January and February are months that see the beginning of colour in the Irish countryside, in gardens and in hedgerows but also in woodlands. Here, a little patch of fresh green and white from snowdrops Galanthus nivalis known as Plúirín sneachta in Irish. As I spent the first weeks of 2024 photographing Atlantic rainforest in the west of Ireland, natural…
Thursday, 08 February 2024 16:22

Pine Island, Connemara or Somewhere Tropical?

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It was a warm evening in the west of Ireland last summer when we stopped to photograph at the famous Pine Island in Connemara, the western part of Galway. There wasn't much sunlight left as clouds rolled in for a wet and windy finish to the day but the calm conditions we encountered here made the day's photography more than…
Peace descended over the west of Ireland at the end of yet another fine January day. There was no direct sunset, instead a bank of cloud moved in and the sun slipped in and out of the grey band stretched across the sky, crepuscular rays emanating in many directions for 30 seconds or so at a time. Ducks quacked, geese…
It's no secret that the West of Ireland is one of Panoramic Ireland's favourite places. Join me in 2024 to photograph in the beautiful scenic surroundings of Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal. Here, the first sunset of 2024 in the west as the sun heads for the horizon. We've had the solstice on December 22nd, 2023 and around now, early…
Tuesday, 24 October 2023 14:06

Ballinastoe Woods, Wicklow

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Wicklow is not short of scenic locations for photography and one of the most scenic of them all is Ballinastoe Woods. Here, a boardwalk ascends through the forest, part of a long walking route through the mountains and Irish countryside. It's easy to imagine this place as enchanted, inhabited perhaps by a púca, one of the mythological creatures in Irish…
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 16:14

Colour of Autumn in Ireland

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Lots of colour in places as we head towards the end of October, the recent good spell of warm weather is over and colder, more usual, temperatures have followed. A proliferation of non-green colours, but actually there is still plenty of green after a summer without extreme heat or an overabundance of sunshine. It's an incredibly scenic time of year…
Autumn is on its way here in Ireland, as we stopped to photograph the woodland stream beech leaves were falling constantly, not in large numbers but solely and constantly like the lightest snowfall. Seen here, the bright reds of those fallen beech leaves lying on rich green moss-covered rocks alongside the woodland stream. I'm sure there is some statistical analysis…
Sunday, 17 September 2023 00:46

Reds and Rocks in Donegal, Ireland

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Ireland's fine scenery, as in a recent post looks as good in grey and cloudy weather as in sunshine and blue skies. A case in point, here in the northwest, in County Donegal this landscape of granite mountains covered in a soft, boggy carpet with just delicate highlights and shadows across the empty scene. This, a glaciated valley features steep…
Saturday, 16 September 2023 01:10

Scenic Ireland, Even on a Grey Day - Donegal

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I often get asked about photography and visiting Ireland, one of the most common questions is "What is there to photograph when the weather isn't good?" Well even in summer, like here in this image, the weather can be grey and often rainy but it's still scenic. And yet it is how Ireland often is, not the bright sunshine and…
Wednesday, 23 August 2023 20:49

October in Ireland

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Are you visiting Ireland out of season? While most head to the Emerald Isle during the longer days of summer when temperatures are higher, the autumn, winter and spring offer much more interest photographically. Recently I was asked what Ireland is like in October, is it worth coming to for photography and of course my answer was indeed it is…
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