North Wales - Revisiting Old Haunts. Part 1

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   Hi everyone,

This is the start of a small series of images taken during our weeks vacation in September last year, revisiting a lot of our old haunts in that part of the world as we lived in the region for 5 years between 1985 and 1990. Some things change little; some things change a lot and we saw both sides of that phrase. 

The images will largely be a mix of a99 and a77ii shots - the a99 with principally the Sigma 24-70/2.8 EX DG HSM and the a77ii with either the Sigma 70-200/2.8 EX DG HSM or the Sony 135/1.8 G ZA fitted. So - let's get the first proper day started:

Llangollen and beyond.

1. River Weir

2. Interference Fringes

3. Weed; Escaping

4. Approaching The Weir - Confidence

5. And Over!

6. "The Party"

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7. Nearly..... Nearly.....

8. "Everybody Forward: Stand Up!: Lean Back!!!"

9. And Relax

10. A Quieter View

11. Stream Reeds

12. Oak Leaves

13. White(ish) Water

14. Over the Steps

All images taken in or upstream of Llangollen town centre; a lovely location but rather busy with tourists!

Thanks for looking and comments always welcomed.

Best regards, Neil

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owenn01 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Alpha Eyes group Joined: 20 May 2008 Country: United Kingdom Location: Kent Status: Offline Posts: 12403	Post Options Post Reply Quote owenn01 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: North Wales - Revisiting Old Haunts. Part 1 Posted: 02 July 2024 at 16:26
	Hi everyone, This is the start of a small series of images taken during our weeks vacation in September last year, revisiting a lot of our old haunts in that part of the world as we lived in the region for 5 years between 1985 and 1990. Some things change little; some things change a lot and we saw both sides of that phrase. The images will largely be a mix of a99 and a77ii shots - the a99 with principally the Sigma 24-70/2.8 EX DG HSM and the a77ii with either the Sigma 70-200/2.8 EX DG HSM or the Sony 135/1.8 G ZA fitted. So - let's get the first proper day started: Llangollen and beyond. 1. River Weir 2. Interference Fringes 3. Weed; Escaping 4. Approaching The Weir - Confidence 5. And Over! 6. "The Party" r 7. Nearly..... Nearly..... 8. "Everybody Forward: Stand Up!: Lean Back!!!" 9. And Relax 10. A Quieter View 11. Stream Reeds 12. Oak Leaves 13. White(ish) Water 14. Over the Steps All images taken in or upstream of Llangollen town centre; a lovely location but rather busy with tourists! Thanks for looking and comments always welcomed. Best regards, Neil
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Roger Rex Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 September 2005 Country: United States Location: North Florida Status: Offline Posts: 8281	Post Options Post Reply Quote Roger Rex Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 July 2024 at 01:44
	Neil, Arguably for me the best complete set of images I can recall ever seeing from you. #'s 1-3 and 10-14 are artistically superb (#2 and #12 are my favorites). The action shots are very well done but are so different from the rest that they could stand on their own as a separate series. Very well done to be sure. Roger
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MichelvA Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Alpha Eyes group Knowledge Base Contributor Joined: 26 April 2008 Country: Netherlands Status: Offline Posts: 21067	Post Options Post Reply Quote MichelvA Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 July 2024 at 08:24
	What i like here is the diversity, for example #1,2,11,12. The brave man in boats are another, but entertaining, story. Especially #8 is priceless. TFS Neil
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alanfrombangor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 December 2007 Country: Wales Location: Bangor Status: Offline Posts: 5169	Post Options Post Reply Quote alanfrombangor Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 July 2024 at 08:51
	Nice set, Neil, I recognise the location. Not a big weir but I still wouldn't voluntarily go down it in a boat.

Coast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 May 2015 Country: United States Status: Offline Posts: 3537	Post Options Post Reply Quote Coast Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 July 2024 at 07:00
	I love #1


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	great diverse series, TYSM for the tour!



owenn01 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Alpha Eyes group Joined: 20 May 2008 Country: United Kingdom Location: Kent Status: Offline Posts: 12403	Post Options Post Reply Quote owenn01 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 July 2024 at 11:17
	Thanks for the kind words, everyone. It was definitely worth the visit for the day to at least see how to travers a weir safely (!). Best regards Neil.
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