Snow in the Mountains, Ireland January 2021
Miscellaneous
Ireland under a little snow in January 2021, the island gets much less snow than Britain typically but enough to make the countryside white for a short time.
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A Carpet of Green in the West of Ireland
Photo Tours
It has been a busy few weeks here in Ireland, I have been photographing all over the island leading photography workshops and tours.
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Bumblebee Bombus lucorum on Rosemary Flowers
Guide
We might be restricted right now from moving too far from home but if you have a garden, balcony or window box then and some flowers then the chances are you have bees visiting.
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Sleet Across the Irish Countryside
Miscellaneous
Ireland remains green and often bright in winter, the days are now lengthening again after the winter solstice on December 21st .
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Castles and Cows, Harry Avery's Castle
Photo Tours
This scene reminded me of another castle, more famous, from my own County Antrim which I also photographed with a cow in front: ...
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Cahir Castle, County Tipperary - The Last Duel
Guide
Matt Damon of course spent a lot of the lockdown for COVID-19 here in Ireland at Killiney and went swimming at the Forty Foot in nearby Sandycove.
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Some Wildflowers of the Irish Bog Landscape
Miscellaneous
Irish bogs are interesting places, sometimes thought of as barren wasteground and fit only for cutting for fuel or conversion to forest, they cover approximately 12,000km 2 of the country.
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Castles in the Sand, Long Exposure Photography in Ireland
Photo Tours
In long exposure photography we are looking to use movement in at least one part of the image, here that is in the bottom half more so than the top.
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Calm Before the Storm, Storm Barra to Hit Ireland
Guide
Twelve of Ireland's counties have been issued with top level and second level warnings for wind and rain with the associated problems of damage, fallen trees and flooding.
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor at Electric Picnic 2024
Miscellaneous
There's Murder on the Dancefloor as Sophie Ellis-Bextor debuts at Ireland's largest music festival, Electric Picnic 2024.
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Perambulations in the West of Ireland in Changeable Weather
Photo Tours
September can be a changeable month here in Ireland. The summer has ended, autumn is here, but sometimes the month just doesn't know what weather to give us.
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Carrickfergus Castle Aglow in Sunlight
Guide
Carrickfergus, in the east of Antrim just north of Belfast, became the centre of his small state established without permission of Henry - until he was dispossessed of it by Richard I who was also known as Richard...
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Stone Walls, Small Fields in the West of Ireland
Miscellaneous
The rugged landscapes in the west of Ireland make for great landscape photography.
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Check Out Those Sun Rays
Photo Tours
As we travelled along the backroads, the sky looked ever more promising so instead of heading to our intended destination directly, the sensible thing was to head towards a viewpoint to photograph this majestic scene of...
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Crocus, Snowdrop and Cherry Blossom in January - Ireland
Guide
Last year I found it difficult to photograph any of these fine flowers, having just been through an operation for cancer that left me in pain for many weeks, here is one of the purple crocus flowers after rain from two...
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