Vibrant
The last in a series of images from my trip to our local Botanical Gardens here in Dublin. I was lucky enough to happen upon these just after they had been watered. They’re an incredible vibrant yellow.
Graceful
The 3rd in a series of images from my trip on Saturday to our local Botanical Gardens here in Dublin. This is not the first time I have shot this Orchid as I managed to capture it during a visit to the gardens last year also. This is one of the most fascinating Orchids for…
Velvety Texture
The 2nd in a series of images from my trip on Saturday to our local Botanical Gardens here in Dublin. An ultra close up of the delicate petals of this Orchid. I love the way the colours almost bleed into the white as if it someone split ink.
Blossoming Orchid
Taken during a trip on Saturday to our local Botanical Gardens here in Dublin. Its wonderful to see the Orchids back blooming. The details in these flowers is amazing. I used a very narrow aperture of f/20 here to maximise depth-of-field but still managed an extremely sharp image. I also used a reflector to fill…
Delicate in White
From a leisurely stroll around my local park during some fine weather. Wonderful to see all this new life springing up everywhere. An opportunistic shot captured handheld wide open at f/2.8, so about 2mm of effective DOF.
Timeless – Skerries, Co Dublin
Another image from my early morning in Skerries on Sunday. This was during a walkabout after the glorious sunrise. I had changed over to using my 70-200 handheld. I love the timeless quality of this image, it could have been taken any time over the last several decades. I also like how the early morning…
Glorious Light – Skerries, Co Dublin
The 6am start was most definitely worth it on this occasion. Although I actually made it by the skin of my teeth as the clocks went forward by 1 hour on Sunday and my alarm woke me at 6am rather then 5am. By the time I made it to Skerries the sun was just minutes…
3 in a Row
Still experimenting with the 70-200 at f/2.8 and I continue to be amazed by the quality of this lens wide-open. I am also just loving the bokeh 🙂 Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Exposure: 1/640 Aperture: f/2.8 Focal Length: 173mm ISO Speed: 100
Nature’s Designs
I am constantly fascinated by the designs found in nature and this flower is just one example of that. The soft purplish design, it’s almost as if someone spilled ink down the delicate white petals.
Last Light – Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
Well eventually had a chance to take the 5D out for a spin and popped down to Dun Laoghaire during civil twilight. I have been fascinated by some images recently that use a method known as “painting with time” by choosing very long exposures. This is the first attempt at this although with only a…
Head and Shoulders Above the Rest & Pure
Here are the last 2 images from my trip to Dunboyne Castle Hotel. Head and Shoulders Above the Rest The last in the serious from my visit to Dunboyne Castle Hotel I just love the detail captured in the veins of the blue tulips petals. The surrounding tulips fall softly out of focus letting your…
They’re Talking About Me!
The 2nd in a series of images taken at Dunboyne Castle Hotel last weekend. What I like about this image is the balance struck with the white tulips on the extreme left and blue tulip on the extreme right. I particularly love the sparkling bokeh of the early morning due hanging off the lush green…