Long Mynd Shropshire

[Sdawes]

Went up the Long Mynd before sunrise to try and locate a Short Eared Owl that had been seen the previous day . There was too much cloud cover to give a vibrant sky but I liked this scene when the early morning rays penetrated the clouds and briefly lit the valley through the low lying mist.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Tim Mayo]

Beautiful shot Steve, definitely a nice way to start the day! Did you have any luck with the owl?

 

[Sdawes]

Beautiful shot Steve, definitely a nice way to start the day! Did you have any luck with the owl?

Thanks Tim , no unfortunately , a mate of mine got a great shot of it the afternoon before but I spent a few hours up there with no sign of it so guessing it was just passing through and had moved on

 

[Tim Mayo]

Thanks Tim , no unfortunately , a mate of mine got a great shot of it the afternoon before but I spent a few hours up there with no sign of it so guessing it was just passing through and had moved on

That's a shame, fingers crossed they pass through again. I've only spotted one before on Skomer Island, although I've not really been out and about looking for them. We hope to move a little closer to this area soon, somewhere around Cleobury all being well.

 

[Drewid]

I imagine it was a good hike to get up there?

 

[Sdawes]

I imagine it was a good hike to get up there?

Not at all unless there is snow and ice around ,( road then closed ) there is narrow road that you can drive up onto the top and down the other side if you wish with a few small car parks dotted around on the top . If you do fancy a good hike then you can walk up to the top via a number of different routes.