Sgwd yr Eira
A couple of nights ago I trekked 3km through the woods to get to Sgwd yr Eira in the Brecon Beacons hoping to capture some Moon rays, a photograph that's been on my list for over 3 years now 🌕 The Moon only comes into the right position in the days around the full Moons of November, December and January, so there's only about 10-12 days of the year that this is possible. Not only that but you need clear skies on one of those nights and enough rainfall in the days before so that the waterfall produces a mist in front of it.
It was a challenging scene to shoot, standing in the middle of the river in wellies the river shakes your tripod and ruins a lot of the long exposures. Then it was a battle with the mist constantly covering my lens and the -4°C temperature freezing my hands and feet.
This is the second waterfall I've achieved this and the sight was just as ethereal and magical as the first time. Felt like I'd walked into Middle Earth 🌍
(Alyn Wallace Photography)
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A visit to the Temple of Auspicious Fortune, alone at Winter Solstice
Could warmth ever come again to the deep well bottom? The cold, sighing rain has drenched all the withered roots. Who besides me would likely visit the teacher - when there are no flowers - be willing to come alone?
- Su Tung-P'o translated by William P. Coleman
[from Whiskey River]