Pen Yr Ole Wen

ISO 160  24mm  F/16  1/25 sec

ISO 100  32mm  F/22  2.5 sec (Cokin P153 filter)

ISO 100  24mm  F/22  1/20 sec

So here are three views of Pen Yr Ole Wen shot from two different vantage points using my Canon 24 - 105mm F/4 L IS(USM) lens. The first two were from a little lower down the track and the mountain is reflected in the stream just below a small waterfall.

You can see from the first shot that there was a lot of movement in the water given the waterfall so in the second image I used a ND4 filter and a long exposure to smooth out the surface of the water, the reflection is still not too sharp and maybe a longer exposure or stronger filter would have achieved a better result. I'm not sure but to be honest I am pleased with both of these images.

While I was setting up in this spot I was watching a Dipper flying up and down this short stretch of river and I was debating whether to swap out my lens in order to try and capture a few shots. They are a bird which fascinate me and it is one of my goals to photograph one, so maybe this will be the focus of a shoot in the near future.

The third shot is from the shore of Llyn Idwal and sheltered by the mountains on either side the surface of the lake was pretty calm and so there is a sharper reflection.

All in all it was definitely worth getting up early and braving the icy conditions.

6 views of Pen yr Ole Wen

Here is another selection of images from Saturday's walk in Snowdonia.  

Having walked up to the path which leads around Llyn Idwal I stopped to take the first 3 images above, I actually set up the camera on my tripod in the river to get the angle that I wanted, I think it paid off because I am really pleased with these shots. 

Pen yr Ole Wen is the southern most peak of the Carneddau  and stands at 978m. Walking around the lake there were several good vantage points to capture the reflection of the peak and at times the lake was mirror calm so I was able to get some near perfect images.  As well as the sharp reflections I love the way the wispy clouds are rising through the valley in the centre of the first few images. 

I've been walking in this area many times but looking at these pictures I realised that I have never actually walked in the Carneddau and I guess that I will have to plan an excursion one of these days.