{"id":91,"date":"2017-03-28T22:35:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T22:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2018-11-02T11:55:03","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T11:55:03","slug":"landscapes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/index.php\/landscapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Landscapes"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type='text\/css'>#gallery-1 {margin:auto;}#gallery-1 .gallery-item{float:left;margin-top:10px;text-align:center;width:30%;}#gallery-1 .gallery-caption{margin-left:0;}<\/style><!-- see icefit_gallery_shortcode() in theme's \/functions.php -->\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/srtart.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/landscapes\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-91 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'><dt class='gallery-icon'><a rel=\"prettyPhoto[gal]\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PowerStationTree_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PowerStationTree_web.jpg?fit=300%2C177\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Power station, Frongoch Mine.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PowerStationTree_web.jpg?w=1300 1300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PowerStationTree_web.jpg?resize=300%2C177 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PowerStationTree_web.jpg?resize=768%2C452 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PowerStationTree_web.jpg?resize=1024%2C603 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"57\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/powerstationtree_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PowerStationTree_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C765\" data-orig-size=\"1300,765\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PowerStation&#038;Tree\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Power station and an oak tree.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The old power station near the Frongoch Mine. I took multiple images of the site using a 70mm lens and then rejoined the images in a collage; the photography was handheld and there was no Photoshop cloning. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PowerStationTree_web.jpg?fit=300%2C177\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PowerStationTree_web.jpg?fit=1024%2C603\" \/><\/a><\/dt><dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>The old power station near the Frongoch Mine. I took multiple images of the site using a 70mm lens and then rejoined the images in a collage; the photography was handheld and there was no Photoshop cloning. <\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'><dt class='gallery-icon'><a rel=\"prettyPhoto[gal]\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CottageInterior_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CottageInterior_web.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Cottage at Cwmsymlog.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CottageInterior_web.jpg?w=1296 1296w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CottageInterior_web.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CottageInterior_web.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CottageInterior_web.jpg?resize=768%2C770 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CottageInterior_web.jpg?resize=1021%2C1024 1021w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"56\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/cottageinterior_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CottageInterior_web.jpg?fit=1296%2C1300\" data-orig-size=\"1296,1300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CottageInterior\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The ruins of a mine cottage.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A ruined cottage at Cwmsymlog; this one has a coating of the algae Trentepohlia; which despite it\u2019s orange colour (an orange pigment \u2018haematochrome\u2019 hides the green of chlorophyll) is actually a green algae. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CottageInterior_web.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CottageInterior_web.jpg?fit=1021%2C1024\" \/><\/a><\/dt><dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>A ruined cottage at Cwmsymlog; this one has a coating of the algae Trentepohlia; which despite it\u2019s orange colour (an orange pigment \u2018haematochrome\u2019 hides the green of chlorophyll) is actually a green algae. <\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'><dt class='gallery-icon'><a rel=\"prettyPhoto[gal]\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheWheelPit_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheWheelPit_web.jpg?fit=300%2C170\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Machinery pit at Cwmsymlog mine.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheWheelPit_web.jpg?w=1300 1300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheWheelPit_web.jpg?resize=300%2C170 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheWheelPit_web.jpg?resize=768%2C435 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheWheelPit_web.jpg?resize=1024%2C580 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"55\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/thewheelpit_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheWheelPit_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C736\" data-orig-size=\"1300,736\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheWheelPit\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Overgrown mine site at Cwmsymlog.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This machinery pit at Cwmsymlog mine is now overgrown with vegetation. A combination of heavy metals in the soil and lime from the mortar in the walls make for a unique aggregate that only some, often rare plant species can tolerate.  &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheWheelPit_web.jpg?fit=300%2C170\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheWheelPit_web.jpg?fit=1024%2C580\" \/><\/a><\/dt><dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>This machinery pit at Cwmsymlog mine is now overgrown with vegetation. A combination of heavy metals in the soil and lime from the mortar in the walls make for a unique aggregate that only some, often rare plant species can tolerate.  <\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'><dt class='gallery-icon'><a rel=\"prettyPhoto[gal]\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheSkyAboveGrandadsShed_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheSkyAboveGrandadsShed_web.jpg?fit=300%2C162\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The sky above grandad&#039;s shed.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheSkyAboveGrandadsShed_web.jpg?w=1300 1300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheSkyAboveGrandadsShed_web.jpg?resize=300%2C162 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheSkyAboveGrandadsShed_web.jpg?resize=768%2C416 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheSkyAboveGrandadsShed_web.jpg?resize=1024%2C555 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"58\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/theskyabovegrandadsshed_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheSkyAboveGrandadsShed_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C704\" data-orig-size=\"1300,704\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheSkyAboveGrandadsShed_web\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A starry sky above the farm yard.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The stars, looking south on warm spring night with a full moon illuminating the scene over my left shoulder, the constellation of Orion is in the centre of the photograph.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheSkyAboveGrandadsShed_web.jpg?fit=300%2C162\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheSkyAboveGrandadsShed_web.jpg?fit=1024%2C555\" \/><\/a><\/dt><dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>The stars, looking south on warm spring night with a full moon illuminating the scene over my left shoulder, the constellation of Orion is in the centre of the photograph.<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'><dt class='gallery-icon'><a rel=\"prettyPhoto[gal]\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheRoadThroughCwmystwyth_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheRoadThroughCwmystwyth_web.jpg?fit=196%2C300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The road through Cwmystwyth.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheRoadThroughCwmystwyth_web.jpg?w=850 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheRoadThroughCwmystwyth_web.jpg?resize=196%2C300 196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheRoadThroughCwmystwyth_web.jpg?resize=768%2C1175 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheRoadThroughCwmystwyth_web.jpg?resize=670%2C1024 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" data-attachment-id=\"51\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/theroadthroughcwmystwyth_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheRoadThroughCwmystwyth_web.jpg?fit=850%2C1300\" data-orig-size=\"850,1300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheRoadThroughCwmystwyth_web\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The mine road on a very bleak day.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The road through Cwmystwyth in the middle of a hail storm; often the mine site (through rock falls) seems to threaten to engulf the road. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheRoadThroughCwmystwyth_web.jpg?fit=196%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheRoadThroughCwmystwyth_web.jpg?fit=670%2C1024\" \/><\/a><\/dt><dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>The road through Cwmystwyth in the middle of a hail storm; often the mine site (through rock falls) seems to threaten to engulf the road. <\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'><dt class='gallery-icon'><a rel=\"prettyPhoto[gal]\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RuinUnderTheMountain_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RuinUnderTheMountain_web.jpg?fit=300%2C200\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Cwmystwyth ruin.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RuinUnderTheMountain_web.jpg?w=1300 1300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RuinUnderTheMountain_web.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RuinUnderTheMountain_web.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RuinUnderTheMountain_web.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"50\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/ruinunderthemountain_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RuinUnderTheMountain_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C867\" data-orig-size=\"1300,867\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RuinUnderTheMountain_web\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ruined building at cwmystwyth lead mine.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Another abandoned ruin at Cwmystwyth, I am not sure what this building was, but I have seen photographs of it with a roof and windows as recently as 1977. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RuinUnderTheMountain_web.jpg?fit=300%2C200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/RuinUnderTheMountain_web.jpg?fit=1024%2C683\" \/><\/a><\/dt><dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Another abandoned ruin at Cwmystwyth, I am not sure what this building was, but I have seen photographs of it with a roof and windows as recently as 1977. <\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'><dt class='gallery-icon'><a rel=\"prettyPhoto[gal]\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IsolatedMineBuilding_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IsolatedMineBuilding_web.jpg?fit=300%2C200\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"An isolated mine building.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IsolatedMineBuilding_web.jpg?w=1300 1300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IsolatedMineBuilding_web.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IsolatedMineBuilding_web.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IsolatedMineBuilding_web.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"49\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/isolatedminebuilding_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IsolatedMineBuilding_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C867\" data-orig-size=\"1300,867\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IsolatedMineBuilding\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;An isolated mine building.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;An isolated mine building.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IsolatedMineBuilding_web.jpg?fit=300%2C200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IsolatedMineBuilding_web.jpg?fit=1024%2C683\" \/><\/a><\/dt><dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>An isolated mine building.<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'><dt class='gallery-icon'><a rel=\"prettyPhoto[gal]\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GalenaAtCwmystwyth_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GalenaAtCwmystwyth_web.jpg?fit=300%2C197\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The mineral galena amongst the mine ruins.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GalenaAtCwmystwyth_web.jpg?w=1300 1300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GalenaAtCwmystwyth_web.jpg?resize=300%2C197 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GalenaAtCwmystwyth_web.jpg?resize=768%2C504 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GalenaAtCwmystwyth_web.jpg?resize=1024%2C672 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"48\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/galenaatcwmystwyth_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GalenaAtCwmystwyth_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C853\" data-orig-size=\"1300,853\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GalenaAtCwmystwyth\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The mine ruins of Cwmystwyth in Ceredigion.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Galena lead ore catches the sunlight at the old ruined mine of Cwmystwyth. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GalenaAtCwmystwyth_web.jpg?fit=300%2C197\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/GalenaAtCwmystwyth_web.jpg?fit=1024%2C672\" \/><\/a><\/dt><dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Galena lead ore catches the sunlight at the old ruined mine of Cwmystwyth. <\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'><dt class='gallery-icon'><a rel=\"prettyPhoto[gal]\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TyGlyYrGlo_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TyGlyYrGlo_web.jpg?fit=300%2C200\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"House by the Teifi.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TyGlyYrGlo_web.jpg?w=1300 1300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TyGlyYrGlo_web.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TyGlyYrGlo_web.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TyGlyYrGlo_web.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"47\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/tyglyyrglo_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TyGlyYrGlo_web.jpg?fit=1300%2C867\" data-orig-size=\"1300,867\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TyGlynYrGlo\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;House overlooking the River Teifi near Cilgerran.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This ruined house, which oddly has its middle missing, this apparently belonged to Glyn Yr Glo, and sits on the banks of the Teifi River not far from Cilgerran Castle. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TyGlyYrGlo_web.jpg?fit=300%2C200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/srtart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TyGlyYrGlo_web.jpg?fit=1024%2C683\" \/><\/a><\/dt><dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>This ruined house, which oddly has its middle missing, this apparently belonged to Glyn Yr Glo, and sits on the banks of the Teifi River not far from Cilgerran Castle. <\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><br style='clear: both;' \/><\/div>\n\n<h1>Mainly mine sites.<\/h1>\n<p>I find myself drawn to the old abandoned mine sites of Ceredigion. Many of these sites are well over a hundred years old and it is interesting to me to remember that these places were once busier and more heavily populated than many of the county\u2019s towns. However, I do not necessarily want to photograph decay as such (a subject that I have seen a number of photographers tackle in photographing old buildings) but rather I am find myself interested in how these places seem lost and out of time, empty and somehow ancient. In this sense I am not limited to just taking photographs of mines, the photograph of the stars seems to hold a similar quality and I am drawn to taking photographs of old castles or empty mountainsides for much the same reason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mainly mine sites. I find myself drawn to the old abandoned mine sites of Ceredigion. Many of these sites are well over a hundred years old and it is interesting to me to remember that these places were once busier and more heavily populated than many of the county\u2019s towns. However, I do not necessarily&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more navbutton\"><a href=\"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/index.php\/landscapes\/\">Read More<i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-91","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PapHMi-1t","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":251,"href":"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91\/revisions\/251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/srtart.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}