Behind the Shot

  • A Floral Image | Lavender Tips

    A Floral Image | I had a chance to visit our local Botanical Gardens here in Dublin and, as many of you will know this is one of my favourite places to visit in Dublin. This flower, known as a Asteraceae Dahlia ‘Ferncliff’ Decorative has a very large head and the space was densely populated. What drew me however was the tips and how the lavender transitioned into the white of the rest of the petal. I decided I’d break out the 100mm Macro Lens and focus on that detail, working very closely to the flower head and drawing out the detail, form and texture I was trying to convey in this image. I think it worked but I’ll let you be the judge.

  • Golden Clouds above the Mountains

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    A Donegal Seascape. I had not planned to get up for sunrise this morning as the forecast was pretty bleak. Yea I know why would I ever listen to a weather forecast! I guess though that something in me made me get out of bed just as the sun was about to rise and when I saw the potential I grabbed my bag and ran. I mean that literally. I had no time to spare.

  • A View to Dunlewy Lough

    As promised after last weeks post of a Donegal Seascape taken near Portsalon I am sharing another image from my recent trip to the…

  • Clear Day Ahead

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    Well it’s been pretty quiet around here recently, particularly on the photography front. It got a little geeky there for a while with all…

  • Moonrise Over Dublin

    Yup, not quite Moonrise over Hernandez but still something that has been on my to-do list for a long time. I wanted to capture…

  • A Floral Image | Buttercup in the Grass

    I spent this weekend with Family down in our usual log cabins at Skeagh Lake in County Cavan. I came across this tiny buttercup almost lost inside tall blades of lush green grass that were drenched after a downpour an hour earlier.

  • The Yellow Steeple at Dawn

    A Meath Landscape | The sun rises upon the ancient walls of The Yellow Steeple in Trim, County Meath. This 14th century tower was originally part off Trim’s Augustinian Abbey of St. Mary.

  • A Floral Image | Diamond Patterns

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    A close-up of the delicate petals of a Centaurea montana flower set against a soft green background. The image I am posting today is a follow-up to one I posted earlier last month although taking a different perspective on the flower also known as a Bachelor’s Button.

  • A Dublin Seascape | A Cool Sun Rises – Howth in Dublin, Ireland

    The sun slips behind a small cloud as it rises, casting a cool light upon the sea and brings a new day to Howth in Dublin in Ireland. It was just over a year ago when this image was taken, July 3rd, 2010 to be exact. I remember it so well as it was during one of the most magnificent sunrises I witnessed last year.

  • A Floral Image | A Pink Quill

    The violet flower of this Tillandsia ‘Anita’ is in full bloom. This one has been on the back burner since April. I was fascinated by this plant when I came across it in Johnstown Garden Centre in Nass, Kildare.