After last week's vast panorama I though I would try the opposite this week. This is a close up of Sgwd y Pannwr on the Afon Mellte in the southern part of the Brecon Beacons, Wales. This is such a fine area and there is so much to play with. Autumn is the best time to visit, when the trees are colouring up and the light is a bit more subdued.

I've had this shot in mind for a while, and finally was in the right place at the right time to try it. This is the waterfall known as Sgwd y Pannwr on the Afon Mellte in the southern part of the Brecon Beacons, Wales. The Afon Mellte is flowing more or less north to south at this point, which means at certain times of the day the sun will be shining up the valley and onto the falls. The effect I was looking for was the sun lighting up the spray from the falls. The chances seemed to be increased by visiting in the winter before the trees came into leaf, and the with the sun relatively low in the sky. The leafless tree branches casting shadows across the falls through the spray was an unexpected bonus. Hope you like it.

Another from a fine day out in Waterfall Country a few weeks ago. This is Sgwd y Pannwr on the Afon Mellte in the southern part of the Brecon Beacons, Wales. Last time I was here there was a fallen tree right across this scene, but it looks like last winter's floods have carried it away. Autumn is the best time to visit, when the trees are colouring up and the light is a bit more subdued.