The Clouds of Jandia
My wife drove over 18 kilometres of very rough bouncy track to get to this location, which I wanted to photograph. It is the beach and mountains of Jandia in Fu...
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My wife drove over 18 kilometres of very rough bouncy track to get to this location, which I wanted to photograph. It is the beach and mountains of Jandia in Fuerteventura and to say the least, it is off the beaten track. The clouds are caught by the mountains and with the sun setting low in the sky it made the bumpy ride very worthwhile.
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Location
The area where this image was taken is right at the South westerly tip of the Spanish Canary Island known as Fuerteventura. It is basically the end of the island and the peninsula narrows to the end where you will also find a lighthouse. This part of the peninsular is now a national park to protect it against the onrush of tourism. Most of the tourist hotels in the area are all on the South coast, however if you venture into the national park and then head North you will come across the fantastic scenery you see in the photograph, devoid of people (when we were there) there is a very small hamlet nearby called Cofete, which was deserted except for a small shack where we had a drink. Be warned, if you are planning to head to this exact spot, it is a long bumpy dirt road from the end of the made up road. The track can be quite dangerous , it's narrow and there could be falling stones and rocks, I would recommend a 4 wheel drive vehicle, not a basic hire car which we had. Interesting fact, I was watching the film "Exodus: Gods & Kings" the very view you see above was shown in this film just before Moses was about to part the sea.Time
We were staying in the North of Fuerteventura at a place called El Cotillo. We set off from the most Northerly end and headed to the most Southerly end at around midday expecting the journey to take about 2 hours. However we did hit quite a lot of traffic and did not arrive until quite late in the day. We were here in November so the days were shorter. By the time we had found the track that led onto the park it was quite late and the sun was starting to set quite low.Lighting
We arrived at the perfect time of day, the golden hour. As you can see from the image the lighting was superb and as we were on the North of the peninsular the sun was enough to cast its magical light across the top of the mountains.Equipment
I used a Nikon D750 with the 24-120mm F4 lens. 1 X Polariser filter. 8 hand held Shots taken in this panorama. Note, It was extremely windy.Inspiration
We had heard of the fantastic beach and mountains from local people, so decided this was a place I needed to photograph.Editing
I developed the 8 images in Lightroom using the merge to panorama option. Basic processing with some dodge and burning on the dirt track in the foreground.In my camera bag
I use a Nikon D750 with the 24-120mm F4 lens as my main camera. I also use an old Canon 600D coupled with the excellent L series 70-200mm 2.8 lens. I have a tripod, Polarising filter, 3 stop ND and 10 stop ND Filter. A remote control lead.Feedback
Plan ahead, you never know what you are going to find if you have never been. Check sunset times and positions. Do you need an off road 4 wheel drive car to negotiate the road safely.
