Picture of The Dark Hedges
Caption: HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH THE DARK HEDGES #greenbutton
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Caption: The Dark Hedges are located about 15 minutes outside of Bushmills and were popularized by their use as a set for the King’s Road in Game of Thrones.
Because of their popularity, it’s extremely important to get to the location early to avoid crowds.
Picture of The Bushmills Inn Hotel
Caption: We stayed at to decrease our drive time.
Video of The Dark Hedges
Caption: There were only two other people here when we arrived shortly after sunrise. They left and we had it all to ourselves for the next hour.
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Caption: My partner Maria setting up the shot. It’s extremely important to use a longer focal length here to compress the branches of the trees. We used a 100-400mm
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Caption: This is how it looks on the standard iPhone lens with no edit. Not bad, but we can do better.
Video of The Dark Hedges
Caption: And here’s the view with the telephoto on. Pretty incredible!
Picture of The Dark Hedges
Caption: You don’t want to miss this place. Free to visit. Beautiful. And makes for excellent photographs.
Picture of The Bushmills Inn Hotel
Caption: Had a cheeky breakfast after our shoot back at the hotel 🍳
The Bushmills Inn Hotel
Caption: Final thoughts:
- Make sure to bring a telephoto lens. Most of our pictures were taken at 200mm.
- Allow only part of the day for this experience. You truly only need 30 minutes here.
- Take turns and be polite if there are other people wanting pictures.
- Remember that winter is coming 🐺
