It was a cold winter morning, and Penllergare Valley Woods was to be the subject of todays photo shoot. For this one I wanted to travel light, and only took my Fujifilm X-T3 and the Viltrox 23mm F/1.4 lens. My idea for the day was to simply take as many low shots as was possible, while trying to capture the cold, winter air and the feeling of discovery.
Timing was perfect, and for the first half of the morning, there was mist, frost and a general feeling of a cold, cold winter wind biting through our gloves. Of course, as it was Tuesday, it meant it was a Great Photography Walks South Wales outing that I had organised, and the day did not disappoint.
All photos were edited in Photoscape X Pro from their jpeg, but a bit differently to usual. I cropped, added a cinematic filter and that was that. No changes in exposure, shadows or highlights, just kept it as simple as I could. I also messed around with some double exposures, although these were left as was.
As I mentioned, I also tried a couple of double exposures, and these are the results straight from the camera.
It was a fantastic day. Using one camera and one lens, especially one focal length, really brings out the best in your photography. However, I must admit, I did cheat a bit and use my Huawei P30 Pro for a couple of shots that I wanted super wide angles or long exposures for. I see a mobile phone camera as an extension to your usual camera, and, at the end of the day, a camera is a camera in this day and age.
These were cropped to 6:4 and edited in Photoscape X Pro. Again, I was happy with the image out of camera, but just wanted a little something different, to show that the camera really doesn’t matter.
And there we have it. Penllergare Valley Woods is a stunning location based on the outskirts of Swansea, and within easy reach of the M4. If you travel through Swansea on the M4, you probably pass it without even knowing it is there! If you have liked what you see, please like, comment and subscribe. Thank you and I hope you enjoyed!
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brilliant photos, when I’m in Swansea next , I will look out for the forest area you mentioned.
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Thank you Martin. Here’s information on the location https://penllergare.org/
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Beautiful 😍
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Thank you very much 👍
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Not a fan of smartphone cameras, but must admit, the pictures of the P30 are great.
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Thank you. I usually forget I have my phone camera in times like this, but just needed a few of these shots in wider angle than the 23mm gave me. I think if I hadn’t mentioned it, no-one would know they were from the phone.
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I think you’re right Mark, I honestly hadn’t noticed either, I’d rather think you sneaked a 12mm into your jacket pocket 🙂
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