Autumn With Vintage Lenses At Bryngarw

I’ve built up a nice little collection of old manual vintage lenses now, and for a long time I have been wanting to go out and just use these lenses. All manual control, manual focus and back to basics! What better place and time of year than Bryngarw Country Park… I own the Soligar 35mmContinue reading “Autumn With Vintage Lenses At Bryngarw”

Forest Farm Birds

A visit to Forest Farm near Cardiff seen us photographing birds and the odd squirrel. Although we were on the hunt for the mighty Kingfisher, which we photographed last visit, we had no luck today. However, the visit did give the chance to use the new Tamron 150-500mm lens out in the wild. As IContinue reading “Forest Farm Birds”

National Botanic Gardens Wales Visit 2024 – Part 2 – The Gardens In CCD

Our annual visit to the National Botanic Gardens of Wales took place this week, and after some awful weather, we were graced by beautiful sunshine for the day. This was the longest we had spent in the gardens, with a group of extraordinary people who love photography and capturing the best the place has toContinue reading “National Botanic Gardens Wales Visit 2024 – Part 2 – The Gardens In CCD”

National Botanic Gardens Wales Visit 2024 – Part 1 – Birds, Bees And More

Our annual visit to the National Botanic Gardens of Wales took place this week, and after some awful weather, we were graced by beautiful sunshine for the day. This was the longest we had spent in the gardens, with a group of extraordinary people who love photography and capturing the best the place has toContinue reading “National Botanic Gardens Wales Visit 2024 – Part 1 – Birds, Bees And More”

Margam Park For Deer, Insects, Bees And More With The Tamron 150-500mm

The title tells it all really! I took the new Tamron to Margam Park and took photos of many things, to test out this lens. Most images were taken at 500mm, although EXIF data is in the images. All images are straight from camera jpegs using the standard colour profile so that you can seeContinue reading “Margam Park For Deer, Insects, Bees And More With The Tamron 150-500mm”