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 […]
Nearby at The Levant Read More »
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:
Atmospheric Cornwall Read More »
Haven’t posted for a couple of weeks, but that’s going to change over the next few weeks as I schedule some posts from Cornwall and other photoshoots I’ve done recently. But first … I’ve toyed with getting a fisheye lens for quite a long time, but the cost of the native lenses for the Sony
A summer project of “Castles” set by our U3A Photography Group to supplement the overall Welsh U3A photography challenge of “Castles” took Marilyn, Len and me to the Three Castles in Monmouthshire. We started at Skenfrith – which was a bit overcast and a little dull photographically as well; had an expensive lunch at The
Three Castles – three people Read More »
A post on the subject of the landscapes of Umbria is a bit of a joke really. The region is just one huge but varying landscape that’s almost impossible to crop into an image. On top of that most of the other posts in this series would probably qualify as micro-landscapes in themselves. Still, here
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What an amazing sky greeted us at Sudbrook – where the Severn Tunnel Pumping Station works constantly to allow the trains to run under the river. An obvious candidate for a Black & White shot; but the colour one’s not bad as well. The perched stone atop the ruined Holy Trinity Church attracts the eye
Along the Severn Beach to view The Bridge Read More »
The May photo shoot for the U3A Photo Group took us to the Cardiff Bay Barrage, with a theme of “lines”. I tried my best to comply using leading lines where possible, going from left to right (where possible), and incorporating the quirky wherever possible as well – beds of sedimentary rock pointing towards Penarth
A walk from Penarth to Cardiff Bay, across The Barrage Read More »
I do like to get away for a few days to spend time in the company of other people who have photography as their hobby (even passion). With them you don’t feel nerdy when you’re walking about with a big bag and a tripod – it’s just what they (you) do; it’s natural; you feel
Photo Workshop in Pembrokeshire Read More »
“This week’s photo shoot is Cathays Park”. Now what was I going to take a picture of that I didn’t know everything about already. The theme is “architecture” or “architectural detail”. Well that helps a little to focus the mind, I suppose. Anyway, as always, once I got my head in the right space, I
Visiting familiar places with a different set of eyes Read More »
A short visit to my sister and a quick visit to Nymans House and Gardens in Sussex. Not much to say about the photos, I suppose the last one has a sort of interesting twist to it (literally), otherwise in the short time we were there (which was mainly spent in the tea rooms anyway)
A quick-fire visit to Nymans in West Sussex Read More »