On the other end of the lens spectrum from the 500mm telephotos and converters that I use most of the time, are the macro lenses, enabling close up work of the smaller animals found around us.
Close Portraits at Home Farm
Chiffchaff at Home Farm
A very ‘flitty’ Chiffchaff spent a good deal of this afternoon around the main hide at Home Farm.
Wells
During our recent holiday to Cheddar we cycled over to Wells and spent an enjoyable day in and around the Cathedral.
Kingfisher Preening
I was at Home Farm the other day clearing and tidying around the hide. We’re also starting to feed the birds again.
Summer Walk At Argoed
Ashes Again
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Ashes at Cardiff
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Cheddar 3: The People
Heritage Coast Course
Once again the weather provided the main point of focus for this course as it had done so for the Brecon Beacons. This time it provided us with the full spectrum of a typically unsettled period.
Cheddar: 2 Colour or B&W ?
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Cheddar: 1
It’s been a while since the last post. We’ve been away at Cheddar Gorge. The weather was with us and lots of images were taken.
Lizard Point – Cornwall
After visiting the hugely impressive photography department at Falmouth, Nia and I went on to Lizard Point, the most southerly place on the British mainland.
Videocast #1: Graduated Neutral Density Filters
Quick Tip 8: Graduated Neutral Density Filters – An Essential
One of the most difficult things in photography is dealing with the wide exposure range that exists in many scenes.
Image Overload – A Short Review
It’s difficult to keep looking at contemporary images all day, everyday, year in year out and remain fresh all the time with the looking. Just recently I’ve been to a good number of exhibitions and at universities it’s now final show time.
Bert Hardy at St. Donats Art Centre
There’s a good exhibition on at the moment, it’s in St. Donats Art Centre that showcases the work of Bert Hardy and the time he spent for Picture Post in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, in the early 1950’s.
Brecon Beacons Course
Review of UK weather on 06/06/09
‘Through the morning and afternoon the wettest weather became focused across Wales and southwest England, where torrential rain and thunderstorms occurred across South Wales, east Cornwall and Devon. Across South Wales, the very heavy rain and thunderstorms occurred during the afternoon, particularly across the valleys.’
Source: BBC weather – review of UK
National Media Museum – Bradford
Industrial Landscapes of South Wales: 3
The third area we’ve taken students to recently is Trefil Quarry, on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.