Dartmoor

I went on a trip to Dartmoor in South Devon with some friends from my course. Dartmoor covers 954 square kilometres and the moorland includes many interesting tors. These landmarks are exposed granite hilltops, and provide great points of interest in landscape photographs. We planned to visit a few of these especially those higher up after a forecast of snow in these areas! Having left Falmouth incredibly early we managed to arrive before sunrise but due to it being so overcast we missed the warm colour you would usually see. In between snow storms I managed to capture a few successful landscape shots, and experimented with both colour and black and white photography.

Dartmoor is home to a variety of wildlife. Mammals include the iconic dartmoor pony, but also common species like rabbits, foxes and deer. With its range of habitats from high grassy moorland to deep wooded valleys and farmland it also provides a home for a variety of bird species. On this trip I spotted buzzards and meadow pipits. We also stopped to photograph these dartmoor ponies! They are very tame around people compared to the ponies on Bodmin moor. 

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