Happy Christmas
A very simple message. Thanks for dropping in to this blog during the last year; I look forward to posting more “Moments like these …” in the New Year. These are the reindeer outside Cardiff Castle (slightly out of focus I’m afraid).
2017
Westonbirt lights up – 5
The last pair of images from a lovely evening walking around Westonbirt Arboretum where the trees had been lit up, music played, “smoke” swirled around to create atmosphere, and there were plenty of opportunities to drink mulled wine as well. If you want to see all the images in one place you can either view …
Westonbirt lights up – 4
Three more shots from the Light Show at Westonbirt, I’m not sure I like the LED effect, but thought I ought to include one image. Several of the single tree shots are quite effective, like the one below … … and then lighting effects like the one below are just clever.
Westonbirt lights up – 3
The use of “smoke” provided an added atmospheric component, and in several places there was music to aid the visual spectacle. I thought that some of the single trees lit up were quite spectacular, especially the one below.
Westonbirt lights up – 1
A lovely evening at Westonbirt Arboretum to see the trees lit-up and have a glass of mulled wine too! The super moon shone through at times as well, as you can see below. I’m going to share a few more shots that I took with my iPhone 6s over the next few days – I …
Sunsets at Lavernock and Sully
Some experiments with graduated filters and HDR photography. Three images taken, one +2.0EV, another -2.0EV and then these merged in Lightroom. One problem was that I just couldn’t seem to get the exposure right, which turned out to be that I was using spot metering. Duh!
People and signs
The U3a Photo Group had been set a theme of bridges, people and signage for our trip to Pontypridd last week. You’ve had the bridges – well the same one, three times – here are three of people and signs.
The old bridge at Pontypridd
A U3A Photo Trip to Pontypridd, just up the road from Cardiff, but not somewhere I visit too often. This time with Jen keeping me company as my “minder”. Here are three pictures of the historic bridge designed and built between 1755 and 1756 by William Edwards.
Roath Park selection
The “lighthouse” in Roath Park – the memorial to Scott of the Antarctic – is a much photographed subject, but I enjoy taking pictures of it whatever the light! Slight bit of lightroom “magic” employed to get the vertical lines right. I didn’t quite get the depth of field right on this one, …