The sound of a Song Thrush singing in the rain in Lliw Valley – what more can I say!
Song Thrush
Lliw Valley in the Rain
Category Archives: Weather
River Torrents
There was plenty of water flowing at the Lliw Reservoirs recently and during my walk in the rain I took a number of shots of the fast flowing rivers, trying out different settings and shutter speeds.
I have never been a great fan of slow shutter speeds and the “smooth water” effect it gives with flowing water. However, whilst using a fast shutter speed may show the explosive nature of fast moving water, slower shutter speeds will certainly help to represent the flow.
River Torrents
For the shot above the ISO had to be super high (6400) to allow a shutter speed of 1/1250 at f4.
River Torrents 2
Whereas with this shot the ISO was 100 and shutter speed 1/25 at f4.5.
River Churning
Again, the shot above was taken ISO 6400 with a shutter speed of 1/1250 at f9.
River Churning 2
And this one was taken at ISO 100 and a shutter speed of 1/25 at f7.1
The camera was a Canon 550D and the lens was the Canon EF70 – 300mm IS USM.
And for those who are interested, the changing sounds of the river as the flow varies alongside the footpath (4:22 mins).
A Walk in the Rain
We’ve had everything at Lliw Reservoir now except the sun – hopefully I will be able to get there if it ever appears again. In the meantime, following the snow and the mist, this week’s photos are from a walk up there in the rain. More pics to come through the week.
Rain on the Water
Raindrops
At least the duck seem to like it
Mossy Features
The misty weather shown in yesterday’s post provided perfect conditions for some.
I originally posted these images on the Moss Appreciation Group on facebook.
Moss droplet
Moss droplets
Moss Collectors
Looking back through the mist
Looking back at the recce walk we did at Lower Lliw Reservoir for the StillWalks “Sights and Sounds of the Countryside” project, when the weather made us hesitate about going ahead the next day, the theme of mixed and unpredictable conditions stayed with us for the rest of the work.
On the pre-production recce, we had thick snow . . . which was gone the next day. The following week the weather looked promising with a beautiful sunny Saturday . . . only to be followed on Sunday by what you see below. Very atmospheric but not quite in keeping with the rest of production.
Mist over Lower Lliw Reservoir
Mist over the dam
On the edge
Reflecting the gloom
Drips in the Mist
Mist over Lliw Valley
Galloway Sunset
The sun goes down on Galloway, SW Scotland.
It’s different every time. No matter how many times you see it, the sunset is never the same, and there is never any tiring of it!
Galloway Sunset
Out on the Sands
The Coming Rain
The inevitability of getting poured on can be seen from some way off. Not a hurricane but dramatic all the same and allowing a little time to get to shelter.
No chrome effect on these shots, just the colour of the day! The photos I have posted this week may show the wetter side of Galloway in South West Scotland but tomorrow’s will show another side to the story.
Awesome Light – Chrome Effect
These two photos were taken with my old Fuji FinePix compact camera which had a chrome effect setting (different to the b & w setting). I was playing around with it one day in Galloway, South West Scotland a few years ago but the effect you see isn’t so much the cause of the camera setting as the weather and light itself.
