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Category Archives: Photography
A Blistering Day in Swansea Bay
The heat and dazzling brightness of the sun kept me in the shade of the woods on my walk along the cycle/foot path of Swansea Bay. This section of the path from Swansea to Mumbles allowed me to look out from the comfortable temperatures under the trees. The blurred focus in the distance of these photos is not just the result of my use of the camera – it was also pretty hazy with the heat.
The Confusing Colour of Seasons
Some of the colour I found my walk along Swansea Bay’s cycle/foot path recently was a little confusing. Autumn colours in Summer? I discovered this young oak sapling on my walk through a wooded section of the path and although the year is passing quickly, I am pretty sure we are not in Autumn yet.
I guess it is just the colour that this particular variety of oak tree shows at this stage of its life/year. However, not long ago (in Spring) we found our amelanchier putting out a number of red autumn coloured leaves and wondered if the plant life of the planet is as confused as we are by the changing climate.
I don’t know what the red plant is in the second photo but its colour sure stood out against the green background!
Flotsam – Across and In the River Wye at Hereford
Even a beautiful city like Hereford can have its other side. The flotsam of life has got stranded on one of the bridges across the River Wye while the view across, rather than down, reveals the magnificent cathedral that makes the town a city.
Hereford College of Art Degree Shows
Hereford College of Art’s degree show was another well worthwhile visit for us. Again, I was allowed to take photos and the images below show only a small part of a wide variety of work in ceramics, jewellery, metal work, textiles, fine art, illustration, graphic design . . .
I have included the artists’ names where I know them and you can click on the photos to go to their websites if they have one.
L’Ellen Thorpe Jewellery
Henry Rhodes – Ceramic Artist
Laurence Brand
Laurence Brand
Sarah-Jane Phillips
Yemi Taiwo
Cardiff Met Degree Shows
I was allowed to take photos at the Cardiff Metropolitan’s School of Art Degree Show this year. The images below represent a small part of the Ceramics Show – click on the images to go to the artists’ websites.
The shows for other courses there were also excellent and we had a very good day out looking round the exhibitions at Howard Gardens and in the new building at Llandaff.
Theo Adamson Ceramics
James Hobbs – Ceramic Artist
Sophie Southgate
Sophie Southgate
Harriet McCormick
Cardiff Metropolitan Architecture
I couldn’t decide which of these images to post, so here are both of them 😉
