本帖最後由 Sawlo2000 於 2013-8-3 16:10 編輯
大屯山 Datun Shand
So what is so special about this particular mountain range?This is because it’s the ONLY one you can drive all the way to the top of it.
The drive up is fairly easy as well and only gets a bitchallenging towards the end. There willbe no street lights for the last stretch (+-300M vertical climb) so one have todrive carefully. Turns are also very sharp.
Again, best to check the weather forecast in the linkmentioned above to make sure you got a good chance on photo opportunity.
So what is this spot good for? Its great for Sunrise, Sunset, Night timecityscape with Stars. That’s one of the advantages of being up top. Accordingto other enthusiast I met when I was there, the best time to photograph Sea ofclouds is during winter time. The cloud level will just drop slightly below theviewing deck and give you amazing view.
Looking at the map below, you will notice one thing, aportion of the map is mosaiced. This is not an error by google maps butactually banned by Taiwan government. These are “high security” militarycompound. Trespassing and photographic these sites will get you into serioustrouble.
Now I pointed down spot A and B, Spot A will be mainly forsunrise. Please do some research and find out where the sun will be comingfrom. Also this is one of the rare place in Taipei that you will get a lot ofother photographers taking photos. Do come early Next to spot A there is alittle trail which you can also walk down a little for sunrise. In a normal daydown the trail you will see the night time cityscape of Taipei.
Spot B will be great for sunset but I think the chance ofone seeing all the way to the waterfront is slim. This spot I still haven’thave a chance to full explore yet.
Along the road up, there is another stop “C”. This spot isabout 150M below the top and if you are unforturnate and go hit by thick fog uptop, you can try your luck here too. Walk in a little bit and there is anotherhiking trail that takes you all the way up to the top as well. There is also a half way stop on this trailwhere one can rest and take photos. |