Roath Basin
Cardiff Bay in the sunshine (FE 24mm F1.4 GM, f16.0, 1/60sec, ISO200) A lovely sunny day and I had to catch-up on my U3A "homework" - taking photographs which could…
Colourful autumn carpets
Two flies enjoying the sun (105mm, f8.0, 1/250sec, ISO400) The previous post presented the landscape of Parc Cefn Onn in autumn, these four shots focus on the leaf litter. The…
An autumn walk
Autumn colour (32mm, f8.0, 1/80sec, ISO320) DeeJay encouraged me to go up to Parc Cefn Onn whilst the sun was still shining and whilst there were still leaves on the…
A return to Bute Park
With the autumn colours beginning, it's logical to return to Bute Park which has a fantastic collection of trees to capture the changes. But there are other things to see…
Cathays Park in detail
I never realised the stark symbolism in the statue that stands on the left-hand side of the Glamorgan Building - the former HQ of Glamorgan County Council, when that county…
Lest we forget
A U3A Photoshoot and we're asked to think about "detail" and that doesn't necessarily mean macro-photography. To make it even more difficult we're restricted by the places we can go…
The Castle from Bute Park
The treasure that is Bute Park
I've been to Bute Park, Pontcanna and Llandaff Fields four times in the past few weeks. Lockdown has forced us all to re-appraise what's on our doorstep and in Cardiff's…
A break in West Penwith
We did manage to get away for a few days in Cornwall. The weather wasn't marvellous, but it was just nice to get away and try and do something that…
A wonderful show of orchids
One of the few joys this year, in spite of being in self-isolation, has been to enjoy the show that our orchids have put on for us. I seem to…
Summer’s over
That was quite a shock! I looked at the last post on the blog and found it was June 29th. Now I know it's been a strange year, and I…