Category Archives: Photographs

Resolven Canal With A TTArtisan 40mm Macro Lens

I wanted to do a couple of things on this Tuesday’s meet at Resolven Canal in Neath, South Wales. First I wanted to really use my new TTArtisan 40mm macro lens for both close-up photography and as a 40mm prime, secondly, as this is a manual focus lens, go fully manual with everything from focusingContinue reading “Resolven Canal With A TTArtisan 40mm Macro Lens”

Spectacular Aberavon Sunset in wide angle

I can never get enough of a great sunset at Aberavon, and tonight it was spectacular! It was a perfect opportunity to use my TTArtisan 7.5mm lens and my trusty 15-45mm lens, and I really enjoyed capturing natures beauty! Images taken on the Fujifilm X-T3 and with the mentioned lenses. All EXIF is in theContinue reading “Spectacular Aberavon Sunset in wide angle”

Swansea Fisheye Fun

I had an early appointment in Swansea, so I thought I would take the opportunity to really give the new TTArtisan 7.5mm fisheye lens out and take some photographs of the marina section of Swansea, along with the odd town centre photograph. This lens did not disappoint! All images taken with the Fujifilm X-T3 andContinue reading “Swansea Fisheye Fun”

Camera Shootout: Old Point And Shoot Camera (2009) vs Vtech Kidizoom (2019)

I’ve been wanting to try camera shootout’s for a while, comparing old tech to newer tech. I have several old digital point and shoot cameras, but sadly cannot find chargers for them, so I was lucky enough to be given a camera from 2009 which I will use in this test, against a camera fromContinue reading “Camera Shootout: Old Point And Shoot Camera (2009) vs Vtech Kidizoom (2019)”

A Visit To Kidwelly Castle

Kidwelly began in the early 12th century as a Norman ‘ringwork’ castle made of wood and protected only by an earthen bank and ditch. Not surprisingly it was under constant attack by Welsh princes including the Lord Rhys, who captured it in 1159. Today, along with the group, I visited this historic castle, along withContinue reading “A Visit To Kidwelly Castle”