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An Unexpected Visit To Ystragynlais Iron Work Ruins – In Monochrome

Today was a day to just pop out and look for something new to photograph. As it happens, I visited Ystragynlais for it’s historic iron work ruins, as well as a huge waterfall in Hendryd. I would like to share the monochrome images from the ruins, as I was not really happy with the waterfallContinue reading “An Unexpected Visit To Ystragynlais Iron Work Ruins – In Monochrome”

Your Old Camera is Crap! Long Live Your Old Camera!

Yesterday I visited Swansea and took some stunning images with my Nikon ZF and the lovely Z 20mm F/2.8 lens. Picture quality is stunning, and the images are beautiful from the large full frame sensor. What I did not mention in yesterdays post was that I also shot the say on my Panasonic Lumix FS-10Continue reading “Your Old Camera is Crap! Long Live Your Old Camera!”

10 Frames In Black And White (CCD)

As you know from my last post here, I have been feeling a little lost in my photography lately. Not so much the family stuff, but general work and group photography. Today I met up with a friend and just took my little Panasonic Lumix FS-10 CCD camera (released in 2010) and shot 10 framesContinue reading “10 Frames In Black And White (CCD)”

The wide angle lens obsession: It ruins your photography

I was obsessed with wide angle lenses and fisheye lenses for many years. I always thought there was something special about having everything in your shot. Of course, they are still handy, but in hindsight they have a time and place to be used. While wide-angle lenses (typically 24mm and wider on a full-frame camera)Continue reading “The wide angle lens obsession: It ruins your photography”

Merthyr Mawr Village And Ewenny Priory

What started off as a damp and miserable morning in the beautiful village of Merthyr Mawr, soon turned to a not bad day with some sunny spells. The village of Merthyr Mawr is beautiful, but my main reason was to visit Saint Telios Church to try out the 14mm lens. We followed up by havingContinue reading “Merthyr Mawr Village And Ewenny Priory”