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...
Read MoreTollymore'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....
Read MoreHaving 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...
Read MoreEvery 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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