Snowdonia lonely tree sunrise at Llanberis

Been a while since I've had a sunrise trip down to Snowdonia and it's 3 years since I last visited the famous lonely tree so the alarm clock went off at 04.50 this morning to get there in plenty of time.

The sunrise wasn't really happening, a few spots of rain and just a few glimpses of colour but nothing much until this one. I'd originally setup directly in front of the tree, which often tends to be the best spot for composition here, but I moved to this slightly different angle when the sunburst started, I think it balances things a little better.

My Eryri (Snowdonia) photography gallery

An Eryri Snowdonia photos gallery where you can buy stunning photo prints, framed photographs and canvases of the beautiful Eryri Snowdonia scenery by photographer Simon Kitchin. Eryri Snowdonia National Park is a beautiful area of Wales with endless photo opportunities from ancient castles to abandoned slate quarries and scenic villages. For many visitors the mountains, lakes and waterfalls are the main attractions and my Eryri Snowdonia photography showcases these wonderful places including sunrise photos of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) and the famous Llanberis lone tree, pictures of the stunning Glyderau mountains from my favourite Eryri Snowdonia location, Cwm Idwal and images of the most iconic mountain in Eryri National Park, the stunning mountain peak of Tryfan.

Sunrise at the lonely tree at Llanberis, Snowdonia, with a sunburst over the Llanberis Pass