On Wednesday last the weather forecast indicated we would have a potentially great sunrise, so I was up early and headed up to a spot I had noticed when I was last shooting up at Lough Tay (and here). Unfortunately I must have been looking at the wrong forecast because when I reached the location…
I recently shared an image of a Hoverfly resting on a Black Eyed Susan taken on a trip to the Japanese Gardens in Kildare. Well this image was actually taken a full 12 months ago. I was spending a weekend in Cavan with some friends and we took a walk along a forest road and…
This is an image that has been sitting on my to-do list in Aperture since May this year. Taken during my trip to Spain during a pleasant walk in gardens local to my parents house. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Exposure: 1/200 Aperture: f/2.8 Focal Length: 100mm…
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…
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…
After my morning catching the sunrise in Lough Tay last week I decided to round out the day with a trip to one of my favorite places, the Botanical Gardens here in Dublin. They have a great cafe that does a mean cappuccino and some very nice cakes 🙂 The gardens has planted a wonderful kids…
Another image from my my recent visit to the Japanese Gardens, this time of an Echinacea Flower. I noted my blog was looking decidedly yellow recently since I have posted the Black Eyed Susans on their own, with a little Hover Fly, a Bumble Bee and before that I posted Yellow on Green from my trip…
Another image from my my recent visit to the Japanese Gardens, and for anyone following the blog you will no doubt recognise this flower. I spent quite some time around these Black Eyed Susan’s, capturing them on their own, with a little Hover Fly, and today with a Bumble Bee. Unlike the Hover Fly who…
As I discussed in a recent post I took my maps of Dublin and Wicklow out last week to scan for possible new locations to shoot. I came across what appeared, on paper at least, to be a viable Waterfall near Glenmalure named Ess. Unfortunately a 45min drive and a 3k hike proved to be…
I talked on Tuesday about my recent visit to the Japanese Gardens when I posted the first image from that trip, a yellow flower which I now know is called a “Black Eyed Susan” thanks to @ShebaJo over on Twitter. I mentioned during that last post that there was a riot of colour with many flowers…
I took a trip up to our Japanese Gardens based in Kildare last Friday. It has been over two years since I last visited the gardens so it was high-time for a return visit. Along with the gardens the site houses our National Stud and Saint Fiachra’s Garden which offers woodland and lakeside walks. I…
I took my maps of Dublin and Wicklow out yesterday morning to scan for possible new locations to shoot. I came across what appeared, on paper at least, to be a viable Waterfall near Glenmalure named Ess. So I packed my gear and headed out there. An hour later I was pulling into the closest…