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Rainbow in Portobello, Dublin

6 December 2018Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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Here while out on a photography tour with BY from the Pacific Northwest of the USA, we were greeted with this scene after a little bit of a rain shower.

Northern Ireland's Dark Hedges - A Leafily Scenic Avenue

3 March 2019Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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A former laneway for the big house close by, the avenue was planted a few centuries ago now and unfortunately the trees are at the end of their natural lifespan, each winter storm brings more branches and, often, trees...

The Storm - Dublin's Coast

30 November 2018Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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The weather plays a big part in landscape and travel photography, planning is important of course but adaptability is too.

Lunar Eclipse, January 2019 as seen from Ireland

26 January 2019Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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The lunar eclipse of January 2019, often called a Super Blood Wolf Moon or variations to that effect - still scientifically called a lunar eclipse - as seen from Ireland.

The Waterfall at End of Autumn

27 November 2018Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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2018 was a remarkably dry year in Ireland with little rainfall during the summer so often waterfalls would have little to no flow making them less appealing in a photographic image.

Spring Colour in Winter with Crocus Flowers

26 January 2019Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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Winter has been mild so far this year in Ireland, we haven't yet seen the snow and cold temperatures of early 2018; trees, shrubs and flowers that don't normally show much signs of spring growth are now sprouting and...

Finding the Waterfall

20 November 2018Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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I could of course still hear the waterfall, roaring in the distance and I knew that it must be upstream of where I was walking so I continued.

IGTV (Instagram TV) - Merrion Square, Dublin

12 December 2018Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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I took a walk around Dublin 's Merrion Square recently, finishing at the Oscar Wilde statue, see the video here on Instagram's IGTV.

Exploring and Photography

18 November 2018Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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I'm a photographer, I'm also a tour leader, geographer and explorer.

Rainbow - Image of the Week

12 December 2018Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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I have been photographing rainbows a lot of late, with the recent stormy weather here in Ireland.

Blue Evening in Ireland

11 November 2018Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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Long exposure photography workshop, before sunset in the west of Ireland

Daly's Bridge aka Shakey Bridge, Cork

14 November 2018Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

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This is a quick walkthrough, exploring the famous River Lee bridge opened in 1927 to connect the north and south banks of the city in place of a ferry.

Sunset Killarney - Lough Leane

9 November 2018Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

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Killarney is one of Ireland's most scenic places, here the famous lakes and mountains just outside of town are looking great at sunset on a cloudy day.