It has been a mistake that Opera hasn't been a part of my adult life until the last couple of years. Being an accredited photographer for the Welsh National Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru has changed that. Opera isn't for "posh people". It's accessible, funny, emotional, tragic and dramatic. 

The creativity of the lighting director on Il tabarro (currently showing), Puccini's one act opera as part of Il trittico, is stunning. Challengingly dark and moody to photograph, I tried to faithfully recreate the feel and mood of the scene where Luigi watches his true love Giorgetta from the shadows. In the final scene Luigi is murdered by Giorgetta's husband and left on the dockside. 

No spoiler but the other two one act operas in this production are not to be missed. 

#opera #culture #theatre @welshnat_opera_cencym #photography #eventsphotography #editorial #WNO #milleniumcentre @bristol_ci #Cardiff #Welsh #culture

Verdi's masterpiece - Rigoletto opened last night at the Welsh National Opera, Cardiff. Bawdy and tragic, the production is epic! And of course there is La donna è mobile. Daniel Luis de Vincente as Rigoletto.
 

#rigoletto #WNO @welshnat_opera_cencym #danielluisdevincente #opera #Wales #performance #milleniumcentrecardiff

A nice evening at #Lydneyharbour with our Dark Skies Photography competition winner last night. We dodged the showers on a balmy #deanwye evening. Next up we have a group dark skies course with @angharadtps and one to ones throughout October. Ask for details

#darkskies #photography #courses #lessons #lowlight #astro #forestofdean #things to do @visitdeanwye

#Morgans food truck. Usk Show, Wales 

#butchers #meat #foodtruck #grill #uskshow #wales #welsh

Fab photo training day with clients Marie and Mark. Ed Elliott's "Kodama" installation @puzzlewoodfod in the glorious September sunlight. I can't think of a better place to have staged this exhibition of Japenese woodland Sprites. Made us smile alot!

#photoschool #photographytraining #photography #phototraining #photographylessons #deanwye #forestofdean

At last! Great coffee courtesy of @hotelmorotti #Italia #home

Spilsbury & Jones burger At E@se festival great bands!!! Great food! Great craic

#music #armedforcescommunity @scottyslittlesoldiers #worcestershire #foodporn #burger @armedforcestshirtday

A smallholder bottles feeds an orphaned Castlemilk Moorit lamb by the farmhouse Aga 

#worldphotography #worldphotographyday #deanwye #forestofdean #gloucestershire #aga #sheep #lambs #kade #castlemilkmoorit #smallholding #ChangeTheImage #bottlefed #photographer #editorial

It’s only pizza night at #broadstone campsite!!! #pepperonirules

Would be good to see the Lydney Harbour Plywood and the field behind it site redeveloped wouldn't it? The develpment at Chaxhill has added to the overall environment. 

#lydney #lydneyharbour #lydneydocks #forestofdean #gloucestershire
@punchlineglos #deanwye @visitdeanwye @severnandwyesmokery #eels #smokery #forestofdeanbusiness

A few shots from yesterday evening and my Photo School one to one training session. Mark travelled from the Manchester area for his first trip to the DeanWye. 

#photoschool #deanwye #photography #birdphotography #onetoone #training #forestofdean #gloucestershire #photographylessons #cannopponds 
@canonuk @visitdeanwye @forest_of_dean_fe

Bike Night Silver Fox Cafe A48 Broadoak. Bathed in beautiful evening sunshine. 

Full gallery https://www.davidbroadbent.com/portfolio/e2e4870a-caf3-4131-8132-1217c9538004/the-silver-fox-cafe-bike-night?ct=2
#bikenight #biker #bike #motorcycle #rideout @VisitDeanWye #deanwye #gloucestershire #forestofdean @thesilverfoxcafe #riversevern #forestofdeanmotorcycle

Entertainers for your lavish party or corporate event? These two high stepping ladies are very skilled on the stilts. Walking around @courtfarmlakes at their summer special. 

#entertainers @visitdeanwye #deanwye #gloucestershire #forestofdean #circusskills #stiltwalker #performers #partyentertainment #corporateentertainment

The highlights of going to press somewhere in the world last month; Along with a striking car bonnet motif of a petrol blue Mk2 Ford Zodiac and a roll call of the dead from the 1980 Bologna train station bombing were a couple of stunning cool summertime woodland shots from right here in the DeanWye
#professionalphotography #photography #video #timelapse #commmercial #editorial #photoschool #photographytraining #forestofdean #DeanWye #media #content

Sad to hear the news about Joss Naylor. What an incredible athlete. On to the fells.....

Low Mere Grieve, Lake District

#jossnaylor #lakedistrict #lowmeregrieve #lakedistrictnationalpark #fellrunner #cumbria #walking #hillwalking #greatoutdoors

Cabin in the woods.

#deanwye #gloucestershire #forestofdean #cabin #cabinstyle #cabinthewoods

Drybrook & District Male Voice Choir

Spent a little bit of time with these guys @thedeanheritagecentre the other day. One of the few remaining male choirs in the Forest of Dean. 

Nothing like it to lift the spirits listening to them. They welcome new members as well with lots of benefits to singing in a group from your social life to mens health.

Their new website at drybrookmen.org

#menshealth #choir #malevoice #singing #deanwye #forestofdean #gloucestershire #foresters

A Red Kite (bttm left) sails above a newly mown field looking for prey during haylage baling. 

#redkite #birds #forestofdean #deanwye #gloucestershire #rspb #birdsofprey #birdphotography @rspb @nfulife #farming #agriculture #baling #tractorlife @johndeere

Made good progress this week loading some back catalogue images of the #deanwye to a new home at https://www.davidbroadbent.com/ Check out the Travel section of the portfolios. More to come. You'll also be able to buy footage by the second from a new gallery coming soon.

#deanwye @visitwales @visitdeanwye #chepstow #monmouthshire @chepstowcastle 

 Dean Heritage Centre #forestofdean #forestofdeanbusiness #photography #video #dronephotography Forest of Dean & Wye Valley School of Photography See less

Bracelands looking fabulous this morning for our 8am start photography lesson for a lovely couple at @forestholidays 

#gloucestershire #summercool #summervibes #summeriscoming #coolplaces #forestcool #deanwye #forestofdean @visitdeanwye

Only just caught this scene on my way back from Bracelands. Here's hoping that the mown bit didn't contain Ox eyes..! Anyway "Spirit of the Forest" surrounded by Ox eye magnificence. 
See more DeanWye images on my website www.davidroadbent.com

#sculpture #deanwye #coleford #forestofdean #art #gloucestershire @coleford

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