Dartmoor in the rain .....

As i was staying in Plymouth to celebrate new year, I thought i'd take advantage of the location and head to Dartmoor to try and capture some images suitable for my final 6!  What I didn't bank on was the hideous weather, the only time it didn't rain was when I was asleep!  We're not talking just a 'light shower' either, it absolutely threw it down the entire time.

Nevertheless I did drive out on to the moor and even got out of my car on a couple of occasions to brave the elements.  I'd made sure my battery was fully charged and that my memory card was empty before I'd left for my trip so I knew I was good to go.

Here are a few of the images I took ....



1. Shutter 1/100, f/5.6, iso 100



2. Shutter 1/160, f/5.6, iso 100



3. Shutter 1/60, f/7.1, iso 100

4. Shutter 1/180, f/5.6, iso 100

I have converted them all into black and white .......

Out of the 4 images above, numbers 1 & 2 are the ones I really like, I like the depth, the colours and the road in the distance that draws you into the image.  All of them give a sense of how Dartmoor was on that particular day, cold, bleak and almost desolate.
I feel image 2 works best in black and white, not convinced that black and white does much for these images, I think they lose some depth and atmosphere ......