Wednesday 12 May 2021

Sugar Loaf and the Skirrid seen from the Kymin


On a recent visit to the Kymin, a hill that overlooks the Welsh town of Monmouth I put a long lens on my camera and photographed the distant summits. On the left is Sugar Loaf, looking like (but it isn't) an extinct volcano. The long "whaleback" of the Skirrid, dotted with trees, is next. On the right is, I think, Patrishow Hill, though that may be incorrect. The day was sunny, with a chilly breeze, but warm enough for a haze that gave something of a blue tint to the far off hills. Such things can be "corrected" in software these days with a haze filter but what's "correct" about rendering a scene so that it doesn't look like what is seen?

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon D5300