Margam Pulpit And Castle With The Olympus

A trip to Margam Pulpit and Castle. I already did a recon mission of this place, so today I tried something a little bit different and just used the Olympus E-PL8 and 14-42mm lens. The weather turned out to be very nice, and I got some great images! Images edited in Darktable. Today was aContinue reading “Margam Pulpit And Castle With The Olympus”

A family day out on the Pontwalby trail

The great thing about having the Olympus EPL8 is that its so small and compact, that I can take it with me as if its a mobile phone, and capture really good quality images of the family, and they don’t blink an eye as it doesn’t look like my Fujifilm X-T3! Today was another reconContinue reading “A family day out on the Pontwalby trail”

A Walk In The Park With The 50-230mm

Today was a day for some recon on a destination to take the photography group that I run. Although we have visited Margam Park many times before, this was the first time this year, and I decided to visit a trail we have never been on. I travelled light, with just the 50-230mm lens attachedContinue reading “A Walk In The Park With The 50-230mm”

Castles, Animals And A Church At Merthyr Mawr

Today we visited a castle we had never been to before, a beautiful church we had never been able to enter before and an area which is one of the most beautiful areas of South Wales. Merthyr Mawr, taking in Candleton Castle, Ogmore Castle, a beautiful church in a very exclusive village and so muchContinue reading “Castles, Animals And A Church At Merthyr Mawr”

A Trip Around Neath Fair Market Stalls

Like clockwork, the fair arrives at Neath town centre every September on the second Tuesday of the month. It has been a spectacle since its first introduction in 1280 and lasts until the Saturday, giving us five days of market stalls and fairground rides. The sites, the smell and the people make this a specialContinue reading “A Trip Around Neath Fair Market Stalls”