Lovely Llanrwst
The teahouse in Llanrwst, in Snowdonia National Park, Wales. Such a gorgeous setting!
I just fell in love with this view while in Wales. I came by twice to shoot it, and would have come back a third time if my schedule had allowed it. It’s just a beautiful little spot, and even though my compositions are essentially the same from both visits, I didn’t care. I just wanted to stare at this gorgeous little teahouse, take its photo, and revel in the fact that I was there.
Exploring Lake Ogwen
A lovely waterfall in Snowdonia National Park, in Wales…
When I was in Wales back in August, one particular area that I wanted to see was the valley around Lake Ogwen, in Snowdonia National Park. All the photos looked lovely and everything I read about the area made it sound just beautiful - and it was all correct. The area is gorgeous and I found all sorts of things to point the camera at. Not the least of which were several waterfalls, such as the one you see here. This was just under the bridge at one end of the lake where is spills into a lower valley.
A stunning Welsh sunset
A stunning sunset in lovely Conwy, Wales…
On my first night in Wales, I was treated to a really beautiful sunset. This was in Conwy, looking over the castle and enjoying the trip. I captured this using my 10 stop filter, in order to allow those clouds to streak across the sky.
Like a fairy tale
A little fairy-tale teahouse and bridge from Llanrwst, Wales - such a beautiful little spot!
When I was visiting Wales recently, I made it a point to stop in the little town of LLanrwst, simply because I wanted to see this bridge and the little tea house across the river from it. I had seen a lot of pictures of this place, and it was just something I had to see. It’s very quaint and beautiful, and immediately made me think of something you would find in a fairy tale. When it came time to edit the image, I just ran with that whole fairy tale theme and had a lot of fun with it. That’s the beauty of digital photography - you can do just about anything to your images. It’s so fun!
That famous tree in Llanberis
A famous tree in Wales that I just had to shoot…
Prior to arriving in Wales, I did a bunch of research on places I wanted to photograph, and of course came across some amazing shots of this tree. It stands on the edge of Llyn Padarn in the little town of Llanberis, somewhere off in the wilds of Snowdonia National Park. Although I had directions to it, it still took me about an hour to locate it. I kept having to move the car, park and walk, then go back and try another spot. Apparently I am no good at following directions. :-) Regardless, I found it and got some shots, despite the weather. And it was well wroth it!