Brimham Rocks?

[Ryewolf]

No, not a knock off copy of the classic film Brighton Rocks, but the ones out in Yorkshire, just wondering if anyone has been (I did try a search)? I've been thinking of going and couldn't decide if sunrise or sunset might be the best time. I know it's often a case of pot luck when dealing with outdoor locations and you can often get dramatic light and cloud at any point of the day.

[ChrisLumix]

I remember being taken to them when we holidayed in Whitby when I were a nipper. Can't remember them though, sadly, though the Google pictures look pretty spectacular, whatever time of day you see them.

[Phil]

Like Chris I haven't been for many years, but I do remember it very well, stunning place.

Being central in the country I wouldn't have thought there'd be too much difference between sunrise and sunset, I guess it depends on whether you're an early riser or not

[Ryewolf]

I'm not an early bird, more of a night owl - but I'm prepared to make sacrifices... Though I could kill two birds with one stone and watch the sunset and stay awake for the sunrise, mid summer it's not hard to do.

Yes. I've seen those Google pictures too, they all look great, hence my reason for asking, they all looked to good to be true. Often you get to places and you've got flat grey light - but hey, it's one of those things, and it never looks like it does. Then again, from my own persnal experiences of my local area, you can get wildy differing images of the same place at different times of day, during the year and under different light.

I remeber last year going to Brough Castle, Brougham and Kendal Castles, it was a lovely day, but when I got to Keswick to go to Castlerigg Stone Circle, the clouds were rolling in over the hills and the light was terrible for photographs.

Thanks for the input.

[Black Pearl]

Been a few years since I've visited - well worth it so make the effort - and it was very early in the morning to get the low sun and lack of people in the shots.

Take the widest lens you have as many of the rock structures are fairly tightly packed together and think about your angles as shooting low/high can have a dramatic affect of the images.

[Ryewolf]

Thanks BP, cracking shots there, particularly the first one.