WE HAVE all been sweltering recently and our camera club members have been out taking pictures of the parched countryside.

This is just a small selection of the pictures shared by members of the South Wales Argus Camera Club and you can see more by visiting the SWACC page on Facebook.

More than 4,700 people are signed up as camera club members. Why not join them?

South Wales Argus: Goldcliff: Grass, what grass? Picture: Nicole Abraham

The scene in Goldcliff. Picture: Nicole Abraham

South Wales Argus: Sorbrook: Not really a brook anymore more a collection of slimy puddles. Picture: Danny Peachy Moreton

Sorbrook - Not really a brook anymore more a collection of slimy puddles. Picture: Danny Peachy Moreton

South Wales Argus: Dry: A tree stump that's now exposed since Llandegfedd Reservoir water level has dropped. Picture: Michael Stuart

A tree stump exposed by the low water level at Llandegfedd Reservoir. Picture: Michael Stuart

South Wales Argus: Where?: A Wentwood Forest stream during the heatwave. Picture: Katie Williams

A stream - or at least where a stream used to be - at Wentwood Forest during the heatwave. Picture: Katie Williams

South Wales Argus: Banks: Llandegfedd Reservoir. Picture: Nigel Jones

Llandegfedd Reservoir. Picture: Nigel Jones

South Wales Argus: Fallen leaves: In early August at Goldcliff Churchyard. Picture: Marilyn Jones Barnett

Taken in early August at Goldcliff Churchyard. Picture: Marilyn Jones Barnett