyke-like body of quartz-veined tourmalinised hornfels, up to about 10m wide. It is a Regionally Important Geological (RIG) site.
National grid ref: SX 712 714
Altitude 150m a.s.l
Technical info:
Pentax K-X
Pentax 18-55mm SMC/ DAL lens
Manfrotto 190XProB tripod
Manfrotto 498RC2 panoramic ball-head
Cromatek circular polarizer
Cromatek ND 2-stop Graduated filter
Aperture = f/13
Exposure durations = 1/20 second
Focal length = 21mm
ISO = 200
Manual mode
Matrix-metering pattern
13/11/2013 - 01:42morpheus71
CategoryLandscape / Travel
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ISO200
Focal Length21.25mm
Views/Likes39/0
TagsLeigh Tor, autumn, tor, dartmoor, Devon, dart valley, dart vale, river dart, holne chase, phil hemsley, moorland,
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Posted 13/11/2013 - 17:03
Thanks ever so much for the very generous comments from Trixie and Giulio 
It was a joy to witness the interplay of light & shadows upon the land around the Dart valley from this lofty perch.
It was ever changing light and beguiling with it, though relaxed as I was, I had to be aware though of my surroundings.
I was on a very narrow ledge a metre below the knife edged ridge, just enough room for the tripod legs, me to lean a hip on the slab of rock and half of my back foot resting on fresh air. The chance of losing camera gear or tumbling backwards into the woods far below (the drop was 15 metres on the valley side of the dyke!) was very real.
Think the confidence that comes from a lifetime passion for rock climbing came in handy on this occasion.
https://www.philhemsley.co.uk/
It was a joy to witness the interplay of light & shadows upon the land around the Dart valley from this lofty perch. It was ever changing light and beguiling with it, though relaxed as I was, I had to be aware though of my surroundings.
I was on a very narrow ledge a metre below the knife edged ridge, just enough room for the tripod legs, me to lean a hip on the slab of rock and half of my back foot resting on fresh air. The chance of losing camera gear or tumbling backwards into the woods far below (the drop was 15 metres on the valley side of the dyke!) was very real.
Think the confidence that comes from a lifetime passion for rock climbing came in handy on this occasion.
https://www.philhemsley.co.uk/
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Posted 13/11/2013 - 21:42
That's a really lovely shot of the moor - the colours in the sunlight are really warm and you've got a good sky ! I can well imagine the drop from those rocks - fearsome stuff !
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Posted 14/11/2013 - 00:50
Blaze wrote:
That's a really lovely shot of the moor - the colours in the sunlight are really warm and you've got a good sky ! I can well imagine the drop from those rocks - fearsome stuff !
That's a really lovely shot of the moor - the colours in the sunlight are really warm and you've got a good sky ! I can well imagine the drop from those rocks - fearsome stuff !
Thanks ever so much for your generous and encouraging comments Blaze
It was most mesmerizing watching the transient light and shadows ever changing. It was worth the lofty perch to get an unobstructed view over the tree canopies of the valley, a most magical place to be on an autumn day of active weather.
https://www.philhemsley.co.uk/
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Posted 14/11/2013 - 23:55
An excellent composition Phil and lovely warm tones.
Regards
David
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Nicola's Apartments, Kassiopi, Corfu
Some cameras, some lenses, some bits 'n' bobs
Regards
David
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Nicola's Apartments, Kassiopi, Corfu
Some cameras, some lenses, some bits 'n' bobs
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