Dwarves in Barrels

In the Hobbit, Bilbo and the dwarves escaped from captivity by hiding in barrels that were dumped into the Forest River where they eventually reached the Laketown called Dale. This stretch of river is where those scenes were filmed.
In the last picture, that hill just visible in the upper right is where Bard was standing when the company saw a person from Dale for the 1st time.Read more