Evening Water Walk

December 13, 2009  |  Landscapes  |  , , ,
Evening Water Walk

It is amazing the tones winter light can create in late evening. This is the view across a very still area of river called "Broadwater". There was complete silence and even the swans glided without a sound. Most striking was the rate at which the light changed from strong blues to...

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Slieve Donard

December 7, 2009  |  Landscapes  |  ,
Slieve Donard

This is a photo from the archives. It was 2am on New Year’s morning when I was convinced to make the climb to the top of Donard mountain five hours later. Reluctantly I clambered my way to the top of what is Northern Ireland's highest mountain at 2795 feet. This...

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Cold Morning

December 3, 2009  |  Landscapes  |  ,
Cold Morning

This photo was taken on a freezing cold morning in Lisburn's Castle Gardens. Castle Gardens is the most historic open space in Lisburn. It is the site of Lisburn castle, a 17th Century fortified manor house first built in the 1620's. The house was burnt down in the fire of...

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Going Home

November 20, 2009  |  Landscapes  | 
Going Home

A very quick light trails capture on the way out of Belfast tonight. It was difficult to get a balance between the red and white but it was a nice night to test out some long exposure captures on the new 7D. There really wasn't any time to experiment with...

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