Photographing Row Tor on Dartmoor for the 1st Time - A 5 Minute Photo Adventure

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There are Still Places I Haven't Photographed on Dartmoor

Over the three years that I filmed my video series Discovering Dartmoor I greatly expanded my knowledge of Dartmoor and the locations worth photographing.  That combined with my 10 years of experience in capturing of landscape photographs of Dartmoor, you might think that I've photographed most of Dartmoor.  Nothing could be further from the truth though, and as Dartmoor covers over 365 square miles, there is plenty left for me to photograph.

One such location is Row Tor on the northern edge of Dartmoor.  I'm familiar with Row Tor as I've parked close by numerous times on my way to photograph a neighbouring tor.  And this is perhaps the reason why I've not photographed it before.  With so many great tors nearby such as Belstone Tor, East Mill Tor, Yes Tor, Oke Tor and West Mill Tor, poor old Row Tor didn't hold much interest for me.

But have I been missing out?  Just because Row Tor is small, doesn't mean it's not worth photographing.  So, let's find out if it is in my latest 5 Minute Photo Adventure.     

A landscape photograph of Row Tor on Dartmoor taken at sunrise

Row Tor, Dartmoor National Park, Devon - Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z 14-30mm f/4 at 24mm, f/13, 1/4 sec at ISO 64.

Newbiggin Crags Limestone Pavement - Cumbria - A 5 Minute Photo Adventure

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Have you ever wished you could just pull of the motorway, take some landscape photographs, and then carry on with your journey?  Then Newbiggin Crags Limestone Pavement just of the M6 could be the location for you!

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Photographing Dartmoor's Yar Tor - A 5 Minute Photo Adventure

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Yar Tor - A Dartmoor Gem Just off the Road

One of the things I love most about Dartmoor is the ability to wander away from the roads and venture into heart of the national park.  It's in these remote locations you can find some of Dartmoor's finest tors and, in the right conditions, they can make for some truly wonderful landscape photography subjects. 

But long walks and big climbs aren't for everyone, so fortunately there are plenty of Dartmoor locations worth photographing that are close to a road.  One such location is Yar Tor which is just a 15 minute and relatively flat walk from the B3357.  It might not be the biggest or the grandest of Dartmoor's tors, but for those photographers willing to work for their compositions there a few photographic gems to be had. 

I wrote about Yar Tor for the first time last year, but I decided to return recently so that I could film one of my 5 Minute Photo Adventures which I am delighted to be able to share with you below! 

PS - Yar Tor is definitely a location I will be returning to so that I can photograph it again so don't be surprised to see another video from this location in the future.  Don't want to miss it?  Subscribe to my YouTube channel and/or my newsletter.

 Yar Tor - Landscape Photographs of Dartmoor

Yar Tor at Sunset #1, Dartmoor National Park, Devon - Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z 14-30m f/4 S at 18mm, f/13, 1/5 sec at ISO 64.

Yar Tor at Sunset #2, Dartmoor National Park, Devon - Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z 14-30m f/4 S at 22mm, f/13, 1/5 sec at ISO 64.

Yar Tor at Sunset #3, Dartmoor National Park, Devon - Nikon Z8 with Nikkor Z 14-30m f/4 S at 15mm, f/13, 1/5 sec at ISO 64.

I Shouldn't Have Been Surprised - A 5 Minute Photo Adventure from Rippon Tor on Dartmoor

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With little chance of capturing a compelling landscape photograph and filming a video that will likely never get published, I was ready to go home.  But never right off Dartmoor.  Dramatic conditions can be just a moment away.

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Capturing the Coastal Beauty of Dawlish Warren - A 5 Minute Photo Adventure

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There are few better ways to start the day than by watching the sunrise at the beach.  So, join me in my latest 5 Minute Photo Adventure as I photograph first light at Dawlish Warren beach in Devon.

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West Mill Tor on Dartmoor - A 5 Minute Photo Adventure

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In this 5 Minute Photo Adventure I head to West Mill Tor where I find one of the most interesting clouds I think I’ve ever seen in the skies above Dartmoor.

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Possibly My Favourite Viewpoint for Landscape Photography in Glencoe

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Join me on another 5 Minute Photo Adventure to see why the view from Beinn a' Chrùlaiste towards Buachaille Etive Mòr is probably my favourite viewpoint in Glencoe.

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The 400th Blog Post - I'm Back on YouTube - Oke Tor, Dartmoor

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That's right, I'm back on YouTube and giving my channel a reboot!  In this first video of a packed schedule of upcoming videos, I visit Oke Tor on Dartmoor to capture some landscape photographs.  I also talk about where I've been and more importantly, what I've got coming in the channel over the next few months.

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Discovering Dartmoor - All 5 Episodes Now Available

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A few years ago, I asked myself the questions, “What do I know about Dartmoor? What makes this place so unique?”.

When I couldn’t answer those questions, I made a commitment to myself to not only see more of Dartmoor, but to learn more about it.

And from that commitment, Discovering Dartmoor was born, a 5 part video series where I explore and photograph 24 of Dartmoor's finest locations and speak to some of Dartmoor's most passionate ambassadors so I could find out for myself what makes Dartmoor so special.

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Nikon Z8 Pixel Shift Shooting for Landscape Photography

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180 Megapixel raw files and reduced noise are all claims of Nikon’s Pixel Shift Shooting feature, but is it useful to the landscape photographer?  In this video I show you how to shoot with Pixel Shift (on location) and how to merge the files in post-processing.  I'll also look at the results to see if this is a feature that is useful to landscape photographers.

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How to Showcase Your Prints with Spring Back Binders

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Looking for a way to make your prints stand out?  In this video I'll tell you how you can take your prints and present them in a way that will give them a WOW factor!  I'll show you how I prepare my landscape photographs for print and then insert them into a Fotospeed Spring Back Binders.  The result is the perfect way to showcase your photographs and make anyone looking at them go "WOW!".

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Photographing Scotland's Most EPIC Landscapes - The Isles of Harris and Lewis

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What if I told you there was a photography location that has everything?  Somewhere that will inspire your creativity, provide you with a sense of calm, but also excite you with a rich variety of subjects to photograph.  And all this in on a small Scottish Island.  Welcome to The Outer Hebrides!

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Explore & Discover the Outer and Inner Hebrides published by fotoVUE - On My Bookshelf S06E06

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The Scottish Hebrides is a photographer’s paradise but with so much to see and to photograph, it can be hard to know where to start.  Explore & Discover the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides by Christoper Swan and published by fotoVUE aims to transform your time in the area from random chaos to an efficient voyage of discovery and exploration. 

In this special on-location edition of On My Bookshelf, I put Explore & Discover The Outer Hebrides to a real-world test to see if it can get me to a new location so I capture a photograph of the Isle of Harris.

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Creating an 8K Landscape Photography Video with a Pergear CFexpress Type B Card

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What's the point of publishing one of my landscape photography videos in 8K?  Well, I got the idea when @Pergear asked me to try out their updated 2023 Prime CF-Express Type B Memory Card.  I thought the best way to put a card like that through its paces would be to shoot an entire video in 8k.  And if I shoot it in in 8K, why not publish it in 8K!

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