During the coronavirus lockdown here in North Wales the night sky has proved a boon, with a new crescent moon available to photograpgh from my front driveway!
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Just because we can't go far at the moment doesn't mean we can't find great photo and video opportunities locally.
Such as these two time lapse videos, filmed along the estuary of the river Dee near my home in North Wales.
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A few images from the start of my digital photography journey back in 2007.
Taken on a borrowed Canon EOS 350D 8MP camera on my drive home from work it's the quality of the light that makes these photos stand out for me.
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A much anticipated local event in Mold, North Wales, is the blossoming of the cherry trees in the grounds of St Mary's parish chuch.
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A forgotten photoshoot at Eccleston Paris Church from all the way back in 2007.
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A mini-safari around my back garden with a macro lens yielded some suprising results!
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One of the most iconic structures on the North Wales coast, this is the Victorian pavillion at the end of the pier at Llandudno.
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As well as impressive mountains, the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales also boasts some beautiful lakes, and here are just a couple of examples to illustrate what I'm talking about.
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Here's another of my favourite Snowdonia mountains, Pen Yr Ole Wen.
This shapely conical peak is the southernmost mountain in the dramatic Carneddau range.
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One of the first places my wife Liz and I intend to visit once the coronavirus lockdown is eased here in Wales is the Snowdonia National Park.
And here are a few images of Tryfan to remind us of what we're missing!
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Three final photos from the enchanting footpath alongside the river Alyn at Maeshafn, North Wales.
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Some more images from the woods at Maeshafn, North Wales, this time featuring the River Alyn.
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Another North Wales hidden gem, discovered during a lockdown walk.
These are the woods near Maeshafn in the Clwydian Range Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, North Wales.
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More flowers today here at goHOWiE.com, this time indoors and featuring a single Stargazer Lily bloom, photographed as a still life.
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We're back in my garden for today's offering here at goHOWiE.com, but not my current garden.
In fact, these flower photos were taken back in 2006 using my first 'serious' digital camera, an 8MP Canon EOS350D.
And at website resolution thay look just as good as the flower photos I'm taking today on my 24MP Canon 6DMK2.
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North Wales can get a little damp and foggy every now and then!
But that's no reason to stay indoors.
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Poppies, one of the most obvious signs that summer is on the way.
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Living in North wales I'm rarely short of interesting weather to include in my photos.
And sometimes the weather can be so dramatic that it forms the sole element in an image, such as these captures of some magnificent cumulonimbus clouds.
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This coronavirus lockdown is providing some unusual photo opportunities, with the bad weather over the past few days giving me the incentive I needed to go back into my archives and re-evaluate some of the images I took years ago but didn't do anything with at the time.
Such as these photos of glowing wood embers, shot way back in 2006 on a 8 megapixel Canon 350D, the first digital camera I had access to.
And still good enough for my stock library Alamy to accept!
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If you've got to spend the spring in coronavirus lockdown, then North Wales is the place to spend it!
Here are some images captured while my wife Liz and I took our local coronavirus exercise.
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A beautiful evening, just before sunset, enjoying the lake at the centre of Buckley Common in North Wales.
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Here in North Wales we get a great variety of weather to enjoy, such as these beautiful cirrus clouds, filmed as a time lapse from my front drive.
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Somewhat of a departure for me, filming wildlife, but I had great fun with my macro lens in my back garden chasing bumblebees!
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This simple time lapse video of a cratered crescent moon required some lateral thinking on my part to create.
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Following on from the previous time lapse video, this clip shows a new crescent moon setting over the lake on Buckley Common, North Wales
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This time lapse video shows dusk falling over Buckley Common lake, just a short way from where we live in beautiful North Wales.
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This is a great time of year to enjoy some beautiful flowers, both in the hedgerows and in peoples' gardens as we take our local coronavirus lockdown exercise.
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Another coronvirus lockdown local discovery for Liz and myself was the beautiful walk along the river Alyn at Maeshafn, near where we live in North Wales.
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A selection of spring flowers spotted in hedgerows and verges during the local walks my wife Liz and I took during the coronavirus lockdown of Spring 2020.
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A second lockdown visit to our local parish church of Saint Matthews in Buckley, North Wales gave me the opportunity to photograph some details of the stonework and graveyard in gorgeous evening light.
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Some more floral images today here at goHOWiE.com, but this time from indoors.
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Spring in bloom, photographed during my wife Liz's and my coronavirus lockdown exercise walks around our locality in Buckley, North Wales.
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Saint Matthew's parish church in Buckley, North Wales is a real local gem that, before the coronavirus lockdown, I'd never even visited, let alone photographed.
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Three more images of Flint castle on the North Wales coast on a beautiful spring day in March.
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Flint castle on the estuary of the river Dee in North Wales is one of the less well preserved of King Edward the First's string of fortifications, but even so the ruins make for some great images.
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Three more 'lockdown' time lapse videos from my house in Buckley, North Wales, featuring the varied North Wales weather.
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A final couple of images from Talacre on the North Wales coast, this time featuring details of the extensive dune system that backs up the beach.
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A trip to the beach isn't just about photographing the larger landscape, there's plenty of small but lovely details to enjoy as well, such as this shell and sand ripples at Talacre on the North Wales coast.
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Some more scenes from the beach at Talacre, North Wales today here at goHOWiE.com, this time featuring solitary people in silhouette.
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