Bite-Size Blog Post #71 - West Mill Tor
Designed to be Photographed at Sunrise
I first photographed West Mill Tor in 2020 when I decided to visit a Dartmoor location I’d never seen before. I’m not even sure I’d seen a photograph of it, and I can’t really explain why I chose West Mill Tor in the first place.
But ever since that morning, West Mill Tor has fascinated me, and it’s become a sunrise location that I return to regularly. It almost feels as though the tor was designed to be photographed at sunrise. The rock stacks that make up West Mill Tor create a sweeping curve that captures the morning light beautifully throughout the year.
As well as the two main rock stacks that can be used as midground interest in your compositions, the abundance of foreground rocks provides photographers with countless ways to build an interesting image. By looking for shapes and lines within the rock formations, it’s possible to find your own version of the “West Mill Tor curve” and use it to capture that glorious morning light.
It’s a location that will feature on my Dartmoor workshops this autumn, and I can’t wait to see the look on participants’ faces when the sun breaks the horizon and fills the landscape with light.
