Hen Cloud Sunrise
A landscape photography blog by Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire based landscape photographer Rob Thorley Photography.
This morning I decided to try and get some images of Hen Cloud from a different position to the “standard” composition. I wasn’t too sure of what I’d get to be honest. The sun would rise behind Ramshaw Rocks, and it would be a little after sunrise before I got the light on Hen Cloud. The only concern was whether the light would be too harsh by the time it hit Hen Cloud.
I could have used PhotoPills to work out direction (which I had) and elevation etc . . . to be sure of the actual “when” the light was going to hit, but to be honest that was too much of a faff. I knew the direction, and that was enough for this morning.
I arrived early, and decided to stretch the calf muscles by going up top first. There was a little bit of mist, and low cloud around, so I felt it was worth the effort.
With a couple of images in the bag I made my way down the side of The Roaches to the abandoned cottage below.
The light was gorgeous, but I struggled getting a composition that I liked. I couldn’t quite pick out a decent foreground, and struggled with the cottage. My favourite of the morning was actually shooting away towards the ridge line of Ramshaw Rocks. I was reasonably happy with that shot, especially in a portrait orientation.
I think the next “evolution” of my skills as a landscape photographer has to be working a composition more. I felt that with this viewpoint I should, and could have done better.
You can view more images from The Roaches, and my gallery of other Peak District locations.
