Blorenge Paragliders

28th January 2012

With winds being low today and the sun starting to poke it's head out through the clouds, I decided to head over towards the Blorenge to see if any of the paragliders would be out today. Parking is by the Radio Masks, which means a good walk over the summit of the mountain before you can see if anyone is about. As I got there one paraglider had taken off, only leaving a few friends at top, after talking to them, it seems as if more people would be heading here soon, so I set myself up with lunch and a flask. After about a hour, there were paragliders laid out all over the ground obviously waiting for the right amount of wind before deciding to jump off the side of this mountain.

Visiting the Black Mountains

5th January 2012


Today was spent visiting the Black mountains, This old church is tucked away deep in the mountains, and every wall is leaning in a different direction. Today I waited for sometime hoping that some sunlight would eventually filter through a hole in the cloud, so when it did I had to work fast.

We then continued and stopped off at  Llanthony Priory, which again has some great light.

Blaenavon Railway

18th January 2012

Today we went out walking around the Blorage area (Mountain near Abergavenny), but the weather was not very inspiring, but on the way back we stopped off at the Blaenavon Railway, no trains were running but the site made for a few nice images.

Purton Boats

14th January 2012

Crossed the border yesterday into England to visit the Sharpness to Gloucester Shipping Canal. When they built this canal, at the Sharpness end the canal runs very close to the Severn River which is tidal, so to stop the erosion they purposely ran aground about 80 boats and just left them to sink into the mud in order to stop this erosion, today about 50 are so deep that they can no longer be seen, but this leaves about 30 boats still visible making for a interesting walk along this river bank.

Towards the Sun

9th January 2012

After all of the rain of the previous week, it was nice to see the sun again. So it was good to get out walking with the camera, this is part of the  Sarn Helen track  across the Brecon Beacons. I just like the way that the scene in front of me was lit up by the sun.

First Photo of 2012

1st January 2012

After last nights New Years Eve party, we had a early start to the year by climbing to the top of Pen y Fan (highest mountain in South Wales) to watch the sun rise for the first time in 2012. Although when we started climbing the sky's were clear as we could see the stars, but as we ascended the cloud built up, and the wind. Once on top of the summit, visibility was very poor and no chance of seeing anything, so after having a hot drink and some breakfast, a few photos were taken before we started our descent.