Mystic Dartmoor Woods…and a Tor

We had streams on the last post, now we move into the woods. Although spring hadn’t yet arrived at Dartmoor on this time of the year, we luckily found some dense woods with magical green spots. One of those even had a beautiful warm red carpet bringing visions of autumn.

We first headed for Wistman’s Wood located in the valley of West Dart River, near Two Bridges. This place is full of stunted pedunculate oak trees covered with moss and lychen. Chaffinch also make their presence heard as they keep constantly singing. Although beautiful to see, I found it extremely difficult to photograph since the landscape is visually fuss.

Wistmans Wood. Dartmoor, England
Canon 5DII, Canon 16-35 f2.8 II L - 16mm, f/14, 1/50s, ISO 640

The other woods we visited hasn’t a name as I know, at least on our detailed map =) We found it while wandering around Dartmoor on a foggy morning. The place looked interesting from the road, so we parked the car and took a chance. It kind of reminded me of ancient witch days, cold, very limited visibility, silence…

Abstract woods. Dartmoor
Canon 5DII, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS II L - 100mm, f/16, 0.6s, ISO 50

Misty woods. Dartmoor
Canon 5DII, Canon 16-35 f2.8 II L - 18mm, f/8, 1/60s, ISO 400

Misty woods. Dartmoor
Canon 5DII, Canon 16-35 f2.8 II L - 16mm, f/8, 1/80s, ISO 500

Misty woods. Dartmoor
Canon 5DII, Canon 16-35 f2.8 II L - 16mm, f/4, 1/80s, ISO 500

Misty woods. Dartmoor
Canon 5DII, Canon 16-35 f2.8 II L - 16mm, f/8, 1/50s, ISO 400

I will end this last England blog post with a tor image. Three attempts to photograph Great Staple Tor at sunset, rain, wind, cold, I almost didn’t feel my fingertips, but this was the only time the sun made its presence felt.

Great Staple Tor sunset. Dartmoor, England
Canon 5DII, Canon 16-35 f2.8 II L - 20mm, f/18, 13s, ISO 50

That’s all from England! You can check all the images posted and a few more on my archive.

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Posted on Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at 9:07 pm. Filed under: England, Landscapes Tags: dartmoor, devon, england, forest, landscapes, nature, tor, uk, wood RSS 2.0 feed.