Nelly
Photography / March 30, 2011

Nelly

A tired looking Elephant on Ko Samui.

I want to break free
Photography / March 28, 2011

I want to break free

Taken at the same Zoo on Ko Samui. I don’t know if thats a look of determination (to get out), sadness or boredom.

Little else to do
Photography / March 25, 2011

Little else to do

There was a “Zoo” just down the road from our hotel – full of Tigers, Leopards and other amazing animals. I hate seeing such a beautiful animal locked up in such a small pen. This particular Tiger (which was huge by the way) just kept scratching his nose and chin on the fence of his enclosure. I suppose there was little else for him to do.

Long Table
Photography / March 23, 2011

Long Table

A long table boat anchored at a beach in Ang Thong Marine Park, Thailand.

Scales
Photography / March 21, 2011

Scales

Weighing scales on the side of the street in Chaweng, Ko Samui.

Clipped Wings
Photography/Travel / March 18, 2011

Clipped Wings

Taken on Ko Samui, Thailand

Flowers in the sun
Photography/Travel / March 16, 2011

Flowers in the sun

Taken on Ko Samui, Thailand.

Chaffinch
Photography / March 14, 2011

Chaffinch

A female Chaffinch (I think) looking under the snow covered leaves for food at Curraghchase Forest Park, on Christmas Day, 2010.

Sunflower
Photography / March 11, 2011

Sunflower

This shot is totally out of season, I know. I took it last August (2010), but I only got around to processing it recently. Sí loves Sunflowers, so she grows a few every year – I thought this one looked particularly fresh faced after a shower of rain.

One 540EZ to camera left.

Photography/Tech / March 10, 2011

Network Attached Storage (NAS) for real people!

Warning: This is a geeky post, prompted by photography-related storage issues.

Being into Photography, I have relatively hefty storage requirements when compared to your average PC user. I don’t really need speed, just space and security. I have one 500GB external hard disk and a full backup copy of my photos on another internal drive (plugged in via USB). But I’ve run into a problem… I’m nearly out of space. And while having two copies is great, it’s tough to keep them in sync – as in it is hassle, so I don’t do it as often as I should!

I have had a stack of old IDE hard drives sitting here for the past (more…)

Kylemore Abbey
Blog/Photography / March 09, 2011

Kylemore Abbey

Taken on an overcast day at Kylemore Abbey. As far as I can remember, Kylemore Abbey was originally a private home built by Mitchell Henry back in the 1860s. Mitchell, a wealthy English politician, spared no expense during construction of the house.

For me, the highlight of the grounds has to be the walled garden – it originally featured 21 glass houses, which were heated by boilers which allowed him to grow banannas and other tropical plants. And as most of the glasshouses were linked, it also gave guests a dry warm place to walk on the days when the weather was being less than cooperative. Sadly all of the original glass houses were collapsed over time, however two have been restored to their former glory.

In the 1920s, the Benedictine Community founded the Abbey and opened a boarding school. They are doing a fabulous job maintaining the grounds.

I really wish I could have seen this place in the 1800s – it must have been something else.

A weekend with the N8
Photography / March 08, 2011

A weekend with the N8

A PR company, Simply Zesty (via Stephen over at Galloping Green), got in touch last week about a campaign Nokia were running for their new flagship model – the N8. Basically they were looking for a few photo bloggers to take photos at various locations (more…)