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The 11th
century Celtic cross which stands at the entrance to Caerhiw castle
in Pembrokeshire.
The cross is inlaid with Celtic knot-work, and the cross is a royal
memorial commemorating Maredudd ap Edwin, who became joint ruler
with his brother of Duheubarth, the kingdom of Southwest Wales, in
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The
Snowdon range sitting atop the Mymbyr Lakes near Capel Curig.
Shooting into the light like this is very, very tricky, so bracket,
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Sunrise over Caerphilly castle north of
Cardiff. It is the largest castle in Wales, and was built by Gilbert de Clare between the
years 1268 and 1271. |
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In the South Wales
valleys our groups are always treated to some form of interaction
with the locals. When we turn on onto a terraced street anything can
happen and usually does! On this occasion we got to meet these Welsh
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. . . who just happened
to be a very good Merlin the Magician. The group would have been
happy just to photograph him with that great beard, but he
disappeared into his home and returned in costume. Another wonderful
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Llyn
[lake] Gwynant near Beddgelert in Snowdonia National Park. |
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A Welsh pub at twilight.
It's the 'Tafarn Y Cigydd' which translates as 'The Butcher's Arms.'
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Menai Bridge over Menai
Straits which connects the Isle of Anglesey
with mainland Wales. |
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A Celtic standing stone
in the grounds of Aberystwyth Castle in Mid Wales. The building at
the rear is the old Aberystwyth University. 'Aber' in Welsh is
'Mouth', thus Aberystwyth translates as the mouth of the Ystwyth
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The Dwyryd and Glaslyn
estuaries topped by the Lleyn peninsula in North Wales. |
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One of
those special moments when things just happen the way you want. I
did need to lie down to eliminate some background distractions
though, so maybe I earned this one! Taken near Trawsfynydd in North
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Simple, but one of my
favorite shots, or type of shot anyway. The dark background provides
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Mmmmmmm, are they
singing 'Baa, Baa Black Sheep' to each other then?! |
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talking of Trawsfynydd and the owner of the above sheep, this is
Edward Jones who has been a great friend over the years.
This portrait was taken when visiting his farm with one of my
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Strumble Head lighthouse
on the south west coast of Wales. The flowers are Sea Thrift, and
provide the foreground interest. |
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A mellow afternoon
adjacent to Llyn Gwynant in Snowdonia National Park. The peak is Yr
Aran at 2,451 feet. |
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One of
Edward the first's castles in Wales' ancient capital, Caernarfon.
Prince Charles was invested as Prince of Wales here in 1969. |
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My favorite spot in
North Wales, the Mymbyr Lakes view to Mt. Snowdon in Snowdonia
National Park. |
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The Celtic cross at sunset. Actually this is a gravestone in a
cemetery in Llan Ffestiniog in North Wales, and was a 500mm mirror lens
shot. |
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Dolgoch
Falls near Abergynolwyn. To 'soften' water you need a shutter speed
of a 15th of a second or slower and a tripod. |
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Shot from the
Llandecwyn hills near Talsarnau, Moel Ddu and Moel Hebog are on the left, and
Mt. Snowdon, Wales' highest peak, is at right. |
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A sweet
shop window in Harlech, North Wales. With shots like this it's
important to get as square to the subject as possible . . . or it
will drive you barmy later! |
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Moelwyn Bach mountain
hangs above the hillside village of Llan Ffestiniog in North Wales. |
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Shot
from a narrow lane high above Harlech, Mt. Snowdon looms large, but
it is purely the long lens perspective that gives that impression. |
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St
David's Cathedral in St. Davids, Pembrokeshire.
It was one of several cathedrals on the Welsh south coast
built in
a hollow to hide it from
the marauding, not-so-friendly, seafarers many centuries ago. |
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This shot is on a quiet back lane not
too far from St. Davids. Actually, if the paint had been black I
doubt we'd stop for this! An aperture of around f.22 is needed to
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Swallow Falls near Betws-Y-Coed in North
Wales. Water falls are actually best shot when in the shade as 'white
water' will produce too much contrast. |
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A Cricieth
Castle view on the North Wales coastline. |
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The Pentre Ifan cromlech,
or burial chamber, in southwest Wales. At one time it was an earthen
mound, but with the soil gone it makes a striking silhouette.
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An old watermill and waterwheel on the
River Teifi at Cenarth. Just downstream you are likely to see Salmon
fishermen still using the Coracle fishing boat that dates back to the
first century. |
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Bala Lake [Llyn Tegid] one fine,
misty, and sunny morning. |
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The community at
bottom right is Blaenau Ffestiniog - noted for it's slate production
and for sheep who 'window-shop' on the main street.
The mountain range is the Moelwyns. |
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Solva is the Norse name given to this
South Wales harbor the Welsh call Solfach. |
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Solva village with it's
colored shop fronts.
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Irish
Sea sunset taken from the near Skomer Island in South Wales. I shot
this with a long lens, knowing that I'd crop it in this fashion for
greater impact. |
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The humble roadside Foxglove. A bit
of an unorthodox view this one, as I'm looking up from below in
macro mode. |
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A Bluebell laden wood
near Harlech in North Wales. |
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