It’s fast approaching my favourite time of summer for photographing the landscape: when the heather is out. But as the weather has been a little unsettled this year, it’s difficult to know how advanced the flowering will be. Therefore, I decided to take a trip out on Monday evening to Surprise View to take a few shots.
At this time of year, I expect to see a few other people around, enjoying the landscape. What I wasn’t expecting is so many.
When I arrived on the edge near the Surprise View car park, there were people dotted every 50 meters or so. It felt like the lockdown years again, where everyone would head out to watch the sunset because there was nothing else to do.
Despite the number of people around, I could still get a clear shot because I was on the edge. And although the heather wasn’t yet in full flower, there were some nice patches. Here’s one of my early shots from the edge.
This was taken using a Fuji XT5 camera with a Fuji 10-24 lens at 11mm. I mounted the camera on a tripod for a 1/20-second exposure at f/8.0 and ISO125. I also used a Kase 3-stop Reverse ND Grad filter on the sky.
I would have continued with this location, except a couple decided to sit directly in front of me. I moved on, but unfortunately, they were determined to follow, so I headed to Over Owler Tor, figuring (correctly) that they wouldn’t want to walk that far. That’s where I managed to shoot the following photo, as for once, it was quite deserted.
This was also taken shortly after sunset, using the Fuji XT5 with the Fuji 10-24mm lens at 10mm. Again, I had the camera on a tripod for a 1/3-second exposure at f/8.0 and ISO125. It isn’t the best shot I’ve made of this location, but it was a pleasant way to end the evening.
I hope you like the photos and have a great weekend.
The Lightweight Photographer 
Breathtaking photos
Thank you