Stormy skies over Dolbadarn Castle at Llyn Padarn in Llanberis, Snowdonia, Wales. The castle was built by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth in the 13th Century and is 40 feet tall and 40 feet in diameter, and guarded by walls 8 feet thick. (FujiFilm X Pro 2, Fujinon...
Flashback to April 2011 as Welsh Highland Railway 2-6-2 + 2-6-2 Beyer Peacock Garratt steam locomotive No. 138 is seen in the Aberglaslyn Pass near Beddgelert with a Caernarfon to Porthmadog train. An 'impossible' image made possible by making a 30 second exposure...
The remains of the circa 1912 timber jetty at Trefor on the Llyn Peninsular in North Wales. Although refurbished in the 1980s there have been various demolition orders since 2005, the most recent in February 2017. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM...
The row of 4 Pilot’s Cottages on Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey, North Wales. Gale force winds and driving rain made it hard enough to stand up, let alone keep the camera still and the front element of the lens dry. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM...
The spectacular amphitheatre of Sgŵd Gwladus (Lady's Falls) where the Afon Pyrddin cascades over sandstone carved by meltwater from the last Ice Age. Foam from the waterfall and fallen autumn leaves create interesting patterns as eddies swirl around the rocks,...
A 6x17 format black and white panorama looking over Upper Neuadd Reservoir in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales. From left to right the peaks are Corn Du (873 m or 2864 feet), Pen y Fan (886 m or 2907 feet), Cribyn (795 m or 2608 feet) and just behind...
A view over the Usk Valley to Sugar Loaf (Mynydd Pen-y-Fal or Y Fâl) in the Black Mountains, Monmouthshire. Situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Sugarloaf is 1,955 feet (596 metres)...
Sunset over the Cranog Centre at Llangorse Lake in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK. In the distance tiny remains of snow can be seen on the slopes of Pen y Fan, Cribyn and Fan y Big.
The Bell-mouth spillway or 'plug hole' at Ponsticill Reservoir on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. Image made with shade 10 welding glass on a FujiFilm X-T1 camera and a Fujinon XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS lens, 1 minute exposure at f11,...
Sgwd y Pannwr (fall of the fuller or fall of the woollen washer) is the lowest of the 3 large waterfalls on the Afon (river) Mellte in the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is a fairly easy walk down to this waterfall but the steps back up are rather steep. The...
A solitary figure walks his dogs on Conwy Sands in North Wales. This image was made at the top of Conwy Mountain (Mynydd y Tref) over 200 metres (650 ish feet) above the busy A55 North Wales Expressway near the Penmaen-bach Tunnels.
Dawn mist and clouds hang over the River Usk in this autumn view towards Llangattock Mountain (Mynydd Llangatwg) in the Brecon Beacons National Park. This image was actually taken from the accommodation on my recent Brecon Beacons and South Wales Coast PhotoTour,...
Sgwd y Bedol or the Horseshoe Falls on the Nedd Fechan or Little Neath River near Pontneddfechan in the Brecon Beacons National Park, south Wales. The upper part of the three tiered falls, just behind the fallen trees, has a distinct semi-circular shape - hence the...
A stormy scene at Dunraven Bay, Southerndown on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, South Wales. The hoped for sunset never materialised but I think there are some nice twilight tones all the same.
Very much UNintentional camera movement as my tripod sank into the wet sand during the one minute exposure. The location was Point of Ayr beach at Talacre on the North Wales Coast.
The pair of wooden boat wrecks on the Red River (Afon Goch) estuary at Dulas Bay on the Isle of Anglesey. It is possible to reach the wreck in the distance at low tide but great care is required as the tide comes in very quickly...
An image made in 'waterfall country' near Ystradfellte in the Brecon Beacons National Park last autumn. I watched as the whirlpool gathered in size and momentum and just about had enough time to set up the camera and tripod before it disappeared, one of those...
St Cwyfan's Church stands on the tidal island of Cribinau near Aberffraw on the Isle of Anglesey. It can only be reached at low tide via the causeway below the boulders in the foreground. Image made with a Canon EOS 6D camera and a Nikon 50mm f1.8 AIS Mk1 lens, Lee...
An angry storm rolls in over South Stack Lighthouse on the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales.
A far cry from the normal peaceful images of Dunraven Bay featuring the sandy beach and rock pools. Here an angry storm approaches from the Atlantic forcing even the hardiest surfers to retreat to their camper vans.
Whiteford (pronounced whitford) Point Lighthouse is situated at the end of Whiteford Point in the Burry Estuary on the Gower Peninsular. Built in 1865 and decommissioned as long ago as 1921 it is the last remaining cast iron wave-swept lighthouse in Britain....
Sgwd Gwladus ('Lady's Falls') where the Afon Pyrddin falls 20 feet over a slanting sandstone shelf. Although the autumn colours are late to show this year there were still enough fallen leaves to create some nice swirling patterns beneath the...
Cloud descends over Llyn Idwal in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. Llyn Idwal sits above the glacial valley of the Nant Ffrancon (Valley of the Beavers) Pass and is surrounded by Y Garn (947 metres), Glyder Fawr (1001 metres), Glyder Fach (994 metres) and...
The 1636 vintage Inigo Jones Y Bont Fawr (Llanwrst Bridge) over the River Conwy leads to the Tu Hwnt i’r Bont (Beyond the Bridge) Tearoom. What looks like a tranquil location is actually on a tight corner on the main A470 road in Llanwrst with livestock and timber...
A new image of sunset at Rhosneigr on the Isle of Anglesey from my recent week in Wales. Although the image is a sunset, in fact a shower was lashing down and the slimy rocks were super slippery! On the horizon to the left is Cerrig-y-Brain and on the right are...
The early morning sun tries to break through the storm clouds on Mynydd Epynt in Mid Wales.
Sgwd Yr Eira (fall of snow) waterfall on the Afon Hepste near Ystradfellte in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Pronounced skoo-deer-ira (screwdriver in English.....) this is the famous waterfall that you can walk under and the cold water was very welcome on a day...
Garreg-Ddu Viaduct, in the Elan Valley, is actually a submerged dam controlling the water supply to Foel Tower which in turn supplies water to Frankley reservoir near Birmingham via a 73 mile long gravity fed aqueduct.
On the hottest day of the year so far there is still enough water in the River Hepste to cascade over the nearby Sgwd-yr-Eira waterfall and hurry over the rocks to join the River Mellte in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Nant Dolfolau feeds into the Garreg Ddu Reservoir which supplies Birmingham with water through the 73 mile long Elan Aqueduct.
A 30 second exposure of Garreg-Ddu Viaduct, the dam here is submerged below the Viaduct.
The waterfall at Ciloerwynt in the Elan Valley. Signs at this location warn of slippery rocks and that 3 fatalities have occurred here. Difficult to convey in an image just how ferocious the flow of water was.
Trwyn Du Lighthouse and Puffin Island at Penmon Point bisected by a rainbow. The lighthouse bears the legend 'No Passage Landward' and also features a 178 kilogram fog bell that sounds once every thirty seconds.
View from Penmon Point looking over the Menai Strait to Penmaenmawr and Llanfairfechan. The rocks in the foreground were probably the most slippery I have encountered!
A small lake on the famous Abergwesyn Mountain Road, one of the best driving roads there is.
An almost perfect reflection of Point of Ayr Lighthouse on Talacre Beach. Built in 1777 it is Wales' oldest lighthouse and is said to be haunted, many people having reported seeing the ghost of a lighthouse keeper. A life size steel figure 'The Keeper' now resides...
Sunset at Talacre Beach, the North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm can be seen in the distance.
30 seconds of Lee Big Stopper action at Llyn Gwynant in Snowdonia.
Pont y Gremlech crosses Afon Nant Peris in The Pass of Llanberis, Snowdonia.
A long exposure image of Afon Nant Peris in the Llanberis Pass, Snowdonia.
A view over the bridge built on top of the dam that seperates Garreg-Ddu and Caban Coch reservoirs in the Elan Valley, Powys, Mid Wales. Built between 1893 and 1904 the reservoirs run to Frankley near Birmingham via the 73 mile long Elan aqueduct, down which the...
Dolbadarn Castle stands above Llyn Padarn in Llanberis, Snowdonia, Wales. The castle was built by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth in the 13th Century and is 40 feet tall and 40 feet in diameter, and guarded by walls 8 feet thick.