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NAME: Andrew Ray

LOCATION: Snowdonia, Wales

MISSION: Photograph brilliant

sunset shots in Snowdonia

KIT:Canon EOS 5D Mark II,

Canon EF 16 - 3 5mm f/4L IS USM,

Canon EF 2 4- 10 5mm f/4L IS USM

http://www.andrewrayphotography.com

PROJECT INFO

The last light

Andrew Ray tells about his recent excursion to Snowdonia,

hoping to add to his extensive landscape portfolio

took these images in

Snowdonia whilst on

a two week trip to

Wales where I also

ventured to the

Brecon Beacons. I’m a

47-year old pro landscape

photographer, based in

Cornwall and my main

aim was to add sunset

and sunrise images to

my stock library.

I wanted to capture a

collection of atmospheric

landscapes with the emphasis

of my work being on the

quality of light, with the

golden hours around sunrise

and sunset being utilized

wherever it was possible.

The Welsh weather was a

vast improvement from what

I’d come to expect from

previous trips to the area in

the autumn... With a high

pressure system during the

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mornings of fog in the Usk

Valley, where I was staying.

I was able to include this

in numerous compositions I

captured from above the

landslip at the Llangattock

Escarpment. This was my

main photographic target for

the week. I also targeted the

slopes of Sugar Loaf

mountain, which is one of the

three peaks of Abergavenny.

Conditions were more

challenging in the Snowdonia

National Park during the

second week, with strong

winds and frequent heavy

showers of rain most days.

Thankfully, there were plenty

of sunny intervals, which

allowed me to capture sunlit

images during the day, and

often colourful clouds in the

hours around sunrise and

sunset. Capel Curig, in the

heart of the park, was an ideal

spot to be based for the week.

I