Each year I enter the Take a View Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. They have several thousand entries, so people don’t expect to win – instead, the aim of most photographers is to get their photos into the book and on display in the National Theatre in London. A ……
Yesterday, I thought I would take a trip to the waterfalls near Ystradfellte. I arrived just before 9am so had the place to myself, which was nice. I normally walk along the path to get to the waterfalls without stopping, but this time I saw this view and stopped for ……
It has been a very busy time for me over the past few weeks. I am delighted to announce that I am now running Landscape Photography Workshops on Gower and in the Brecon Beacons – see here. In addition to group outings, I am also able to provide one to ……
When I first shot some star trails, the interest was negligible. After a year or so, people started to take an interest and my one photo of star trails in the Brecon Beacons started to sell really well. To get the more effective star trails, the moon mustn’t be in ……
With the forecast saying valley mist, I decided to walk to the ridge by Corn Du for sunrise. I started walking from the Storey Arms at 6:30am and arrived on the ridge at 7:30am. Sunrise itself wasn’t anything special, but I stayed on the ridge for 2.5 hours to see ……
I went for a walk to the summit of Pen y Fan this morning (it was in thick cloud despite the weather forecast, but that’s another story). I could some sunrise colour just after I started up the hill, which I duly photographed:
Fan Fawr, Brecon Beacons National Park
I had ……
Day 2 of my car being serviced and repaired at the garage so I borrowed my wife’s car and drove out to the hills west of Usk Reservoir. On my way to the slight hill overlooking the reservoir, a rather old and gnarled fence post caught me eye.
Fence in ……
