Show Basket (0 items costing £0.00)Last weekend, I took the family to Bracelet Bay to have a play on the beach – it was absolutely freezing and, contrary to the Met Office forecast who said clear skies, it was rather cloudy. However, the sky look stunning especially for mid-morning. I had my camera with me, of course, and took a few photos.
Bracelet Bay, Mumbles
Bracelet Bay, Mumbles
I recently headed out to Rhossili to see if the heather on the Down was photographing – it’s safe to say that it was! I’ve been meaning to take this photo for 5 years!
Worms Head and Rhossili Bay
Panorama Collection
When my parents were visiting last week, I took them for a walk to Paviland Cave. Unfortunately, the low tide wasn’t low enough and we couldn’t cross the beach to get to the cave. Here are some photos I took whilst we were waiting…
The valley leading to Paviland Cave
The cliff the other side of the path
Looking back up the valley where Paviland Cave is
The cliff that Paviland Cave is in
The cliff that Paviland Cave is in
Breaking waves on the beach we had to cross
Paviland Cave is where the remains of the ‘Red Lady of Paviland’ were discovered. ‘She’ was originally thought to be a Roman female, as the bones were dyed with red ochre and accompanied by grave goods. However, it was later discovered that ‘she’ was a stone age male, but the name of Red Lady has stuck. It was thought for many years that the Red Lady was from around 24,000BC, but the bones were recently re-examined and discovered to be older. At the time of the ritual burial, about 29,000 years ago, the landscape was very different. Sea level was lower, so the cave would have provided views over grassland rich in game. A replica of the Red Lady is on display in Swansea Museum.
Today we had a fantastic walk from Port-Eynon to see the original resting place of the oldest human bones discovered in the UK.
Paviland Cave, Gower
Looking into Paviland Cave, Gower
Looking out of Paviland Cave, Gower
I’m finally catching up on my photo processing of the recent shoots. Here’s an early photo of Three Cliffs Bay with the moon still up, just before the sun rose. You can click on the image to see it much larger.
Three Cliffs Bay
After seeing sunrise at Fall Bay, I walked on to Mewslade Bay. This was a far more challenging panorama to shoot as the waves were coming in quicky and it’s easy to get the waves split between frames so they don’t stitch very well. I took several to make sure I got it right – I filled a 2Gb flash card in four minutes! You can click on the image to see it large…
Mewslade Bay, Gower
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