The Cloud, South Cheshire. This rocky outcrop on the southern edge of the pennines near Congleton is very popular with walkers. I found it quite difficult to photograph. On an overcast day, the hill just looks grey and somber, and it can also be difficult to get the right viewpoint. I realised that just getting the rocky face of the hill was not enough, the whole shape of the hill was important. In the end I took this shot about an hour before sunset, which was when the sun was in the right place to get the traditional view of the hill, and I used the tree and railway viaduct as other objects of interest. Unfortunately, the wide angle lens diminishes the size of the hill in comparison to the foreground objects, but of all the focal length lenses I had, I still felt that this was the best shot that I could get on this day. The wide angle lens was a Sigma 18mm and I used my 35mm camera.
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