Twin Beams at Talacre, North Wales — fine art landscape photography print by Liam Hancox

Twin Beams

Walking through the pine forest around Ladybower Reservoir in the Peak District when a single shaft of sunlight broke through the dense canopy — lighting up just these two trunks while everything else around them stayed in near-complete darkness.

One of those moments you stumble into rather than plan. The whole forest was essentially black except for those two trees glowing warm against it. Camera out, don’t overthink it.

Camera
Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Lens
EF50mm f/1.8 STM
Focal Length
50mm
Aperture
f/3.5
Shutter Speed
1/50s
ISO
320