The Ivies Have It

More dappled sunlight in these last images from the Clydach Riding Club show field – see earlier post this week for more.

The images below are available at the StillWalks PhotoShelter website – you’ll find these ones and others from this short series under Inter Hunt collection extras.

Ivy Ivy Ivy Ivy

Wayside Wild Flowers

Following the footpath through the woods (see yesterdays post) I came across lots of these very common wild flowers, all of which I know well – except 3 and 4. What are they? Can anyone tell me?

The images below are available at the StillWalks PhotoShelter website – you’ll find these ones under Inter Hunt collection extras.

Bluebell

Bluebell

Campion

Campion

Buttercup

Buttercup

What is this?

What is this?

What is this?

What is this?

Dandelion

Dandelion

Dappled Sunlight

The sun was shining for my equestrian photography at the Clydach Riding Club Working Hunter and Inter Hunt show at the weekend.

I often try to get a few shots in of the surroundings while I’m there – if there is the time. On this occasion there was and I wasn’t the only one hanging around and waiting the next event.

The images below are a just a few of what I found walking around the woods next to the show field. More to come in the next couple of days. All photos are available at the StillWalks PhotoShelter website – you’ll find these ones under Inter Hunt collection extras.

Waiting in the Sunshine Walking through the shade Dappled Sunlight Dappled Sunlight

Carmarthenshire Countryside

On my way home from a new StillWalks production location in Carmarthenshire last week, I had to stop a couple of times to let other vehicles pass on a narrow single track road.

Despite having already spent the day taking photos and  field recording near Llanpumsaint, I took the opportunity to get one or two more shots of this beautiful part of Wales.

Country Road Carmarthenshire Cowbane Carmarthenshire Campion Carmarthenshire Campion Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire Countryside Carmarthenshire Countryside Carmarthenshire Countryside

Mesmerising Water Wheel Patterns

Last Wednesday evening we went to Aberdulais Falls for the Green Routines exhibition opening which was about cutting carbon emissions.

Whilst there I took a couple of new photos and video clips on my iPhone which reveal some of the fascinating patterns of the drips thrown up by the waterwheel – they were mesmerising! Click to play the video below.


Waterwheel Drips Waterwheel Drips Waterwheel Drips

At C Turn Left – the sound of dressage

On Tuesday evening I was doing some equestrian photography of a small dressage show at Clydach Riding Club.

The judges of the dressage sit in their 4×4 to watch the riders and blow their horn to indicate that the rider should start. Every time they do this I jump out of my skin. On Tuesday evening I was recording some of the sounds of the show. These include the background sound of traffic from the A4067 but this could never drown out the birds.

I am sure the judges had a laugh when, with my headphones on as they beeped their horn, I very visibly jumped. I have toned it down in this recording.

And for the field recordists out there, you can hear more on SoundCloud.

The equestrian photography can be found on PhotoShelter.

field recording kit

IMG_2989 IMG_2782 IMG_2777 IMG_3001

riding conversation

Woodland Walk

Watch the “Woodland Walk” video below, if you haven’t already done so, and enjoy Pont Felin Gât at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. It is in the Summer collection of StillWalks but the video title says Spring . . . it was late Spring and felt like Summer!

Below are the last available photos from the video. These are available for sale at the StillWalks PhotoShelter site.

Buttercup Meadow National Botanic Garden of Wales

If you go down to the woods today

This would be what you would find. This is from a little later in the year in fact but can be found at the Botanic Gardens in Wales.

It’s a little off the beaten track but makes for a slightly lengthier walk around Pont Felin Gât at the northern end of the gardens.

The photos are from my StillWalk video “Woodland Walk” in Summer and are available for sale at the StillWalks PhotoShelter site. The title on the video says it is Spring – it was late spring and felt like Summer on Production day.

Clover Pont Felin Gât Pont Felin Gât Woods Pont Felin Gât Woods