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pine tree fog
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Moon at Vico Baths
This image was a finalist in the An Taisce Love Your Coast competition
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Princess visiting Cobh Harbour
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Enter
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Sika Deer, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland
Early morning in the wonderful Glendalough Valley located in the Wicklow Mountains National Park. It stretches across almost 23,000 hectares south of Dublin. The largest of Ireland’s National Parks and the only one in the East Wicklow, it features wide-open vistas, winding mountain roads and fast-flowing streams that descend into the deep lakes of the wooded valleys, including St Kevin’s monastic settlement at Glendalough.
Ochre-coloured mountains, hauntingly beautiful forests, gushing streams and placid lakes – the Wicklow Mountains in County Wicklow boast some of the most striking landscapes on the island of Ireland.
Situated surprisingly close to Dublin city, and yet with an otherworldly atmosphere, the mountains’ unique landscapes have been an inspiration for poets and painters, as well as filmmakers, with major productions including Braveheart, Barry Lyndon, The Green Knight and Disenchanted all filmed here.
A true flavour of Ireland’s ancient wilderness awaits you in the park. Come visit Ireland
Dun Bríste at Downpatrick Head Mayo
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storm on its way
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Cobh train station
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Queen of the West stack at Ashleam Bay
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Balloons over Cappadocia
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Walking
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Flower 3
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Day Out Dunlaoghaire Pier
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Kerry Trip November 2024
The Gap
Flower 1
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Echium leaves
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The Library @ Ephesus
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Killarney Lake Reflections
Three shot panorama stitched in LR
Evening Reflection
Sandymount, Dublin
I'ts Complicated
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On The Way
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Forty Foot
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Catherine Crosswaite
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Red Hut
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Mushroom in Avondale
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Mellow yellow
A beautiful calm morning in Dun Laoghaire harbour this morning, with lovely low light. And thanks to the owner of this yellow yacht for mooring it in the right place!
Leadmines Tower
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The dark side
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Seapoint Sunset
Dublin
Valencia - Central Market
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Vaencia - Arts District
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Gusty day in the Peoples Park!
Storm Ashley stomped across the country like a spoilt child, creating chaos and great effect.
Into the woods
Playing around with ICM in Mount Usher Gardens last Saturday.
Autumn Cascades
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Round Tower, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland
The round tower at Glendalough is considered by many to be one of the most finely constructed and beautiful towers in Ireland. Situated in a thickly forested valley, the 30.48 metre tall tower is built of mica schist with a granite doorway. The conical roof was rebuilt in 1876 using the original stones that were found inside the tower. The round tower is divided internally into 6 storeys by timber floors, connected by ladders. The four storeys above entrance level are each lit by a small window; while the top story has four windows facing the cardinal compass points.
The towers were called “Cloigtheach”, meaning bell tower, suggesting their main use. The towers were sometimes used as a place of refuge for monks when the monastery was under attack. They also served as both as lookout posts and as beacons foe approaching monks and pilgrims.
Glendalough is a beautiful place to visit.
The Glendalough Valley is located in the Wicklow Mountains National Park and has many attractions to entice visitors, from its world famous Monastic Site with Round Tower to its scenic lakes and valleys, as well as a selection of walks and trails in the area including The Wicklow Way.
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 53.010915
Longitude: -6.327656
Hair Colour Day
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Budir Black Church
Found an old hard drive and reworked some Iceland photos
Croda da Lago Sunset
Dolomites
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Taking in the view
Glengarriff cork
Trees blowing
Hookers in Galway bay
Sunrise October 23rd 2024
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Big bar!
Church Café
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Golden light
Looking through files from my trip to Connemara and Achill back in March and realise I never posted this one from a lovely morning at Pine Island, with the sun breaking through and lighting up the reeds.
Tre Cime Reflection
Dolomites
Desirable waterfront property
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Autumn Debris
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Magical Autumn wonder of the vibrant red-capped fly agaric mushroom - macro image
Both beautiful and dangerous, toxic and hallucinogenic. It is famous and has featured in myths and fairytales, folklore. Featured in "Alice in Wonderland" the magic mushroom can make Alice change in size.(Please do not try this at home)
When the fly agaric is young, its cap is entirely covered by the white or yellow warts. As it grows older and the cap gradually expands, the white warts are more or less evenly distributed on the cap, and its color emerges.
Though red is the most well-known colour, the fly agaric can also be orange or yellow.Its name comes from its traditional country use in killing flies. Some of the mushroom soaked in a little milk in a saucer will attract flies and kill them after a few sips.
This is the peak time of year for spotting these fungi in woodland, mostly near birch and pine trees. Fungi have a relationship of mutual benefit with the trees. Their web of tiny underground tubes, called mycelium, which act like roots, spread for long distances across the forest floor and exchange nutrients with roots of trees. Scientists are still trying to fully understand this complex relationship.
Donegal Beach
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father and son Dunlaoghaire oier
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Hunter's Supermoon 17th Oct.'24
Full moon taken from Sorrento Park after it climbed above low cloud layer. Mugglins, Kish and passing yacht in foreground ( thanks to Irish Offshore Sailing!)
South Wall
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Full Moon On West Pier
Just after it breaks free of the low lying cloud.
Cinque Torri
Dolomites
Killiney Hill under Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
My first time shooting a comet!
12 shots stacked in starry landscape stacker for sky and 5 shots of foreground stacked for noise reduction in PS, both blended
girl portrait
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Spoon-winged lacewing that looks like a Butterfly (Nemoptera sinuata) Macro image
Spoonwing lacewings are large to medium-size insects measuring approximately .63 inches (16 millimeters) in length, with a wingspan up to 2.16 inches (55 millimeters). The body is long and thick, with relatively broad, rounded forewings.
The hind wings are particularly long and slender and are narrower at the base than they are at the tips. The wings are marked with irregular yellow and black bands. At rest the forewings are held over the body, while the hind wings project toward the rear. The larvae are broad and egg-shaped, with short necks and short jaws.
Girl Alone
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busker in bantry
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Ballycotton Lighthouse
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Autumn in Devil's Glen, Co. Wicklow
Forest walk, Devil's Glen 12th Oct.'24
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Rollercoaster
Bridge Galway
Cutting a head
Galway bay
Roundwood Aurora
Incredible night to remember on October 10th 2024, when the northern lights paid us a visit in Ireland (53 degrees north)
Do Not Adjust Your Set No. 20
One of the images from my Photo Challenge '24 set for Offshoot Photography Society. This year, I decided to make more use of my Lensbaby, which I've had for years on end, with a full set of optics, but which I rarely bring out of its bag. As a consistent theme, I decided to concentrate on flower photography, so these images are from various locations in Dublin, including my basic home studio, UCD, the botanic garden in Glasnevin and Blessington Steet basin.
Most are taken with the double glass optic, apart from one tulip, where I used the pinhole optic.
All post-processing in PaintShop Pro, as usual.
Do Not Adjust Your Set No.09
One of the images from my Photo Challenge '24 set for Offshoot Photography Society. This year, I decided to make more use of my Lensbaby, which I've had for years on end, with a full set of optics, but which I rarely bring out of its bag. As a consistent theme, I decided to concentrate on flower photography, so these images are from various locations in Dublin, including my basic home studio, UCD, the botanic garden in Glasnevin and Blessington Steet basin.
Most are taken with the double glass optic, apart from one tulip, where I used the pinhole optic.
All post-processing in PaintShop Pro, as usual.
Blue Room Lady
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Waterfall (Devil's Glen)
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Path in the Woods
Sligo
Lamp & Moon
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Sunrise Macro Butterfly with Dew
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Vartry Reservoir, Roundwood, County Wicklow
The magnificent northern lights made a rare appearance here in Ireland on Thursday night during a G4 geomagnetic storm with Kp hitting a massive 8.5. October 10th 2024 will forever be a special night for me
October 10th 2024 will forever be a special night out shooting
Deer dawn
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Glendalough Aurora
The night of October 10th will live forever in my memory. It was so special. I was on holidays on May 10th and was so jealous of those that witnessed the Northern Lights in Ireland. Now I can sleep easy!
Autumn Beauties
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Golden Haired Boy
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Wall tree
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Sunset at the Hook Lighthouse
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Aurora Borealis over Dalkey Island
Northern Lights viewed from Sorrento Park at approx 23:00, 10th Oct.'24
Flower with bulbs
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Epic
Last nights amazing aurora display. Taken from Seapoint near the West Pier about 10pm. Never thought I’d see a northern lights display like this from Dublin!
Dunlaoighaire harbour blue hour
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Dunlaoighre Dawn
Dublin
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