Category: Photo essay
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A Walk Around Newport Wetlands, Goldcliff & Nash
I recently joined the Friends of the Brecon Beacons group who arrange regular guided walks throughout South Wales. The first walk I did with them on 12 December was a 6 mile walk around the Newport Wetland Centre, Goldciff and Nash. Photos taken on Ilford HP5 with a Minolta Dynax 7 and Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8.
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The Severn Bridge
On my way back from Tintern I stopped off at the Severn Bridge – the original Severn Bridge, that is – and on the spur of the moment decided to walk along part of it. Something I have always meant to do but never have. Construction of the bridge started in 1961 and it was…
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British Camp, Malvern Hills
On Tuesday 4 November I attended a Member-Led Walk with the RPS Landscape Group led by Nick Browne ARPS to British Camp, an Iron Age Hill Fort on the top of Herefordshire Beacon, one of the highest peaks of the Malvern Hills. The weather wasn’t the best with grey skies, but there were still fabulous…
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Stowe Gardens, Buckinghamshire
A visit to Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire on 19 October Photos taken on Fuji GS645W on HP5 Photos taken with Rolleiflex 3.5F on HP5
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North Somerset and Devon Coast
Photos from a week on the North Somerset and Devon Coast from Clevedon to Hartland Quay in early October Photos taken with Minolta Dynax 7 on HP5 Photos taken with Fuji GS645W on HP5
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Duffryn Gardens
Some photos from a visit to Duffryn Gardens last week.Minolta Dynax 7, Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8Ilford HP5 developed in Mytol 1:1 (home-made Xtol)
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Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2018
I’ve taken photos of the Bristol Balloon Fiesta before, shooting mass ascents from near the Observatory above Clifton Suspension Bridge but I’d never been to the actual event in Ashton Court. So last Thursday (9 August) was my first time. I had my Hasselblad H1, three lenses and a lightweight tripod. I particularly wanted to get…
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Royal Welsh Show 2018
Photos from the Royal Welsh Show, Monday 23 July Hasselblad H1, 80mm & 150mm, Provia 100F @ 400… Hasselblad H1, 80mm & 150mm, Ilford Delta 400… Olympus Mju II, Ilford Delta 400…
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Isle of Fire 2018
Photos from the Isle of Fire at Barry Island on Saturday 21 July 2018. Normally I’d take these on 35mm, usually with an Olympus OM-4ti loaded with Precisa for the flames, and another 35mm camera loaded with fast negative film, such as Superia 800. This time I had the H1 loaded with Provia 100F pushed…
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Bridgend Show
Photos from Bridgend Show on Saturday 14 July 2018. Taken with Hasselblad H1, HC 150mm and Provia 100F pushed to 400.
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War Time Bridgend
Photos from a Wartime Bridgend event on 16 June 2018. For this kind of even it’s great to be able to take my Agfa Isolette. It’s not quite war time, manufactured around 1950, but it’s close and is certainly very much like the cameras that would have been used in the 1940s. And Tri-X is…
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Military Music Festival, Cardiff
Photos from the Festival of Military Music, Cardiff Bay on Saturday 2 June 2018. All taken with Hasselblad H1, HC 50mm and Velvia 50
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Royal Welsh Show 2017
I had the pleasure of attending the Royal Welsh Show at Builth Wells on Monday 24 August. I was armed with my OM4 loaded with Ilford Delta 400 and OM-4ti loaded with Agfa CT Precisa. I particularly wanted to photograph inside some of the animal pens so I used reasonably fast lenses, the 40mm/f2 and…
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Isle of Fire, Barry 22-23 August
Barry Island was once again host to the ‘Isle of Fire’ with fire displays, fire jugglers and giant illuminated lobsters. A night-time event like this isn’t the easiest to shoot on film, but it is certainly possible. I used two cameras, an OM4 loaded with Kodak Portra 800 for the ‘ambient’ scenes, and an OM-4ti loaded…
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Cardiff Bay with Delta 400
I had an hour to kill in Cardiff Bay recently and decided to run a test roll of Ilford Delta 400 through my Olympus 35DC rangefinder. I don’t know why I haven’t tried Delta 400 before. I developed the roll in Xtol 1:1, which is also new to me, and I’m quite impressed with the…
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Remembrance Sunday Bridgend 2016
Remembrance Sunday in Bridgend was a bright sunny November day, just perfect for the Olympus OM-4ti and Agfa CT Precisa transparency film. I also had the Yashica T3 loaded with Agfa Vista 200 (Poundland film). Thanks to the Royal British Legion for organising the day.
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Hut 9 Open Day October 2016
On Saturday 15 October I had the pleasure of once again attending an open day held by the Hut 9 Preservation Group. Island Farm Prisoner of War Camp, Bridgend, saw the biggest escape attempt by German POWs in Britain. 70 escaped but all were re-captured. The Camp was also used to house American troops prior…
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National Botanic Garden of Wales
Photos from a day out at the National Botanic Garden of Wales near Carmarthen a few weeks ago. All shot with an Olympus OM-4ti on Agfa CT Precisa 100. The butterflies were taken in the Butterfly House (surprise, surprise!) with the Zuiko 40mm/f2. The light was quite poor so I had to shoot wide open.…
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Romeo and Juliet in the Park – part 2
Following on from my previous post about Romeo & Juliet in Blaengarw, towards the end of the evening the light was starting to fail so I switched from 100 ISO transparency film to 400 ISO film in my OM10, and I’ve only just developed and scanned that film. No disasters with this film, although I…
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Romeo and Juliet in the Park
On Wednesday 27 July I had the pleasure of attending a performance of Romeo and Juliet by the Taking Flight Theatre Company in Parc Calon Lan in Blaengarw. As described on their web site: It’s Verona 1963 and it’s the annual college Boat Race, the high society courtship event for the rich, beautiful and perfectly coiffed.…
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Brackla Fun Day
I had the pleasure of spending Saturday afternoon at a ‘fun day’ held at Brackla Primary School, Bridgend, hosted by Brackla Community Council. And of course, I had cameras at the ready. These were taken with a Contax G1 and Yashica T3 on Ilford XP2 and Ilford FP4+. I haven’t used FP4 in 35mm before,…
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Queen opening Fifth Welsh Assembly
The Queen visited the Senedd in Cardiff yesterday, 7 June, to open the Fifth Welsh Assembly. I took my trusty OM-2N along and to take some photos. I usually find at this kind of event the people watching make the most interesting subjects, rather than the actual event itself. All photos taken on Ilford XP2 and…