Bite-Size Blog Post #83 - Emsworthy
Does It Look Familiar?
The landscape photography blog you’re reading now, The Exposed Blog, will celebrate its 10th birthday next month. With nearly 500 blog posts published, it has been a regular part of my photography journey and one of the main ways I share my work.
This milestone has got me thinking about the last decade and the locations that have come to mean something to me. One of those places is Emsworthy Tor, and not simply because it is such a photogenic location.
Back in 2018, I decided to have a logo commissioned to represent my landscape photography. I didn’t want the usual lens aperture graphic or something that simply represented a camera. I wanted something that represented me and my photography.
The designer, who knew my work, picked up on my love of photographing Emsworthy Tor and based the logo around it. I couldn’t have been happier with the result.
When I found myself in the Haytor area this week, I decided it was time to give this old favourite a visit. Although I’ve walked past Emsworthy Tor many times over the years, I hadn’t photographed it for quite some time.
Unfortunately, the tree that is such a significant part of this location has been damaged and no longer has the distinctive shape that made it so appealing to photograph. It’s a real shame that it doesn’t look quite as good as it once did.
But in the right conditions, Emsworthy Tor is still well worth photographing. Especially on a lovely summer evening, with cloud in the sky, warm light from the setting sun, and the greens, yellows and purples of the Dartmoor landscape all coming together.
It might be a while before I return again, but Emsworthy Tor is a location that will always remain close to my heart.
Emsworthy Tor, Dartmoor National Park - Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z 14-30mm f/4 S at 14mm, f/13, 1/80 sec at ISO 640, Kase Filters Revolution CPL.
