I loved this view and I took a shot with the water dead calm but as I was moving along the water's edge I stepped in the water making a slight ripple and so I decided to take another shot but one where I deliberately created a ripple and watched it slowly spreading out across the surface of the reservoir. While I really liked the image with the perfect reflection I thought the small rock centre left of this image combined with the ripple extending out from where I stood added extra interest to the image.
Lake Vyrnwy a reservoir in Powys, Wales was constructed between 1881 and 1888, it flooded the village of Llanwddyn with the purpose of supplying Liverpool and its surrounding area with fresh water. The stone built dam was the first of it's kind in the world.
I am really pleased with these shots, taken in September 2008. The conditions were perfect and with no wind the surface of the lake was mirror calm allowing these fantastic reflections and a great panorama.
These pictures were taken using an LG Viewty mobile phone which at the time had one of the best cameras on a mobile phone. Technology has moved on incredibly since then and I have significantly upgraded my gear. So maybe I will head back when the conditions are right to see whether I can match these images.
