Photography in Stormy Weather

Stormy weather and photography often produce spectacular results, large waves, storm clouds and lightning in the sky are exciting subjects. Wind and rain means very wet conditions, despite how much you try to waterproof your camera water will always find its way in. Some SLR cameras have water resistant seals on the buttons, dials and on the lens mount but in heavy downpours your equipment is at risk.

Dublin was brimming full of kilts this evening. Of course, for those who don't follow rugby, the opening weekend of the Six Nations was this weekend and Ireland were playing Scotland at Lansdowne Road, or the Aviva, in Dublin. So I took my photo tourist today on a short walk through the city.

An early morning trip to Northern Ireland's famous Antrim Coast, my home county I was born and brought up not too far from the Giant's Causeway and Dark Hedges that are now enjoying a level of world-famousness that has taken most of us by surprise.

Panorama taken at sunset in the west of Ireland. This is one of many panoramic images of Ireland's West that I have been taking recently. In a previous post I explained what makes a panoramic image panoramic.

Here I will try to give more of an insight into what a photo tour with Panoramic Ireland actually consists of.

So, what actually is a photo tour I hear you ask. A photo tour with Panoramic Ireland is what you want it to be, street photography, coastal sunrise, sunset in the mountains, long exposures and night time photography with a balance of exploration and learning new skills.

Every day is an adventure, and it's about time you got out there and enjoyed it. 

Each and every tour is designed to suit you, to take you to the best parts of Ireland without all that fuss of finding the right locations, to challenge your existing skills as a photographer and to explain those uncertain principles of photography that you have forgotten.

A beautiful morning on Dublin Bay today

Yesterday (Saturday) was nothing more than cold and damp, with rain from sunrise to sunset and beyond. One of those days when you have no motivation to leave home, thankfully those days are few and far between - even during the winter.

Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin

I have photographed this part of Dublin many times but a few days ago on a photo tour there was quite a lovely and unusual sky over Dublin with plenty of clouds spreading across the sky, this composition looking downstream on the River Liffey towards the Samuel Beckett Bridge suited the cloudy sky very well, especially with the good reflection of the harp-shaped bridge in the river.

Aasleagh Falls in Co. Mayo

The best thing about spending time in the west of Ireland is being so close to some of the best landscapes in the world.  Either side of running a few photo tours in Northern Ireland and Dublin I took a few days to get back to one of my favourite parts of Ireland - Galway and Mayo. I ended up extending this with a trip to Sligo. These are three fine, scenic counties.

Have you been to the Aasleagh Falls or Leenane?

New Year's Day in Dublin

Christmas 2013 and New Year 2014 have been characterised by storms here in Ireland. With low pressure storms affecting Ireland and western Europe. And while New Year's Eve was quite mild in comparison, the early hours of New Year's Day saw the east coast of Ireland lashed by winds and rain. High tides and saturated ground has led to flooding in many parts of Ireland, and many local authorities were on standby with flood defences. So I went for a walk.

No snow this winter in Ireland

Ireland has been hit by storm after storm this autumn and winter with more to arrive, and although there has been some snow on sheltered east-facing slopes on the mountains that ring the country, there has been no widespread frozen precipitation over the country.