6. A Closer Look at That Beech Tree
As I moved closer to the farm the Fuji's 100-400 became less useful and I switched back to the Nikon when this view presented itself. This is shot handheld at 70mm with a wide f/2.8 aperture to soften the foreground. I particularly like the way the distant hills (the Forest of Bowland, I think, not sure of the exact direction I was pointing here) have almost been reduced to solid blocks of subtle colour here. Z7, 70mm, f/2.8, 1/320th, ISO64.
7. Solomon's Temple
There wasn't much to see for the remainder of the walk as I made my way approximately South West across the moor towards Solomon's Temple, another farm ruin. For this portion of the walk the sun was below the visible horizon, but when I arrived at Solomon's Temple the lay of the land changed and I was treated to a last glimpse of the setting sun over the Irish Sea. There wasn't a lot of time so I hastily composed a few images incorporating the setting sun, but not very much seemed to work, however I quite like this silhouette of one of the handful of Hawthorn trees dotted around the farm ruins. This was taken as part of a three shot bracket, but I decided against merging the shots to HDR and just used this one instead. Z7, 70mm, f/2.8, 1/320th, ISO64.