Santa’s on his way!
Santa’s on his way! Tonight Santa visits as the Christian world celebrates the birth of Jesus over 2000 years ago.
Off The Wall
Off The Wall Pictured at the Blarney Woollen Mills a week ago. Links of the Day Retouching Magazine Cover – magazine photos have to feature pixel perfect beautiful men and women. This girlpower Flash presentation goes through all the little touch ups that go into improving a model’s eye, nose, cheeks, lips, breasts, waist and …
A rose by any other colour
A rose by any other colour One of the Blarney Castle roses. The original was very saturated and detail was lost in the bright red of the petals. Making a monochrome image made the detail stand out and drops became visible again. A little dodge and burn to finish.
Castle in Monochrome
Castle in Monochrome Blarney Castle, taken moments before clouds completely covered the sky.
The Claw
The Claw A tree in Blarney Castle Gardens
Lights From the Middle
Lights From the Middle Standing in the middle of the road outside Blarney.
Blarney Castle Stairway
Blarney Castle Stairway Climbing to the top of Blarney Castle requires a climb up steep stairs that get narrower and smaller as you reach the top. It’s not for the faint hearted or claustrophobic!
Matt and Donncha
Matt and Donncha Matt and I pictured in front of Blarney Woollen Mills!
Red Blarney Roses
Red Blarney Roses While out with Matt this fine morning we walked over to Blarney Castle. Just inside the railings are some beautiful red roses. I just had to take advantage of the beautifulsunshine and snap off a few shots! Photo was desaturated, and the red and yellow channels were restored afterwards to isolate the …
Blarney Castle Gate Pillar
Blarney Castle Gate Pillar The current Blarney Castle was rebuilt after a major fire in 1446 and afterwards had an entrance gate different to that which is presently visible. I was out for a walk a few days ago taking photos when I met two men in high-visibility jackets. They saw me with the camera …