pena trevinca
Camera and Lens: Sony a6500, 16-70mm f/4 Carl Zeiss
Settings: 26mm, ISO 800, f/8, 1/2000th
I had tried to take some photos of this rock formation earlier that morning on my way to the peak, but the light wasn't right. The Sun was still rising behind the mountains you can see in the background.
On the way back, though, I got the right conditions.
Camera and Lens: Sony a6500 + 16-70mm f/4 Carl Zeiss
Settings: ISO 100, 70mm, f/8, 1/2000sec
This is one of the few images I managed to create during the hike to Pena Trevinca, in the Galicia / Castille border.
I made it at the beginning of the hike, when my mind and legs were still fresh and the light workable. I had none of those two things for almost the rest of the day in the mountains.
After struggling on my hike in Somiedo a few months ago, I decided that it was enough. I had had a terrible winter: I didn't exercise and I ate and drank way too much; I had gotten fat and out of shape.
So I challenged myself and set some goals.
Climbing to Pena Trevinca was one of them. The highest peak in Galicia raises to 2,127 meters (7,000 feet) above sea level. That might not sound like much, but it would be a nearly impossible task for fat Adrian to achieve.
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