Photo of Moon lighting up Wales’ Yr Wyddfa goes viral

Photographer Tony Harnett has said he is “over the moon” with his latest picture which has taken years to successfully capture.

His photograph showing people seemingly being guided by moonlight over the summit of Yr Wyddfa, or Snowdon, has been attracting mountains of praise on social media.

But it’s a photograph Tony said he had tried and failed to capture several times in the past five years.

The father-of-four used his camera lens to bring the Moon and Wales’ highest peak into the same sphere after identifying the perfect vantage point.

He explained that “many different variables” had to be just right, including weather conditions and finding the right location relative to the peak and Moon, so he was guided by a phone app to identify the best place and time.

Basing himself about six miles (10km) away from Yr Wyddfa at the picturesque lakes at Llynnau Mymbyr, near Capel Curig in Conwy county, overnight on Friday turned out to be a good choice.

“I’m over the moon,” said the 42-year-old, who is originally from Salford, Greater Manchester, but who now spends a lot of time taking pictures in Eryri, which is also known as Snowdonia.

“Some shots demand more patience and persistence than others,” he added.

“It’s a shot I have wanted to get for a good few years… and I’ve finally got it.”