A Laois Landscape | Forest Reflections – Co. Laois, Ireland
A Laois Landscape | A piece of driftwood is caught at the edge of a small falls as the water swirls around it at Glenbarrow Woods in Co Laois, Ireland
A Dublin Landscape | The Tree and the Ivy – Dublin, Ireland
A Dublin Landscape | A black and white image of ivy winding it’s way around the trunk of a tree in Deer Park in Dublin.
One from the Archives | Frost and Bokeh
One from the Archives | A close up image of the sunlight causing frost on brown winter withered leaf to sparkle.
A Floral Image | Droplets on an Orchid
A Floral Image | I came across this Orchid in their Glasshouse dedicated to these types of flowers. I thought this unusual as it had not flowered yet. Added to that the sprinkelers had just been on and I could’t resist trying something a little different from the average Orchid photograph.
Memories of Winter Past
As we begin to head into Autumn I thought it would be interesting to look back over my Autumn/Winter catalog. We rarely get snow here in Dublin but last winter proved the harshest in over 30 years, with heavy snow that lasted for months. The country was brought to its knees, so unprepared as we…
A Multitude of Petals
Garstone Cobbler. No don’t ask me I have no idea why they are called that either. But wow do they have an amazing flower head. Such delicate detail in the tubular petals. Right on the back of my last Black and White image which was the first since August here’s a 2nd in just a…
The Leaf and the Flower
My first Black and White image for some time, my last being Perfect White back in August. I loved the way this flower had just a single leaf which led up to the flower head. This was also shot in Botanical Gardens on the same day as my Sunflower image on Saturday last. Camera: Canon…
Standing Apart
I spent a very relaxing weekend in Dunboyne Castle Hotel which has some lovely grounds. It proved a perfect opportunity to take my new 70-200mm out for test run. Initial results prove it is as good as everyone says it is. Even wide open at f/2.8 it is tack sharp with beautiful bokeh. First in…