Visual Art Weekend in Cardiff 2024

 I left Somerset feeling a little less stressed now my van was fixed.  An easy drive to Tredegar House campsite in Newport.  I walked into Newport the next day and made a few images.  On Friday I spent the morning at the RSPB Newport Wetlands  What a wonderful place.  Definitely one to return to.

Newport castle

Pigeon flight

Tredegar Country Park

Mallards

Kite

Dragonfly

The Visual Art Group weekend was excellent as usual.  We stayed at Mercure Cardiff North.  Presenters were Jonathan Vaines,  Ed Rumble and Tom Sullam.  I wished I had gone on all their workshops as they were all inspiring but I only choose one per weekend.  This gives me a day to explore the area.  

On Saturday, I set off with Carol and Jane.  We took a bus into Cardiff and walked down to the waterfront.   We walked back to the city centre and took a taxi back to the hotel.  A good day for photography.

Fishmongers in Cardiff market

Multiple exposure in Cardiff market

Multiple exposure at Cardiff castle

Multiple exposures in the government building

Ivor Novello

Millennium Centre

On Sunday we had a workshop with Tom Sullam.  We were driven to Nash Point for the morning and then to another beach in the afternoon.  The highlight for me was that there were choughs and they came down to the beach just as I was leaving.  

Carol and I took a detour from the beach and found the walled gardens

I thought this was one of the Time and Tidal bells which is an art installation around UK.  It did ring but it isn't mentioned as one of the bells.

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The choughs

Multiple exposure and blended in photoshop

All too soon it was time to leave.  I was up early on Monday to drive to my last campsite at Strathclyde Country Park.  Last year I was ill every time I left Scotland.  This year it appears physical pain now accompanies me when I leave.  After Berlin it was painful hamstrings from walking and this time a trapped nerve in my hip.  It lasted for 2 weeks until a massage by Anne Marie loosened it.

On my last day driving to Ullapool, my phone died.  I am still waiting for it to be fixed and had to buy a new phone.  I had photos on it from the trip so may have lost those.  

Images taken in the country park

Next post will be of the Falklands - trip starts on 4th December.