The Raddon Hills
by morpheus71
Afternoon transient light around the graceful Raddon Hills, in mid-Devon. These are a long ridge of high ground running east to west, with a summit at 235m that looks south over the Creedy vale to Exeter.
The ridge summit is comprised of Cadbury Breccia - from the Permian era. The Permian geologic period extends from 298.9 to 252.17 million years ago. The land here was desert all those aeons ago, a far cry from this current green and pleasant bucolic idyll.
The ridge summit is comprised of Cadbury Breccia - from the Permian era. The Permian geologic period extends from 298.9 to 252.17 million years ago. The land here was desert all those aeons ago, a far cry from this current green and pleasant bucolic idyll.
Uploaded30/04/2016 - 20:39
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Posted 01/05/2016 - 00:23
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Mag07 wrote:
Love it.
Thanks very much 😊 I think those distant hills are delightful and it was just lovely to see the theatre of light and shade ever changing😏 Hope to get the chance to walk the footpath to Raddon Top summit one day.
Love it.
Posted 01/05/2016 - 00:27
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Wildwood512 wrote:
Nice history...fantastic photo!
Thanks very much Donna 😊 I was enchanted by this valley, the elegant form of the Raddon Ridge and the interplay of light. A quintessential English 'green & pleasant lans'😊
Nice history...fantastic photo!
Posted 01/05/2016 - 17:31
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Hard to believe it was ever desert , thank goodness it isn't now, a wonderful shot and landscape, thank you for the info
Posted 01/05/2016 - 19:31
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Sublime, gentle image, very natural colouring and very beautiful.
Regards
David
Regards
David
Posted 02/05/2016 - 12:26
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GIULIO57 wrote:
I do prefer this current "green"!!!
Thanks Giulio 😊 It's a charming bucolic region of Devon for sure. I do hope to return to the area to explore more of the tracks, green lanes and vistas
I do prefer this current "green"!!!
Posted 02/05/2016 - 12:29
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autumnlight wrote:
Hard to believe it was ever desert , thank goodness it isn't now, a wonderful shot and landscape, thank you for the info
Many thanks Maria 😊 The landscape of Devon is so varied and it was lovely to see this part in interesting theatrical lighting. It's cast a spell on me for sure to want to go back and walk up to the top of that ridge of hills.
Hard to believe it was ever desert , thank goodness it isn't now, a wonderful shot and landscape, thank you for the info
Posted 02/05/2016 - 12:36
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davidstorm wrote:
Sublime, gentle image, very natural colouring and very beautiful.
Regards
David
Many thanks for your generous comments David😊 It's like turning the pages of an illustrated storybook set in halcyon days of an English rural idyll of the last century, as one crosses this region. Characterful farmsteads, undulating ripples of hills and vales, patchworks of variant crops, coppices of woodland...
Sublime, gentle image, very natural colouring and very beautiful.
Regards
David
Posted 02/05/2016 - 20:19
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Francisbd wrote:
Beautiful scenery , nice photo
Many thanks Francis 😊
Beautiful scenery , nice photo
Posted 17/05/2016 - 08:16
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pauljay wrote:
It's such a simple scene, enhanced by the perfect light! You're getting good at this Phil!
Many thanks Paul 😊 It was delightful to watch the light and shadows interplay between the hills and hollows of this landscape 😊
It's such a simple scene, enhanced by the perfect light! You're getting good at this Phil!
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