Photographing Dartmoor

On Saturday 10 September we attended an excursion operated by Dartmoor National Park Authority called "Capturing Dartmoor at Sunset".  We were picked up at Newton Abbott railway station by the Haytor Hoppa and taken to Hound Tor where we met photographer Rob Hutchinson. We walked around Hound Tor as he explained how best to capture the light and landscape of Dartmoor. We were then taken to the Old Inn in 

Widecombe-in-the-Moor for a meal and drinks.  While we ate Rob showed some of his photos and equipment.  The Haytor Hoppa then took us back to Newton Abbot in time to catch the 10 o'clock train back to Plymouth.  It was a most interesting evening.

Some of the photos I took on Hound Tor:

Flowers growing around granite

The sun coming through clouds

Gorse giving colour to landscapes

Interesting shapes of granite at the top of Hound Tor

Edges of granite often look like faces

The sun came up and shone in the distance 

The sun shining on the medieval village near Hound Tor

Hound Tor from the Kist (burial chamber)