Shropshire Landscapes - Caer Caradoc, The Lawley and The Wrekin

Below are three views of Caer Caradoc, as viewed from Hope Bowdler in Shropshire last month. The light that evening was really nice. Next time I want to try focus stacking so that the foreground trees/bushes are as sharp as the background.

The fourth image is from a different occasion, of the Wrekin, but I saw it in my catalogue by chance and liked it so thought I’d upload it :)

Shropshire Landscapes - Caer Caradoc and the Lawley

Usually when I go to Shropshire I tend to end up in the Long Mynd exploring the well known hills of Church Streton. This time, for a change I thought I’d check out some of the hills that can be viewed in the distance from the Long Mynd, but up close.

I went in the evening, hoping for some nice lighting and shadows, with the intent of getting some successful landscape photos.

As the sun got lower in the sky, some brilliant shadows started to drape over the landscape. I particularly like the dramatic contrast on this last shot with half the woodland shrouded in darkness and the top half starkly lit by the orange glow of the setting sun.

Big Horse, You Come to Me

This may be the biggest horse I’ve ever encountered, in terms of height at least. It towered over me when it came over to see who I was and why I had the nerve to let myself into his field.
The lighting that evening was brilliant, the sun covering everything it touched with a lovely glow. In the background is The Wrekin.