Netting Patterns – Extras from the Riding Shows

Posted on 07/05/201307/05/2013 by Alastair

Whenever I am doing equestrian photography I like to try and find a little time to take some extra shots of the things around the show field.

Last weekend I was there in time to take a short walk around the adjacent woods and the first thing I came across was this netting caught in some branches – it had been a windy week! The pattern of the netting seemed to echo the patterns in the trees and, perhaps because I am a tapestry weaver, I was intrigued by the effect it had blowing in the wind – quite ethereal really.

The Bluebells I found further along the path were more traditionally attractive 🙂

Equestrian Coiffure

Posted on 06/05/201306/05/2013 by Alastair

This weekend I have mostly been doing equestrian photography! On Saturday it was a Showing show at Clydach Riding Club and this horse had a hair-do to show off (amongst other things!) 😉

The photographs can be seen at the StillWalks PhotoShelter shop.

Evening in the Park

Posted on 05/05/201305/05/2013 by Alastair

By the time I took these photos on my iPhone on my way back home from Coedbach Park the Blackbirds had stopped singing to each other.

Unique circumstances – I am sorry I didn’t record them – there are so many of them in the park and the breeze was blowing the sound of motorway traffic out to sea so it could hardly be heard at all – like I always say, “the circumstances of what we see and here are always unique to the time and place!”

Swansea Canal

Posted on 03/05/201303/05/2013 by Alastair

My chosen excursion on the second day of the Valleys Regional Park Community Tourism Conference in Margam Park was to two different points along Swansea Canal. The first was at Clydach where there is a Heritage Centre in Coed Gwilym Park.

The second was the Riverside Centre from where we walked along the canal into Pontardawe. The weather was mostly misty but it did not spoil the outing and the birds didn’t seem to mind – as proven by the sound clips below.

Margam Castle and Da Vinci’s Demons

Posted on 02/05/201302/05/2013 by Alastair

My last few posts have been about the visits I made to waterfalls in the South Wales Valleys region as part of the Valleys Regional Park Community Tourism Conference. The conference was held in the Orangery at Margam Park, home of Margam Castle, one of the sets for the much anticipated Da Vinci’s Demon series. It is an amazing place and unlike the waterfalls featured in previous posts, I can for once say that I have visited Margam Park on previous occasions.

Some of these photos are available for sale at the StillWalks PhotoShelter site.

Waterfalling Again – Melincwrt Waterfall

Posted on 01/05/201301/05/2013 by Alastair

Our South Wales Valleys waterfall tour (see previous posts this week) also took us to Melincwrt Waterfall. A popular and easily accessible waterfall near Resolven on the A465, it was fairly gentle when we visited as the weather had been relatively dry. We were told we must visit again after a period of rain – shouldn’t be too long waiting then!

Some of these photos are available for sale at the StillWalks PhotoShelter site.

Under the Bridges and Over the Rivers

Posted on 30/04/201330/04/2013 by Alastair

Following my CTC Waterfalls trip to Aberdulais Falls last week, we crossed the road, went under the dual carriageway and over the Rivers Dulais and Neath as well as Neath Canal to get views of all three – the bridges themselves gave some good views!

Some of these photos are available for sale on the StillWalks PhotoShelter site.