I didn’t manage to get a single shoot done in October, but I did get opportunities through November to venture out twice. On the first night, I opted to sneak out to Dartmoor’s Hound Tor, after work, to make the most of the darker winter evenings. There was only a short window of opportunity this mild, humid night, with moonrise due an hour after the arrival of night. There was cloud bubbling about, but it cleared for long enough for me to capture this composition as the first rays of moonlight kissed the tor as the Milkyway core dipped below the horizon.
Hound Tor in Moonlight.
Looking over my shoulder, the moonrise looked striking so for my second composition from this location, I spun the camera 180 degrees around to capture this moonlit view.
Moonrise over Hound Tor.
Keeping with the Dartmoor theme, my second and final shoot of November took me to Haytor. The forecast this night suggested a chance of a cloud inversion, and the opportunity to capture this under a starry sky was a strong motivation to give this location a try. The cloud invention wasn’t as intense as I had hoped but still added an interesting element to the composition, and the stars looked fantastic!
Haytor - Dartmoor.