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Blue Hour Over the Atlantic, Ireland

27 August 2024Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

Photo Tours

Panoramic Ireland: Blue hour on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way as a fine day of Irish landscape photography gives way to blue and to night.

Red Sky at Night, Shepherd's Delight - Snow in Ireland Ahead of Storm Bert

22 November 2024Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

Guide

Here, a snow-dusted landscape scene with a bright pink-orange sky behind, indicating according to time honoured tradition, the old phrase ( red sky at night, shepherd's delight ) that a good day tomorrow will follow,...

Golden Colour on the Autumn Road, Ireland

14 November 2022MiscellaneousDarren McLoughlin

Miscellaneous

Scenic and Colourful Irish Road in Autumn

Affinity Photo Announce Something Big is Coming - November 9th 2022

6 November 2022Photography & EditingDarren McLoughlin

Photography, Photoshop and Post-processing

A big update for Serif's Affinity Suite of software is coming on November 9th 2022. Here I edit an image with Serif Affinity Photo. Speculation is under way as to what the news is.

Wisping Clouds and Golden Sunlight - Irish Landscape Photography

7 August 2024Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

Photo Tours

Such scenes make some of my favourite landscape photography images. Empty of people, early in the day or late in the evening and dramatic lighting.

Early Morning Quiraing, View of SH Vega from the Isle of Skye

19 November 2024Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

Guide

Imagine my surprise when a ship should enter view out on the Atlantic, I recognised her shape and sure enough, after a quick Google search I found that Swan Hellenic's SH Vega was indeed in Skye at that time.

The Scenic Walk, Ireland

23 October 2022MiscellaneousDarren McLoughlin

Miscellaneous

The scenic walk, Ireland has many impressive thoroughfares but few beat this yew walk and the Dark Hedges.

Adobe Lightroom Rename Files on Export with Custom Settings

24 October 2022Photography & EditingDarren McLoughlin

Photography, Photoshop and Post-processing

Renaming files in Adobe Lightroom on export, using custom text and original filenames. Panoramic Ireland's photography and post-processing workshops online and in person.

Razorbill Pair, Alca torda, Black, White and Yellow - Isle of Mull, Scotland

18 July 2024Photo Tours BlogDarren McLoughlin

Photo Tours

But, when it opens its bill there is a flash of bright, almost golden yellow on the bird's palate.

Snow in the Forecast for Ireland, November 2024

18 November 2024Guide to IrelandDarren McLoughlin

Guide

We might get a chance to venture into the wild mountains covered in white.

Sunbeam Road, Colourful Winter in Ireland

29 January 2022MiscellaneousDarren McLoughlin

Miscellaneous

There is still good time left this winter for cold, snowy weather but so far 2022 has been mild. In a few days the 1st of February marks the traditional start of spring in Ireland with Saint Brigid's Day.