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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 still existed. The front side shows roman gods and goddesses (lords and ladies) – the wealthy in other words – and behind, hidden from view …

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The end of the jetty

A walk from Penarth to Cardiff Bay, across The Barrage

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 …

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Belle Vue Park, Newport

Four more images from my Newport trip on a lovely sunny day in February. I’m staggered at how I managed to keep the camera that steady for the first one – 1/20sec!!!!   [EXIF: 1/20sec @ f/22; ISO 100; Sony ILCE-7RM3; Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS @ 105mm] Several attempts to get this shot, …

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A swinging second or two - 1

Swinging crocuses – an experiment in impressionism

In the post Whoosh I declared that I’d made some plans of what I wanted to take on my visit to Newport. Well another shot I wanted to try and re-create was the impressionistic accident I once captured at Soar-y-Mynydd in mid-Wales, which I called Serendipity, when I stumbled with my finger apparently on the shutter-release. …

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