Photography by John Ball - 1 May 1998 (with Agfa ePhoto307 digital camera)

Scenes taken earlier this month in the Usk Valley, and near the Pontsticill Reservoir, Breconshire.

Image 1:

Derelict farmhouse at Dan-y-Wern Farm, near Llangynidr.

Image 2:

Llwyncelyn Farm, near Llangynidr.

Image 3:

Llwynon Farm, near Llangynidr.

Image 4:

View from Dan-y-Wern Farm looking westwards along the valley of the River Usk towards the Brecon Beacon mountains.

Image 5:

A derelict farm building shaded by trees on the banks of Pontsticill Reservoir at Dolygaer. The village of Dolygaer was lost for ever with the flooding of the valley in the 19th century. The narrow gauge steam-powered Brecon Mountain Railway now runs along the banks of the reservoir.

Image 6:

The remains of cottages at Blaencallan Farm, near Pontsticill Reservoir.