Digital SLR Photography - UK (2020-01)

CHALLENGE1:

HDR& PANORAMAS

Aftermeetingupandintroducingourselves

wequicklypulledonourwalkingbootsand

begana briskwalkupMamTortoseewhat

thelandscapelookedlikeonthisalmost

cloudlessmorning.Withina fewminutes

we’dreachedthesummitandcould

enjoypanoramicviewsin alldirections.

We’dalreadyagreedtoheaddowntothe

famousgatenearHollinsCross,andaswe

approachedthescenelightenedasthesun

roseclosertothehorizon,allowingusto

seethattheskywascompletelyclearand

generallyquiteboringin itsappearance.

I’dshotin theseconditionsat thislocation

beforesoknewtheresultingimagesweren’t

destinedto begreat,andsincewecould

seemistrisingupbehindLoseHilla mileor

twoaway,wedecidedto pressondespite

thisdecisionseriouslyeatingintowhatlittle

timewehaduntilthesuncameup.We

approachedLoseHilljusta fewminutesto

spareasthesunreachedthehorizon.

Typically,themistwasfartherawaythan

wethought,creepingupin thenextvalley

alongandto getcloseenoughto it for

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photography we’d have needed to be on Win
Hill, which was too far away to walk. To make
the most of the time we had, we decided to
stay put and turn our back to the rising sun
to shoot HDR and panoramic images of the
Great Ridge. Before we did that, though,
Jon fired off a few frames to capture the sun
as it peeked above the horizon.
Afterwards, Jon began to frame up a
shot along the Great Ridge but the angle of
view of his 21mm lens was far too wide and
included too much foreground. Switching
to his 55mm wouldn’t have solved the
problem, so I suggested he borrow my