Tag Archives: Wales

Small harbour, Anglesey

Posted on December 29, 2018 by BoB

Anglesey is an island in Wales, off the mainland’s northwest coast. It’s known for its beaches and ancient sites. The island is accessed by the 19th-century Menai Suspension Bridge and the Britannia Bridge that was rebuilt in the 20th century. … Continue reading →

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Vertigo – Photo by Rob Laynton

Posted on August 26, 2018 by BoB

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Crossing this canal aqueduct near Llangollen in Wales can be a vertigo inducing experience – and you need to hold on to your hat! Don’t get out of … Continue reading →

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River and Aqueduct – Photo by Rob Laynton

Posted on August 23, 2018 by BoB

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. River and Aqueduct near Llangollen, Wales. Note the people walking on the towpath on the top of the aqueduct – there is a railing there – but they … Continue reading →

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Canal canoes – Photography by Rob Laynton

Posted on August 14, 2018 by BoB

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Young canoeists cross the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee in north east Wales. The 18-arched stone and cast iron structure, which took … Continue reading →

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Valle Crucis Monastery 1 – Photo by Rob Laynton

Posted on March 10, 2008 by BoB

Valle Crucis Monastery, near Llangollen in Wales. This is a typical architecture style of shot for me, making use of doorways and windows as elements and shapes composed in the frame. The sun was fairly well to the side on … Continue reading →

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Valle Crucis Monastery 2 – Photo by Rob Laynton

Posted on March 10, 2008 by BoB

Valle Crucis, near Llangollen in North Wales. This is the Latin name for ‘Vale of the Cross’ and the Monastery, founded in 1200/1201 by Madoc ap Gruffydd for the Cistercian order, is considered to be the best preserved of the … Continue reading →

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Valle Crucis Monastery 3 – Photo by Rob Laynton

Posted on March 10, 2008 by BoB

Valle Crucis Monastery, near Llangollen, North Wales. When I arrived here the light was virtually side-on to the Monastery, so I was able to get a shot like this which highlights the texture of the stonework. I liked this complementary … Continue reading →

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Valle Crucis Monastery 4 – Photo by Rob Laynton

Posted on March 10, 2008 by BoB

Valle Crucis Monastery near Llangollen in Wales. I quite like this composition. The bases of the pillars and the wall on the extreme left, lead the eye to the doorway, and from there, the eye wanders to the windowed wall … Continue reading →

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LIGHTHOUSE 2 -Photo by Rob Laynton

Posted on August 26, 2007 by BoB

Lighthouse at Talacre beach, North Wales. Another minimalist shot using the rule of thirds. The horizon is placed on the bottom third to maintain a feeling of spaciousness…there is twice as much sky as land. The wide angle lens enables … Continue reading →

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PATHWAY – Photo by Rob Laynton

Posted on August 24, 2007 by BoB

Pathway through the sand dunes

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