Posts Tagged ‘long exposure’

Foley Bridge

February 16, 2011  |  Landscapes  |  ,
Foley Bridge

During a visit to Tollymore to experiment with long exposure photography I stumbled across an old bridge with with H Foley inscribed along one side and the year 1787 along the other. A dig around on the history of the bridge discovered that James Hamilton, the Second Earl of Clanbrassil built...

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The Hermitage

February 15, 2011  |  Blog, Landscapes  |  , ,
The Hermitage

Tollymore's famous hermitage was built by the 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil during the 18th century. It was a memorial to his friend the Marquise of Monthermer who died in 1770. In the past it was fashionable to have in your garden a place of retreat that was seen to look natural....

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The Water between the Rocks

February 14, 2011  |  Landscapes  |  , ,
The Water between the Rocks

Having been smitten by the long exposure bug I decided to take a walk along the Shimna river and put the a wide angle lens to the long exposure test. Initially I had planned to take these shots on a prime 50mm lens but the area was too dirty to start...

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The Stepping Stones

February 13, 2011  |  Blog, Landscapes  |  , ,
The Stepping Stones

Every visit to Tollymore includes at least one photo of the stepping stones. Today was no different. The heavy rain meant they were a challenge to pass but the deluge meant long exposure captures were pretty easy to get. You can see the water passing over the stepping stones in the...

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