Along with three members of the Cardiff U3A Photographic Group, I took part in a pleasant walk along the banks of the River Usk from near The Riverfront Centre to Newport’s historic Transporter Bridge. The latter part of the walk, I’d never done before, and it was good to approach the bridge from the north, …
An album made up from a number of visits to the gardens at Dyffryn House through the summer. I was taken by the reflections created by the water drops entering the pond under the arch. I also created an animated gif of this shot which is rather interesting … I think. A couple of images …
To finish the sequence of images from my Cornish holiday, here is a gallery of coastal shots. Locations and EXIF data can be seen by clicking on an image and then scrolling through them …
Another couple of places I used to visit regularly when I was a boy in Penzance. The fishing fleet may not be so large now in Newlyn, but it’s still there and I watched a boat leave harbour. I like the shot of the welder and also the colour in the rope shot. There’s also …
I had a fair idea we were going to have a reasonably good sunset and after checking my Photographers Ephemeris worked out that Cot Valley would give me a good shot. Two other photographers must have thought the same, I was not alone. The three shots below although they are of the same scene show …
Just a long the coast from Botallack, past the Geevor mine that I also visited – and which is worth a much longer stay than I was able to give it, is the Levant Mine – the site of one of the most serious mining disasters in Cornwall when the man-engine collapsed in 1919 with …
This has just got to be one of my most favourite places, not just in Cornwall, but anywhere! I used to cycle out here from Penzance as a boy and just marvel at the scale of human endeavour and hardship that led to the construction of the The Crown Engine Houses at Botallack. The rugged …
On our holiday we just happened to notice that the National Dahlia Collection was housed near Marazion. We spent a lovely hour just marvelling at the variety of plant types and the colour explosions. The butterflies and bees must have been impressed as well! A quick reminder. To view the gallery in full-screen, just click …
There’s no doubt in my mind that Cornwall is a place like nowhere else in the UK, and part of this is because the strange artifacts of our ancestors are left about to view and marvel at. What exactly is the Mên-an-Tol? What use did it have? Why isn’t there another one, somewhere else? [EXIF: …