Cardiff – Central Square
Note what you can do with a little help from Photoshop and the sky replacement tool.
Cardiff
Bar furniture
Along Westgate Street opposite the Millennium Stadium are a number of “trendy” bars. I asked whether I could go in to them early and take some pictures. I was delighted they said “yes” and even allowed me to wander around the brewing equipment. Some nice shots – and I didn’t even have to buy a …
A very special person
A relatively recent addition to the square outside the new government offices and the BBC building in what is called the Central Square area of Cardiff is this statue of Betty Campbell – a truly special and inspirational person. I include the text from the BBC webpage … Betty Campbell was told a working-class black …
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 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 …
What you can do with a few pixels
After a winter break, I’m back! First with a series of images from Forest Farm in north Cardiff which I’ve visited many times and which has a vibrant wildlife and interesting habitats lodged between the River Taf and the remains of the Glamorganshire Canal. So the first one is a shot of one of the …
The return of the fisheye
It’s become a bit of a favourite lens just recently. There’s not a shoot I go out on that I don’t just pop the lens in my pocket – just in case. I’m always looking for different applications of it. Shots which you just couldn’t have got any other way, and ones that in some …
No permission needed …
A bit of fun really. The ducks were feeding from the spillway as the water left the lake, I wanted to get one with it’s beak in the “silky water”, but after I’d initially seen them doing just that, they steadfastly refused to take up position again. So I changed tack and as the post …
Cardiff’s changing
The city I’ve lived in, or been associated with for over 40 years is changing, and continues to change. There are so many great websites that follow the progress of the changes; some of which are not always welcome. I took these images (along with the featured image above) … … of the demolished …
Spectacular sunsets
I couldn’t let the sunsets of this week wait until the sequence of scheduled shots that are due to appear on this blog over the next few weeks have finished, so please excuse this exceptional blog post of images with exceptional colours. The first image was taken on Tuesday evening after Jenny phoned me and …
Garden pleasure
What a lovely day! The garden is beginning to looked cared-for again, so a break for a cup of tea and a couple of snaps. The Australian corner, and below a couple of roses. Both are at their best this year.