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Wales Botanical Gardens Shoot (Part 2)

Birds! That’s what is one of the exciting things about Wales Botanical Gardens. However, the weather was not on our side! It was darker than we wanted, and within a few minutes of photographing, the rain came down like never before! I know the X-T3 paired with the Fuji 50-230mm is a formidable beast whenContinue reading “Wales Botanical Gardens Shoot (Part 2)”

Wales Botanical Gardens Shoot (Part 1)

The day started promising and the weather was beautiful as we visited Wales Botanical Gardens in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. We walked around the gardens, and within an hour the heavens opened up and it rained… Actually it poured. Armed with my trusty Fujifilm X-T3 and my 15-45mm and 50-230mm lenses it was a day ofContinue reading “Wales Botanical Gardens Shoot (Part 1)”

Clyne Gardens Swansea Spring Visit

After losing my mojo the last week or so I needed something to get me excited again. I needed to photograph one of the things that I love to photograph, and that is flowers, colour and countryside. So we visited Clyne Gardens in Swansea, South Wales, and my spirits rose as we entered the gatesContinue reading “Clyne Gardens Swansea Spring Visit”

Photographing wildlife (birds) with the XC50-230mm

We all know that the Fujifilm XC50-230mm is often belittled and very underrated. We looked at Fujifilms most underrated lens recently, and the general feedback was that those who actually use it, really like it, but those who hadn’t used it seemed to think it was just a poor man’s 50-200mm with not much toContinue reading “Photographing wildlife (birds) with the XC50-230mm”

Mumbles Hill Nature Reserve & Town Visit

It was a very windy day with intermittent sunshine, and our regular weekly group meet activities took us to Mumbles Hill Nature Reserve, leading us down into Mumbles town before finishing off where we started. A perfect day for being out and enjoying ourselves as a group, as well as taking photographs from the amazingContinue reading “Mumbles Hill Nature Reserve & Town Visit”