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Landscape photo of a clear sky winter sunset over a frosty Brecon Road in Ystradgynlais
  • December 15, 2025
  • December 15, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

Frosty Sunset on Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais

Morning everyone. Hope you all had a good weekend. I’m posting this one in defiance of the torrential rain we’re having in Ystradgynlais this morning. I’m no meteorologist, but I’m […]

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Landscape photo of huge, clouds casting pink hues over the neighbourhood at sunset over Glantawe Park in Ystradgynlais.
  • December 14, 2025
  • December 14, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

Sunset Clouds Over Glantawe Park

The weather has been exceptionally grotty here in Ystradgynlais over the last few weeks, but the periods in between have been pretty breathtaking. Here’s Glantawe Park looking like something out […]

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Landscape photo of a vibrant winter sunset looking down Heol Eglwys in Ystradgynlais.
  • December 4, 2025
  • December 5, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

Sunset Over The Cross, Ystradgynlais

I was out on errands this afternoon and dusk was absolutely wonderous, casting vibrant hues across the landscape. I just had to take a moment to catch the sunset down […]

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Landscape photo of sunset over Tesco car park in Ystradgynlais.
  • October 25, 2025
  • December 5, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

Sunset at Tesco

I’ve got to be honest, I feel a little self-conscious standing in the supermarket car park taking photos. Cracking sky – no wonder with today’s weather – I must have […]

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Landscape photo of shower clouds passing over Station Road in Ystradgynlais at sunset.
  • October 20, 2025
  • December 5, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography, Uncategorized

Golden Hour in the Valley

It’s been rather unsettled recently, so sunsets have been pretty dramatic. I love the moody sky and the way the low sun down the valley is catching the edge of […]

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  • August 31, 2025
  • December 5, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

Sunset Over East Pit / Llyn Rhosamman

Cracking skies up at Llyn Rhosamman this week — not quite as spectacular sunset as I’d hoped, but still good. Weather turned halfway round the lake. Worth it for big […]

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The sun sets over houses in Ystradgynlais
  • March 7, 2025
  • December 5, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

Sunset on Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais

This is a throwback to Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais in 2020 and looks quite different now due to the Persimmon Maes Y Rhos development which now stands where those vehicles are […]

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  • January 12, 2024
  • December 6, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

Final Sunset at the End of a Dry Week

Such a novelty to have a whole week of no rain. I’m worried we’ll get used to it. Great to have so many sunsets though. Teasing brighter evenings in the […]

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  • January 11, 2024
  • December 6, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

Spoilt with Sunsets This Week

The dry weather and chill wind continues, and we’re being spoilt with fine days and warm sunsets. Temperatures seemed to lift towards 5pm this evening. I could certainly live with […]

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Winter sunset down the Upper Swansea valley from Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais
  • January 10, 2024
  • December 6, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

A Cold Dry Snap

We’re currently in a cold snap. A week of dry weather is such a novelty after such a wet 2023. I prefer the bite of the wind and frozen fingers […]

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Sunset over the Upper Swansea valley seen from Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais
  • December 19, 2023
  • December 6, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

Living in Sunsetland

Another sunset snap on Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais. Taken quickly on my phone while busy doing other things. But it did trigger the thought “I feel like I live in sunset […]

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Sunset from Tesco car park in Ystradgynlais
  • December 8, 2023
  • January 11, 2024
  • Chris
  • Photoblog

Tesco Sunset

Something I love about winter is that with all the rain and the shorter days, skies tend to be really interesting. Even the most mundane tasks (popping into Tesco to […]

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Dramatic winter skies on Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais
  • December 4, 2023
  • December 6, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

Epic Skies

Epic skies while heading home this evening. I always enjoy coming this route staring straight into the west at sunset. To my right a huge bank of angry looking black […]

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Sunset behind two traditional detached houses on Station Road, Ystradgynlais
  • November 9, 2023
  • December 6, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

Station Road Sunset

Pretty much rained solidly today, and I mean absolute downpours. Cleared up a bit around 4pm, and after getting back from a property viewing, this was what greeted me on […]

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Winter sunset over Upper Swansea valley seen from Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais
  • January 20, 2023
  • December 6, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

Sunset and Thaw on Brecon Road

A run of cold days this week with snow arriving in Ystradgynlais on the Wednesday and causing carnage on Brecon Road. Come Friday the thaw was in progress and the […]

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Landscape photo of a winter sunset looking down the Upper Swansea Valley from Brecon Road in Ystradgynlais.
  • November 30, 2022
  • December 6, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

Winter Sunset on Brecon Road

Winter sunsets are special. A dull grey wall of cloud gives way to warmth and colour for a fleeting moment before darkness descends. They’re a reminder that whilst daylight is […]

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  • November 2, 2020
  • December 6, 2025
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

After the Rain on the Trails

Not a sweeping vista or epic sky, but I love its vibe. I can almost hear the splash of my boots along the trail and the patter of droplets falling […]

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Looking down on Cantref Reservoir in the Brecon Beacons at sunset in late winter
  • February 14, 2019
  • December 16, 2023
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography, Travel

Cantref Reservoir in Late Winter

Took the scenic route through the Brecon Beacons on the way back from a day out. Couldn’t help but pull over as soon as I saw this scene. The graduated […]

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