Scowles First Light

Two consecutive dawns in late April delivered heavy overnight frosts, negligible wind, cloud free eastern horizons at sunrise and low angled warm light to illuminate scowles woodland. The latitude of the Forest of Dean, modest elevation above sea level and post spring equinox, ensures the duration of first light at sunrise lasts only a few minutes.

First light provided illumination of the interior woodland and mineral workings, although the ground flora is sparse, limited to flora able to cope with deep shade cast from beech and yew trees. Given the environment and nature of light, I was reasonably happy with the images made, although another trip in a fortnight might produce more pleasing results as the sunrise azimuth will provide a better angle of first light at another scowles location.

I do enjoy the photography challenges presented by ephemeral light in a woodland environment, although with negligible wind, there are opportunities with twilight and post first light to fall back on.