Winter Scene
Photography / January 24, 2011

Winter Scene

Another Wintery shot taken on Christmas morning 2010. I’m noticing a trend starting here – time for a change of topic and I have to stop shooting into the sun!

Walking the Dog
Photography / January 10, 2011

Walking the Dog

Taken in Loughrea, Co. Galway – December 2010.

A day in the Burren
Photography / May 31, 2010

A day in the Burren

Sí and I went for a walk around Ballyvaughan yesterday. Normally when we are here, we are racing, so it was nice to take it easy and take a bit of time to look around. Here are a few shots from the day.

The now famous signs beside the aptly named “Tea Junction” cafe in Ballyvaughan.

I don’t normally take very many photos of flowers, but Summer has officialy kicked off here in Ireland and the place is just bursting with colour – they’re hard to avoid!

A group of Daisies – all slightly different. Some perfect, some trampled, some mutated…

I keep noticing this flower (below) – I’ve no idea what it is can anyone tell me? Or does anyone know any good sites for identifying flowers?

For Chris (the Aussie) – a rock field – with flowers in it!

More unidentified flowers in the shelter of rocks in the Burren.

A great view from the Bird Hide just outside Ballyvaughan

Travelling back towards Limerick, we passed the ruins of Carron Church. Below: a window behind the Alter (I think the Alter was at this end).

The wall of the church rolls away down the hill.

A rather boring shot of Poulnabron Dolmen.

Thanks to Sí for putting up with my constant stopping to take photos.

A walk around the Clare Glens
Photography / May 11, 2010

A walk around the Clare Glens

Welcome to my new site! I bought this domain name last Christmas and decided I was going to move my blog here. One thing I never liked about my old blog was that  I had nearly four hundred photos of completely disjointed subjects. It really was great for learning a bit about photography, but I don’t have anything that resembles a body of work that has my own stamp on it. For that matter, I don’t even have a style of my own. So after a lot of thought, I decided to go with more of a story telling approach. The idea being that I will shoot along a general theme or subject over an extended period of time (anything longer than an hour really) – this will give me a chance to make my own of it. Well, that’s the idea anyway!

I decided to get up early Saturday morning to go for a walk in the beautiful Clare Glens on the Limerick/Tipperary border. I had been here before, but usually got distracted with the camera and never made it very far along the walk. This time I was determined to get right up to the top of the loop. Here are a few shots I took along the way.

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The river winds it’s way through the rocks – waiting for nobody.

A branch hangs over one of the smaller drops in the river.

A big old tree has come to rest at the top of one of the more spectacular falls in the Clare Glens.

It may sound like a silly thing to make a study out of, but as rocks go, this one was relatively pleasing to the eye. This involved getting into the river with camera tripod and the gear. I think it was worth it though.


It has taken thousands and thousands of years for the river to take it’s current shape.

Who says you can’t have Sun and Sand in Ireland? The sun manages to break through the canopy above. The light conditions change every few seconds – it’s hard to keep up with it.

All of the Pebbles on the side of the river have been polished smooth by years of movement along the river bed.

A Pine cone lies on a tiny sandy bank at the side of the river. I’ve no idea how it got there – the river, a dog or a child are the most likely suspects.

The water runs over and through the rocks. Not a great place for a Kayak – although I may be wrong, some people just love pain. 😉

I sat here, in the middle of the river, for about half an hour. I decided to have an Apple and cleaning my gear because of a Phantom scratch in one of my filters (it was a thread from the cloth I was cleaning it with). Not a soul around – all you could hear is the water crashing over the falls above and the birds singing. Hard to believe you are only fifteen minutes outside Limerick city, but that’s Ireland for you. It doesn’t get any more peaceful than this.

Two abstracts – I like them, not everybody’s cup of tea though.

 The near perfect angles of these rocks caught my eye.


Wildflowers soaking up the Sun on part of the upper bank.


Pebbels of all sizes and colours in the bed of the river.


Soul Tree
Photography / March 23, 2010

Soul Tree

Another one from last may – I liked how this light streamed the branches of the tree. Nothing special, just found it while looking for another picture!

Sleeping Giants
Photography / March 16, 2010

Sleeping Giants

I took this shot last year, but didn’t think much of it at the time. These giants stand above an abandoned building site here in Limerick. I hear that the developer responsible for the abandoned mess has since gone out of business – I’m not sure if that is true or not.

The Cranes have been standing, motionless, over this part of Limerick for the bones of two years now. I doubt they are being maintained. Should they be taken down permanently? It might help lessen the impact of Limerick’s biggest eyesore.

Le Tour through the Mist
Photography / February 24, 2010

Le Tour through the Mist

This is the final shot from Chamonix – this is from Le Tour right at the top of the Valley. It’s a nice spot – there’s a nice long Blue down through the trees to Valorcine and lots of nice Reds. My favourite has to be a nice long run off-piste through the powder, finishing back on a Mogul field.

Winter in the woods
Photography / January 11, 2010

Winter in the woods

Another shot from the trip to Curraghchase yesterday. It was so cold, so still, so peaceful… well, not that peaceful, Sí was giving out about her backside after that trip down the hill on the fertilizer bag!

Start as you mean to go on
365/Photography / January 01, 2010

Start as you mean to go on

Jan 1 2010.

Another shot of the Christmas tree on the Shannon – this time it’s at sunset. I took the same photo this day last year. I think it’s an improvement – but that’s only my opinion! Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

Hard Grazing
365/Photography / December 20, 2009

Hard Grazing

Dec 20.

The Black Bridge
365/Photography / December 15, 2009

The Black Bridge

Dec 15.

The black bridge in UL. During the recent floods, the water was right up to the bottom of the walk way – you actually couldn’t see any light under the bridge. The bridge seems to be closed now – I assume this is because of all of the debris that is caught underneath.

Com Dhíneol
365/Photography / September 25, 2009

Com Dhíneol

Sep 25.

Com Dhíneol beach on the Slea Head drive – outside Dingle, Co. Kerry.