Mike's Photography

The Ystrad Taf Fechan Hunt, Brecon Beacons

Ewes in the barn, Pwllcoediog Farm, Glyntawe

The head of the Swansea Valley, looking south towards Cribarth, just after dawn on 16th January

Perhaps they'll come in useful one day

Disused sheep shed, Newchurch

Hidden at the back of many of the barns in the world is one of these

I'm pleased with this, not because it's a great photo, but because it's the first time I've gone out and shot things on film in over 15 years. I bought a second-hand Nikon F80 body for next to nothing and am re-using the lenses I have for my DSLR. Nostalgia is great but it reminds me what hard work photography used to be.

Brecon Beacons with a light coating of snow

Montmartre, Paris

I've started a new blog for my university work so, if you're not completely fed up with pictures of farmers and sheep, feel free to go to welshhillfarming.tumblr.com and have a look.

Pit head for the deep mine, now closed.

19th Century hauling gear from the old mine uncovered by opencast digging.

Just a small part of the opencast pit

Lined up and ready to go

Tower Colliery

These Glamorgan rams look harmless enough but will attack or jump out of the sale-ring in an instant. Hardly any of the sellers were prepared to go in the ring without something to defend themselves with. Probably the nearest thing to bull-fighting I’ve seen in the UK!

Carreg Cennen castle, at the western end of the Brecon Beacons National Park