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December 21, 2009

Snowy Pontardawe

Tags: , , , — Dan Santillo @ 3:32 pm

The exhibition went quite well, but Sunday wasn’t great as only about 8 people came in – Friday and Saturday were fairly busy though. I’ve now sold out of the Brecon Beacons calendars! There are still a few Saltash ones and Gower ones left though.

 

It snowed last night so I went out at 5am to photograph the Christmas lights in the snow. I quite like driving in the snow as it requires skill that isn’t normally used. However, some drivers drive very dangerously – this morning I was driving on slush, ice and virgin snow so was trundling along at 15mph – it was uphill too and in a 30mph limit, so my speed was just about right for the conditions. A car sized van was driving so close behind that I couldn’t see his headlights! In ice and snow! It was 5:30am! People like that cause accidents and are a large part of the reason why Britain grinds to a halt when it snows. Anyway, rant over, here is a photo from this morning:

Pontardawe Christmas Lights in the Snow (Canon EOS 5D Mk II)

Pontardawe Christmas Lights in the Snow (Canon EOS 5D Mk II)

Later on, I went out for a walk with Willow in the push chair to take some more photos. I would have processed more if it wasn’t that my Work in Progress is dying and I spent ages trying to sort it out. Here’s Pontardawe from the hill towards Alltwen.

Pontardawe in the Snow (Canon EOS 5D Mk II)

Pontardawe in the Snow (Canon EOS 5D Mk II)

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November 16, 2009

A Couple of Pontardawe Photos

Tags: , , — Dan Santillo @ 1:52 pm

It’s the Brecon Craft Fair this Saturday (21st November) which I am looking forward to as I haven’t been there since August! I’m hoping to have my new size frame to show off if they arrive in time. I will have a new set of greetings cards to sell in both large and small. I’ve finally moved into my new office and am awaiting my new desk; then I can finally clear out of the spare bedroom completely.

 

Meanwhile, here are a couple of photos of St Peter’s Church in Pontardawe that I took a couple of weeks ago.

St Peter's Church, Pontardawe (Canon EOS 5D Mark II)

St Peter's Church, Pontardawe (Canon EOS 5D Mark II)

St Peter's Church, Pontardawe (Canon EOS 5D Mark II)

St Peter's Church, Pontardawe (Canon EOS 5D Mark II)

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May 19, 2009

New Outlet, New Cards, New Printer, Good Brecon Craft Fair

The weather has been terrible so I haven’t been out and about since early last week, although when I’ve got stuff I have to do indoors I’m always grateful for bad weather as I don’t feel so bad about not going out. The Brecon Craft Fair was on Saturday and I pulled out all the stops and have done all I can to improve my display. I had 14 framed photos on display in my new frames and it seemed to work. The weather was bad, May is supposedly the worst retail month of the year and there was a small holders’ show in Builth Wells so it was expected to be a bad day for sales. There was often a lot of people around my stall and I even sold a framed photo! This is something I’ve never done at Brecon before, so it was very good. I took twice as much as May last year, so I’ve definitely got it right I think. I should have taken a photo of it really – maybe next month…

 

The Bookshelf in Saltash is now selling my Brunel fireworks cards. There are 6 different designs and they’re blank inside so if you’re in Saltash, make sure you check them out! They also sell fridge magnets with my fireworks photos on too amongst other products of mine.

 

Pontardawe Post Office by The Cross will soon be my selling greetings cards (by the end of this week). They’re initially taking 3 different designs of Pontardawe itself to see how it goes. After speaking to someone at the Brecon craft fair, I really decided I need to increase my outlets, so this is very good news.

 

My trusty Epson R2400 died – this one lasted 18 months (my first lasted 12 months). I think it was due to printing on thick card which damaged the heads as everyone else seems to have Epson printers that have lasted for years. I have now replaced it with the highly regarded Epson R2880, so any orders will now be printed on this fantastic printer.

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March 6, 2009

Near Our House and Willow

Tags: , , , , , — Dan Santillo @ 5:04 pm

I was doing the dishes when it went quiet and as every parent will tell you, that’s when you go and see what’s happening. It turns out Willow decided it was a good idea to park herself in a Tupperware container! With my camera phone to hand, I took a quick pic before she tried to get the phone (she loves my phone)

Willow in a Tupperware container (Sony Ericsson K800i)

Willow in a Tupperware container (Sony Ericsson K800i)

I’ve cleared my 2009 backlog of photos today. Here are a couple from near our house:

LLangiwg Church near Pontardawe Golf Course (Canon EOS 5D)

LLangiwg Church near Pontardawe Golf Course (Canon EOS 5D)

The Swansea Canal in Pontardawe (Canon EOS 5D)

The Swansea Canal in Pontardawe (Canon EOS 5D)

Upper Clydach Rover in Pontardawe (Canon EOS 5D)

Upper Clydach Rover in Pontardawe (Canon EOS 5D)

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