Evening Water Walk

December 13, 2009  |  Animals and Insects, 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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Christmas Decoration

December 10, 2009  |  Life  | 
Christmas Decoration

Tonight we visited the apparent wonder of a traditional Christmas evening in the magical candlelit atmosphere of Ballycultra Town. Sadly there weren't any of the advertised carol singers, and they had managed to run out of the materials to make wreaths. The good news though is we did succeed in our...

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The Gate

December 10, 2009  |  Streets  | 
The Gate

I really wish I could have trimmed the trees to the left of this photograph. The image was captured in really low light using a 50mm lens at 1.4. The view is along a passage way at the Ulster Folk park. The full set of photos from the evening can...

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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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