Devizes Camera Club

The Landscape Group enjoyed a highly successful weekend in the Gower peninsular in South Wales for their major field trip of the year. Twenty-three members and partners enjoyed exceptionally sunny weather, and were therefore spoilt for choice amongst the many sights the area has to offer.

Given the weather, many of the party opted to travel down early on Friday, to make sure of some sunset pictures, notably around Rossili and Worms Head. Then it was on to the Kings Head hotel in Llangenith for showers, food, and a slide show from Robert Harvey illustrating some of the attractions of the South Wales coastline.

On Saturday, alarms were set early, and a large party left the hotel in the dark to photograph the sun rising over the sea from Port Eynon. Many then opted to go on to Rossili, to take advantage of the afternoon low tide and opening up of the causeway to Worms Head. Saturday was more cloudy, but the sun did put in an appearance later on to ensure another round of sunset pictures.

The highlight of the Saturday evening was a keenly contested quiz, again organised by Robert Harvey, to test out people's knowledge of places of interest, from our own Wiltshire locality to all corners of the globe.

Sunday dawned cloudy, and thankfully many of the party managed a lie in, but by mid-morning, the sky was again a deep blue. People then decided to head for places they had not yet been too, with a sizeable group going to Three Cliffs Bay and Penard Castle. Despite the blue skies, there was a stiff wind blowing making it difficult to keep cameras steady and camera bags free of sand, but the resulting pictures were very worthwhile.

All in all, we had a very enjoyable and productive weekend, in the company of like minded people, and with a great spirit of exchanging knowledge and ideas. Many thanks go to Robert Harvey for organising the accommodation, and also the entertainment on both Friday and Saturday evenings.

For a selection of pictures taken on the weekend, please see the 'Gower Visit Gallery' link towards the top of the left side menu.