Misty Peaks

A last-minute swap of the days of a Canon Experience made for a beautiful cloud inversion at dawn and prompted some beautiful shots

Hope Valley, Peak District. 04:30 am. September 19, 2019

Lens Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM + 1.4x III

Exposure 1/30 sec, f/8, ISO200

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It's half past four in the morning and a group of incredibly tired photographers are signing out equipment for a dawn shoot in a conference space in the Peak District. Outside it appears grey and everyone is wondering whether this has been the worst decision they have made in a long time. The numbers are very impressive though – we have hit just under one hundred applications and the hall is filling quickly.