{"id":9325,"date":"2025-02-18T18:19:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9325"},"modified":"2025-02-18T18:19:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:19:54","slug":"infra-red-views-at-the-hafod-estate-in-mid-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9325","title":{"rendered":"Infra-Red views at the Hafod Estate in Mid-Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Hafod Estate in Ceredigion, Wales is the remains of a what used to be a country estate. Now looked after by the National Trust it is also a commercial forest. As is typical of much of Wales, it is full of small steep valleys and fast running streams. But it is accessible and possible to walk over many of the paths through the estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These photos were taken during a short holiday nearby in May last year. For these photos I used my infra-red converted camera with a vintage lens on it. Here is a selection of photos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0583-NRr1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0583-NRr1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0583-NRr1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0583-NRr1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0583-NRr1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0583-NRr1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A hillside path through the woodland at Hafod<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0586r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0586r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0586r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0586r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0586r1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0586r1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A footbridge over one of the many streams through the estate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0595r1-399x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0595r1-399x600.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0595r1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0595r1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0595r1.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 85vw, 399px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In the middle of the woods are structures like this &#8211; it is what the rich did in those days!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0604-NRr1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0604-NRr1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0604-NRr1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0604-NRr1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0604-NRr1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0604-NRr1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A different view of the same structure as the previous image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0610r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0610r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0610r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0610r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0610r1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/S24_0610r1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A small waterfall along one of the streams. Just visible top left is a footbridge over the stream.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My understanding is that these streams flow into the River (Afon) Ystwyth &#8211; the old mining village of Cwm Ystwyth is nearby and the town of Aberystwyth is a few miles away on the coast where the Ystwyth runs into the sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hafod Estate in Ceredigion, Wales is the remains of a what used to be a country estate. Now looked after by the National Trust it is also a commercial forest. As is typical of much of Wales, it is full of small steep valleys and fast running streams. But it is accessible and possible &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9325\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Infra-Red views at the Hafod Estate in Mid-Wales&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,102,126,11,96,24,3,87,32,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment","category-historic-houses-and-gardens","category-infra-red","category-landscape","category-national-trust","category-nature","category-photography","category-rural","category-trees","category-wales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9331,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9325\/revisions\/9331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}