Landscape photography with a telephoto lens | Foel Fadian

I decided that after four months without taking a photo I needed to ease myself back into landscape photography gently with an afternoon/evening stood on the side of a hill, picking out shots with my telephoto lens. Watch my latest vlog to see how it went…

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Location Information: Foel Fadian

This information is not intended to be a complete guide to visiting Foel Fadian but is aimed at providing a little bit more information about the location to accompany the vlog and to tempt you into visiting it for yourselves.

After all, your time will always be better spent being outdoors, exploring and photographing these beautiful landscapes for yourself, not reading about them on a screen.

Information:

Foel Fadian sits on the northern edge of the Cambrian Mountains in Mid Wales, at only 564m in height and relatively small prominence it’s easy to overlook a visit to the summit. However, the views are magnificent for relatively little effort, especially if you set off from the layby alongside the viewpoint.

You could happily spend an evening photographing from the viewpoint, which is actually a memorial to Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, a former BBC wartime radio and television broadcaster who described the view from this location towards Snowdon as the best in Wales. It is pretty special on a clear day and for just a couple of steps from your car door it is rare that you will get rewarded with more spectacular views of Wales than this.

A twenty to thirty minute uphill hike will take you to the summit of Foel Fadian, here the views open up even more. To the south, the mountain lake of Glaslyn and the Cambrian Mountains, to the north views over the Dyfi Valley towards Cadair Idris and Aran Fawddwy.

The summit is exposed to the elements so make sure you take a waterproof and a couple of layers with you if you’re visiting at any time other than the height of summer, although I have been cold up here on a beautiful summer evening in July! Foreground interest can be a little bit of a struggle at times from the summit and the views can get a little lost with a wide angle so I would recommend taking a telephoto lens with you as well to get the best out of this location, it doesn’t need to be 150-600mm though, a 70-200mm would be fine!

Foel Fadian is without doubt a location worth visiting in all seasons and it is rare to be rewarded with views like this for so little effort!

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