Tag Archives: Nature

A Day Fully Manual With A Vintage Yashica Lens At Singleton Park

Today I visited a place I have visited very often, so to spice things up a bit I used my Z6ii with my vintage Yashica 5cm (50mm) F/2 lens, fully open at F/2 for all shots. We visited the beautiful gardens at Singleton Botanic Gardens, and ventured across to Brynmill Park just across from theContinue reading “A Day Fully Manual With A Vintage Yashica Lens At Singleton Park”

Family Day Out (And A CCD Camera)

It is the school holidays, so of course we are busy out and about with the boys, keeping them busy. Today we took them to a favourite little haunt, visiting Singleton Botanic Gardens in Swansea. I did not want to take the big camera with me, so as is becoming habit now, I brought withContinue reading “Family Day Out (And A CCD Camera)”

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”