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 as well, including this cormorant drying its wings in the middle of the River Taff upstream of the National/Millennium Stadium (or whatever it’s called now). …
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 still existed. The front side shows roman gods and goddesses (lords and ladies) – the wealthy in other words – and behind, hidden from view …
A U3A Photoshoot and we were asked to think about “detail” and that doesn’t necessarily mean macro-photography. To make it even more difficult we were restricted by the places we could go to due to Local Lockdown – we couldn’t leave the City and County of Cardiff – so its back to Cathays Park, a …
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 case, we are blessed with some wonderful parkland. Here are a few shots I’ve taken this summer of things that have caught my eye. Click …
Sometimes after carefully staging your photograph, and cropping it following some of the standard rules, you then look at the image … … and think … “would that make two better images?” So what do you think? I think they might stand better as two images side-by-side rather than one. …
Len, a U3A friend, has been imploring me to spend loads of cash on a new long lens. I’ve resisted! He’s taken some remarkable photos of birds using high ISO values – admittedly from distance – I wanted to play with using my 200mm lens at about 3-4m from the subject. Lockdown provided the opportunity …
One bird I’ve always wanted to see, but have never been in the right place at the right time to see, is the Kingfisher. Well now the “duck is broken”. I’ve seen a female bird in perfect lighting to show off its colour. The shots I took that morning have only heightened my interest in …
A couple of shots (with reflections) of a Moorhen … … a trio of shots of three different robins … I believe. A cormorant enjoying an inland sojourn.
One of the bonuses of the canal is the still water and the reflections you get when the light is not too harsh. Here are a selection of images taken on New Years Day when Jenny and I went for the first of two walks at Forest Farm in January.
